Hilary Swank had a lonely childhood

“I grew up feeling like an outsider because we had no money,so I understood ‘classism’ at a young age. A lot of parents didn’t want their kids playing with me,even though the kids didn’t care,” Swank said.

The 35-year-old star spent most of her free time reading and watching movies,where the characters became the closest thing she had to friends.

“Because I experienced that,my friends became characters in books or movies. That’s what I could relate to.

The first three movies I remember watching – ‘The Elephant Man’,’The Miracle Worker’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’ – were all about outsiders facing adversity,” Swank said.