John Sciulli/Getty, BIHilary Swank has always followed her own rules, whether she's beating the odds to become an Oscar-winner or building a family and expanding her career in her 40s and 50s.She knew she wanted to be an actor from the age of eight, and was undeterred by her humble beginnings in a trailer park.After her sophomore year of high school, Swank and her mom moved from small-town Washington to LA so she could pursue her dream.