Juliette Lewis Rocks Australia

Actress and rocker Juliette Lewis hammed it up at a press conference in Sydney promoting the upcoming MTV Australia Awards show.

Juliette's hard rockin' band, Juliette and the Licks are performing at the awards ceremony, which airs on Saturday in Australia, and also features appearances by Eve, 50 Cent and Mischa Barton.

The actress, who was last seen in the 2006 dramedy 'Catch and Release' has been working full-time at the rock thing and told the Sydney Morning Herald that her biggest obstacle to success is the perception that she's a  diva-esque movie star, not a rough and tumble rock chick.

She said, 'People think I'll be in my chauffeur-driven car when we pull up to our divey, 200-capacity rock club. But this is a journey for me and it's just the beginning. Believe it or not, I want to make other records. Maybe people will start believing me on the fourth record or the fifth.'

Maybe it's the outfit, or the attitude, but Juliette never struck me as a high-maintenance kinda gal.  I, personally hope her journey's a successful one.