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| Hi Anna, can you start us off at
www.racksandrazors.com with a visual and describe
the room in which you're answering these
interview questions? I'm sitting in Cameron Romero's apartment in Pittsburgh, in his office. There are two big signed "Land of the Dead" posters behind me and there are pictures of Cameron with Quentin Tarantino on the wall to my right. A big fluffy cat named Trixie keeps staring at me. I'm eating triscuits with cheese. I want to hear about your role as Julie in John Poague's movie 'The Wickeds'. How did that role come about? I auditioned for John's movie because it was near where I was living at the time, in Northern Va. (before I moved to New York). It was just good timing that I got a lead in a feature right as I was starting my career. That movie was so much fun to work on, it made me decide I wanted to concentrate on film. Did you get to meet Ron Jeremy, who played Gus in the 'The Wickeds'? If so what was your overriding impression of the porn legend? I did meet Ron, he was on set for a week and he and I had quite a few scenes together. He was a really cool guy; he'd hang out with us in between takes and setups and even fell asleep in the trailer a few times. He was also in "Holler Creek Canyon" this past summer and he and I had a good time working together again. You also recently worked with Poague again as Jill in the Bigfoot inspired tale 'Holler Creek Canyon'. What was your most prominent memory of shooting that movie? All of the lead actors lived together in a trailer in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia for three weeks. It felt like a reality show. It was such a crazy cool place to shoot a movie, but we were so far away from everything, it was like being cut off from the world. We didn't watch TV or have any cell service and rarely had time to leave the area, it was like living in a commune. I have lots of fun memories from working on that set. As a sidenote -- do you think Bigfoot really exists or is he a Bigfantasy or a Bighoax? Who's to say what exists and what doesn't. Sure maybe he exists, I've never seen him so I have no idea. But so far I've done two movies about him so I thank him. Thanks Bigfoot! Tell me about your upcoming role as Ally in Shawn Hunt's deliciously titled flick 'Demoniac'. I believe "Demoniac" has gone through several mutations as a film since Shawn first conceptualized it. My part started out as being rather minor and has changed into one of the lead roles. I'm excited to see where it's going, as Shawn is serious about doing it in the Italian giallo style and paying homage to that kind of film. What about working with Shawn on 'The Shrieking' (costarring Kelly Ray and Dana Leuth) made you come back for more in 'Demoniac’? What's something unique that he brings to the actor's experience of film? Shawn is very hands on, He’s working from his own script, so he knows how he wants it to look and feel. It's easy to understand him when he tells us what he wants. He doesn't do his own camera work, because he prefers to work with the actors and step back and seeing how it all comes together. You've made a number of horror movies thusfar - was that always your intent as an actress or did the horror career just sort of manifest itself from networking and working repeatedly with horror drawn directors? I did not get into acting with the intent of being a horror actress. I've been acting my whole life and I actually grew up on stage. I had many people telling me I should give film a try, and when I did, it just clicked. The first big movie I did "The Wickeds", was a horror so it drew me into the field. I love horror movies, they are so much fun to work on (where else can you get covered in fake blood and get to chop someone’s head off...and get paid?). Networking is a big part of my career and the horror movies just kept rolling in, but I'm interested in all kinds of film and I've got some new things on the horizon. Oftentimes you hear about thespians in horror movies having to do all sorts of difficult stunts and disgusting things. Has that been your experience? If so what is the most frightening and/or disgusting thing you have ever had to do in a film? And have you ever refused to do something for the camera? There's a scene in "The Wickeds" where I pull a girls eyes out and then fall backwards down a flight of stairs. A stunt double did the fall for me, but that scene was my favorite in the movie cause it was gross and it looked like it hurt. I loved riding around on a four-wheeler tied to a trailer for a stunt in "Holler Creek Canyon", and I also had do a lot of physicality in a movie called "Kamikazes: A Deathography". Not to mention the bruises we all got from “The Shrieking” No one has ever asked me to do something that I wouldn't do, but there could be a first time for everything. Okay, we're pulling the car into the Anna Bridgforth Drive In. What three horror flicks are on the triple bill and what goodies are they going to be serving up at the concession stand? ’A Nightmare on Anna Bridgforth Street’, C. Romero's ‘The Screening’, and ‘Bambi’. At the concession stand you will find fancy desserts and triscuits with cheese. And amaretto. Do you have any other upcoming projects you would like to plug, promote, or let the www.racksandrazors.com readers know about? I'm in Pittsburgh now because I'm working on a film called "The Screening" that's being directed by G. Cameron Romero. It's a big production and I'm having such an awesome time working with and meeting new people, like Debbie Rochon and Greg Nicatero. It's also awesome to be back working with people I've worked with before, old friends. Everyday is a blast; it's one of the greatest sets I've been on. I love working with Cameron so much, and I have a feeling he and I will be having a long and healthy relationship. What makes you go psycho in real life? Caffeine, monkeys, and sugar What frightens you in real life? Spiders, sharks, and public restrooms |