Owen: Hey Kelly, did you dress
up this Halloween?
KELLY: YES. I WAS
A SEX INSTRUCTOR. I HAD A BLUE WIG, BLUE EYE
MAKE-UP, AND BLUE LIPSTICK. I WORE BLACK LINGERIE
WITH FISHNETS AND SEXY BLACK BOOTS AND A DR.'S
JACKET THAT SAID, "SEX INSTRUCTOR". I
MADE SEX CARDS THAT I PASSED OUT AT THE PARTY.
STUFF LIKE, "FIND SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW AND
NIBBLE ON THEIR EAR," "BEND OVER AND
RECEIVE A SPANKING," AND "DO A BODY
SHOT." IT WAS THE HIT OF THE PARTY. EVERYONE
WANTED TO TAKE A DIP IN MY POCKET.
Owen: So
you broke into the movie business as a gothic
lesbian in 'LUVRGRL'. How did
that role come about?
KELLY: WELL
. . .HA. I WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE
"GOTH GIRL", SOME RANDOM FEATURED
EXTRA. THE GIRL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PLAY MARY
MONROE (my part) HAD SOME CRAZY EX-BOYFRIEND
STALKING HER AND THREATENING TO KILL HER, SO SHE
MOVED BACK HOME. THE DIRECTOR CALLED ME, SAID HE
WAS IN A BIND, I AUDITIONED AND GOT THE PART.
IT'S A BIZARRE STORY ISN'T IT? HA!!!
Owen:
And then came 'A POUND OF FLESH'
and your horror career began. Did you always see
horror as your genre?
KELLY: YOU'RE
SO WISE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS
STUFF? HMMM . . . LET'S SEE. I NEVER REALLY SAW
MYSELF IN ANY GENRE. I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS A
BETTER COMEDIC ACTRESS. THAT'S WHAT I GREW UP
DOING, COMEDY. WHO KNEW I WAS SO GOOD AT
SCREAMING, CRYING, AND DYING?!!! HONESTLY, I HAVE
ALWAYS LOVED HORROR MOVIES. BEING TERRIFIED IS
WHAT REALLY EXCITES ME. HORROR IS KIND OF LIKE MY
THERAPY. I FEEL SO CLEANSED AFTER A DAMN GOOD
DEATH SCENE.
Owen:
I love what you said about horror being therapy.
Could you explain? I think I am the same way with
roller coasters...I scream at the top of my lungs
for hours and by the end of the day it's like
I've had 1000 orgasms or something.
KELLY: THAT
MUST BE SATISFYING. (Big grin) FOR ME, IT'S MORE
BOTTLED-UP EMOTION. IT FEELS KIND OF LIKE ANOTHER
SIDE OF MY PERSONALITY. IT'S LIKE I'VE BEEN
SAVING UP ALL THESE FEELINGS AND WHEN I FINALLY
LET THEM ALL OUT, I FEEL CLEANSED AND PURGED AND
COME HOME A FRESHER, NEWER KELLY. (I swear I'm
not crazy. Wink)
Owen:
You have also filmed 'SCARE MUSEUM'
with the amazing Debbie Rochon. What did you
learn from watching her work? Did she give you
any Scream Queen pointers?
KELLY:
DEBBIE ROCHON IS AMAZING, BUT IT WASN'T
HER TALENT THAT I ADMIRED. IT WAS HER
PROFESSIONALISM. SHE WOULD BE RESTING SOMEWHERE
AND IT WOULD BE TIME FOR HER TO SHOOT AND ALL OF
A SUDDEN BANG!! SHE'D BE READY TO GO AT A MINUTES
NOTICE. SHE WAS ALWAYS ON. THAT WAS COOL. AS FAR
AS POINTERS GO, WHEN I DID THAT SHOOT, I GOT
FIRED FROM MY CRAPPY JOB AS A RESERVATION AGENT
FOR A HAIR SALON (God bless them for doing that
for me) AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD GOTTEN FIRED
BEFORE AS WELL. SHE REMINDED ME THAT I'M HERE TO
BE AN ACTRESS AND THAT IT'S ABOUT THE STRUGGLE
AND GETTING UP FROM THE STRUGGLE AND DOING WHAT
YOU LOVE TO DO!!! SHE WAS REALLY GREAT.}
Owen:
So on your resume I see you are 'The Best Stick
Shift Driver in NY'...how do you lay claim to
that title?
