Penny,
did you make any New Year's resolutions for 2010?
Yes, to live life
to the fullest and constantly in a state of
discovery and newness. I actually challenged all
of my closest girlfriends to join me in a new
adventure each month. Game on!
I want to hear
all about your new movie 'Necrosis'
costarring James Kyson Lee and Tiffany. Can you
give me a teaser that is going to make it
irresistible to the www.racksandrazors.com fans?
I get to
go toe-to-toe with James Kyson Lee at the climax
of the movie. It was a fight sequence shot over
two days and I was left bruised and wobbly
afterwards. And my weapon of choice???? A screw
driver.
You were Sox
in 'Zombie Strippers!'
opposite Jenna Jameson and Robert Englund. If you
were to take one moment from the filming of that
movie and put it into a time capsule what would
that be?
It would
be the moment when I watched Jenna Jameson dance
(in awe... she's amazing). Afterwards, I asked
her for tips and her response was, "When all
else fails, flip your hair." Best advice
EVER.
I am
fascinated by the fact that in your relatively
brief career you've been in 3 horror/comedies - ''The
Cook', 'The
Slaughter'', and 'You're
So Dead'. Is that just a
coincidence or is this a sort of sub-genre that
you are drawn to?
Well, I
love comedy (had a sketch show BIKINI NEWS for
over a year and a half) and I fell into the genre
of horror/comedy pretty easily. It's just a fun
environment to work within.
Right out of
the gate - the first movie you made was
'Sin City' in 2005 for Robert
Rodriguez. What was that experience like and what
was the biggest lesson you took away from your
time on the set?
My first
day ever on a set was on a 50 foot green screen
with Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller directing
and Mickey Rourke yelling at me in an
improvisational scene... it was surreal. The
biggest lesson I learned was while being one of
nine Old Town Girls and being crammed into half a
trailer, in full leather costume for hours at a
time, is that I was happy to be there. No matter
what the situation called for, I would rather be
cramped on set, following my dream, than be at
home saying, "I wish"...
Do you have
any other upcoming projects you want the
racksandrazors readers to know about?
Im
currently working on a webisodic called Star
Chicks brought to you by Scream HQ, who
made Zombie Strippers. Its a sci-fi sketch
comedy starring Shannon Malone, Laura Bach and
myself. Scream HQ actually has several projects
that I am lucky enough to be included in. They
are my family in many ways here in
LA. If you would like to be part of
"Star Chicks," please visit the link
below and become a backer and get "Star
Chicks" info, merchandise and updates before
the rest of the universe!!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/screamhq/star-chicks-a-web-series-from-the-creators-of-zo
If you were a
cannibal and/or zombie what part of whose body
would be your ideal morsel?
Hmmmm....
if I got to munch and crunch on a tasty human
morsel, it would definitely have to be Johnny
Depp. I know, so predictable... but the man is
gorgeous!!! But not the toes, I would never eat
the toes. That's just unsanitary.
Vampires,
werewolves, zombies, witches, creatures, aliens,
telemarketers...what does it for you horrorwise
Penny and why?
Gonna be
a toss up between werewolves and vampires. I
loved the 'Underworld' movies. Just the predatory
nature and the Hollywood glorification of the
species. I'm a sucker for it.
What was the
first movie to scare the shit out of you?
I was
around 8 years old and I watched 'The Devil's
Hand' with my family. Holy crap! I had to sleep
in my sister's room and had nightmares for weeks.
Now I look back and it was a cheesy, low grade
movie with poor special effects... but I was
terrified at the time!
And what was
the last horror movie you saw that really annoyed
you?
I saw the
remake of 'Halloween' and I hate suspense filled
films. It KILLS me. I jumped every freakin' 10
seconds of that film... didn't matter what sound
or what character was responsible. I was a little
scared rabbit in the theater.
Okay, we're
pulling into the Penny Drake Drive In. What three
horror flicks are on the triple bill for tonight
and what goodies are they going to be serving up
at the concession stand?
'Underworld
2', 'Mary Shelley's Frankenstein' and 'Bram
Stoker's Dracula'
There will be Sour Patch Kids, soft pretzels
w/cheese and IBC Cream Soda.
And your
favorite horror flick death scene?
An oldie,
but a goodie, shower scene of 'Psycho'.
What's the
best Halloween costume you ever had?
This year
I had two! The first was for a Vampire Ball and
instead of going the cheesy route, I went for a
Helena Bonham Carter inspired flow, complete with
ball gown, white satin gloves dipped in blood and
fangs. The second costume was a cat... but I went
beyond simple kitty ears and a tail and wore a
prosthetic cat mask over my mouth and nose that I
applied myself... people were FREAKED by my kitty
face.
What scares
you in real life?
Bugs. Got
a massive bug phobia, specifically spiders and
roaches. Gives me the heebie jeebies. |