KELLY: I
AM VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT I AM A VERY TALENTED
DRIVER OF MANUAL CARS. I HAVE MANY A FRIEND THAT
DO NOT HAVE THE SKILL AND IT IS ONE THAT I AM
HIGHLY PROUD OF . . . MEOW.
Owen: Tell
me about your upcoming role as Teresa in 'THE
SHRIEKING'.
KELLY: I AM SO THRILLED AND HONORED THAT 'FUNHOUSE
PICTURES' HAS GIVEN ME THE CHANCE TO PLAY THIS
ROLE. SHAWN HUNT (the director) HAS AN AMAZING
VISION FOR HORROR THAT WE SHARE. WORKING TOGETHER
IS A DREAM COME TRUE. WE JUST FINISHED "A
SPIDER BESIDE HER" WHICH IS A BRILLIANT
HORROR SHORT THAT WILL COME OUT IN DECEMBER
2005.TERESA IS THE FIRST WOMAN IN HORROR THAT I
FEEL I REALLY CONNECT WITH. SHE'S YOUNG AND
VULNERABLE WITH A DETERMINATION TO LIVE. SHE'S A
FIGHTER. KELLY MEANS "WARRIOR WOMAN"
AND I FEEL THAT IS WHO TERESA IS. THIS IS THE
FIRST FILM IN WHICH I AM NOT THE VICTIM, BUT THE
HEROINE. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR AND I'M VERY
EXCITED. IT'S AN AMAZINGLY TALENTED GROUP OF
ACTORS THAT ARE CAST WITH ME AS WELL. WE HAVE
WORKED TOGETHER BEFORE, SO I KNOW THIS FILM WILL
BE AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR US, AS WELL AS THE
AUDIENCE.
Owen:
So tell me about your career doing Japanime
Voice-Overs.
KELLY:
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, MY FATHER USED TO MAKE
ME DO MY VOICES FOR HIS CO-WORKERS. I WAS THE HIT
OF HIS OFFICE. I PRIDED MYSELF (and still do) AT
MY "LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS"
IMPERSONATION. I DID EVERYTHING FROM THE DENTIST,
TO AUDREY (Which I got to play my senior year in
high school. I rocked the house!!), TO AUDREY 2,
TO THE DOO-WOP GIRLS. I ALSO DO BULLWINKLE AND
THIS COMMERCIAL FOR A NC DRINK CALLED CHEERWINE.
ANYWAY, POINT IS, I'M GOOD WITH VOICES!!!!
ANIME, BASICALLY, FELL INTO MY LAP, SO TO SPEAK.
I DID AN OFF-OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL CALLED "THE
BOOB MOVIE" AND THE LEAD GUITAR
PLAYER WAS THE CASTING DIRECTOR OF A COMPANY
CALLED CENTRAL PARK MEDIA. HE TOLD ALL OF US KIDS
THAT IF WE WANTED TO MAKE SOME EXTRA MONEY TO
GIVE HIM A CALL. I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DID. HE
CALLED ME IN FOR MY FIRST AUDITION FOR A SHOW
CALLED "ALIEN NINE". I
WOUND UP LANDING THE LEAD LITTLE 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
YURI OTANI. I AM NOW STARRING IN A 13 EPISODE
SERIES CALLED "NARU TARU". IT'S REALLY
QUITE EXCITING. IT MAKES ME NERVOUS EVERY TIME I
GO INTO THE BOOTH, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WHAT I
WENT TO SCHOOL FOR. IT'S A PROCESS, JUST LIKE
EVERYTHING AND I AM BY NO MEANS A PRO. BUT I'M
DEFINITELY GOOD AT PLAYING WITH THE "BIG
BOYS".(Wink wink).
Owen:
Do you see that show (or the title anyway) as a
somewhat ironic glimpse into your future as a
scream queen?
KELLY: IN HIND SITE, YES, BUT NOT IN THE WAY YOU ARE
THINKING. ONE OF THE LEAD CHARACTERS, HOLLY, WAS
A HORROR MOVIE FREAK. SHE KNEW EVERYTHING THERE
IS TO KNOW ABOUT INDIE HORROR FLICKS. SHE HAD
THIS BRILLIANT RAP SONG THAT SHE SANG ABOUT JASON
VOORHIES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, BEING A PART OF THAT
SHOW REMINDED ME HOW MUCH I LOVE HORROR. THE GIRL
THAT PLAYED HOLLY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE GENRE,
SO I HAD TO COACH HER, IN ORDER FOR HER TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WAS RAPPING ABOUT. I WAS
REMINDED HOW MUCH I LOVE HORROR AND THEN MY
FRIEND NATHAN FAUDREE WAS CAST IN A CRAZY RALPH
FILM AND I GOT JEALOUS. HE SENT ME INFORMATION
ABOUT THE CASTING OF "A POUND OF FLESH"
AND THE REST IS HISTORY.
Owen:
Where did you develop your talent for burping on
call?
KELLY: HAHAHA . . . ACTUALLY, I THINK IT WAS AT A FAMILY
REUNION CIRCA 1984. MY COUSIN MATT AND I WERE IN
OUR BUNK BEDS AND HE BURPED THE ENTIRE ALPHABET
IN ONE BURP. I WAS SO AMAZED AT HIS SKILL AND
WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO
SUCK THE AIR IN. I TOOK IT HOME AND WORKED ON IT.
THAT SKILL ONE ME ONE OF THE LEADS IN "THE
BOOB MOVIE". HA!!! TAKE THAT JULLIARD:)
Owen:
Do you have any trade secrets for letting loose
with a real blood-curdling scream?
KELLY:
IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M IN THE MOMENT. I UTILIZE THE
BREATH AND I ALLOW MYSELF TO BE TAKEN TO THAT
PLACE OF UTTER FEAR AND IT COMES OUT.
Owen:
What makes you scream in real life?
KELLY:
NOT ENOUGH DIRT IN MY DIRTY MARTINI. UMMM . . .
NO REALLY. THE PARANORMAL SCARES ME. WHEN I TURN
OFF ALL THE LIGHTS AND START TALKING WITH MY
FRIENDS ABOUT REAL LIFE STORIES, I START TO FREAK
OUT AND GET SCARED THAT A FIGURE WILL APPEAR.
IT'S SILLY, I KNOW.
Owen: What's
something in real life that makes you angry
enough to want to kill?
KELLY:
GEORGE W. BUSH FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.
Owen:
What other roles do you have coming up?
KELLY: I
WAS JUST CAST IN ANOTHER ANIME FILM THAT STARTS
ON FRIDAY AND I AM RETURNING IN JANUARY TO STAR
IN FUNHOUSE PICTURES' NEW HORROR SHORT CALLED "DEMONIAC". I DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT IT, EXCEPT THAT IT'S ABOUT A SATAN
WORSHIPER, PLAYED BY YOURS TRULY. I WILL BE
TRAVELING TO PA TO PLAY THE ROLE OF ERIN CHAMBERS
IN THE CRAZY RALPH FILM,"KLOWNZ".
I'M VERY THRILLED TO BE A PART OF THAT CAST. FROM
THE TRAILER, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY FUN, SILLY
FILM.
Owen:
Thanks Kelly and all the best to you in your
career... and in life. Bring warm clothes when
you start filming in those mountains this March! |