Jewel Staite Reveals Funniest Stargate/Firefly Cast Member + More!
(Jewel Staite, Blastr, 05 March 2013)
(Jewel Staite, Blastr, 05 March 2013)
Why, hello, Blastr. Something's changed. Did you get a
haircut? Lose weight? Get lucky? Whatever it is, you look fabulous.
OMG soooo much has
happened since you heard from me last! All right, nothing's happened. My TV
show The LA Complex bit the dust, so I'm back to the grind of finding
yet another TV show in the vortex of Hell known as pilot season. On any given
day, you can find me auditioning to play the role of hot werewolf/petulant
lawyer/sexy MD who's in love with her boss/wronged wife/supportive girlfriend
of guy in the mob. Eventually they all blend into one and I end up having
dreams where I'm giving a court deposition in defence of my mob-surgeon
boyfriend while holding a defibrillator and sprouting copious amounts of chest
hair.
Sorry, what day is it
again?
Suffice it to say, darlings, my wine collection's looking
mighty sparse. As these things go, sooner than later the right fit will come
along and I'll be back to working a million hours a week, so I'm trying to
enjoy this little period of rest by getting pedicures, socializing like a
butterfly, doing lots of yoga and making the men that love me pay for dinner
(hi, honey!). Oh, and answering your questions, which you so kindly sent my way
via Twitter. We're
going to go ahead and ignore Michael Shanks' "What are you wearing?"
question, because he probably knows it's sweatpants, as well as Paul
McGillion's "Is that a glass of red or white in your hand?" question
because he knows the answer to this depending on the hour of the day. Let's
commence:
If
you could go back in time and relive one moment of your life, what would it be
and why?
I'd relive that time I
decided it was a good idea to eat three bowls of corn with the flu and then
threw up corn for a day and now I have a phobia against it and look like a
weirdo when I'm at barbecues where everyone's eating corn and I'm breathing
through my mouth to keep from gagging. Also, that time I met Matthew Fox and
sounded like I was missing brain cells.
Were
there ever any romances between cast members on Firefly or Stargate:
Atlantis?
Not that I know of. Jason
Momoa had the hots for a mirror for a while (rightly so), and Gina Torres
always looked at me a little funny, but can you blame her? I'd say the closest
I came was the platonic romance between girl and gay best friend that still
burns like the flames at a Beyonce concert. You are the Thelma to my Louise,
Sean Maher.
How
do you keep getting prettier?
Hi, Dad.
Standing
in the soul-searing presence of the divine, what boon do you request of her?
"Can I have a side
of mayo?"
Name
three actors with whom you would love to work with but have yet to work with.
Clint Eastwood, Jodie
Foster, Lumiere the candlestick from Beauty and the Beast.
If
you became independently wealthy, would you still act?
Yeah. From my yacht
docked off the island I own in the movie I'm funding where the plot consists of
Channing Tatum dancing for me and my friends for three hours while we guzzle
Cristal. Box. Office. Smash.
Which
Stargate/Firefly cast member was funniest off-camera?
David Hewlett was
unintentionally funny because he would whine and get really grumpy when he got
hungry, and I find his grumpy demeanour to be my favorite demeanour. Seriously,
next time you see him, try starving him: you'll laugh your ass off. Nathan
Fillion was the court jester who would do just about anything for a laugh (and
always got one outta me -- still does), but I always found Morena Baccarin to
be unexpectedly, hilariously dry. Mostly because she was really uncomfortable
in what they made her wear all the time, and when she's uncomfortable, she's
pretty grumpy. Grumps make me laugh. That grumpy cat thing circulating all over
the Internet is a daily source of amusement for me. Did you see him dressed as
the Pope? Hahahahahaha I need a job.
Favorite
restaurant?
Mama's Fish House.
Transcendent. Decadent. On a beach, in Maui. I also really enjoy In-n-Out
Burger and the french fries at a local spot here by the name of McDonalds.
If
you could pick one movie for Hollywood to remake with you starring in it, what
would it be?
I'm going with a recent
pick, so Les Miserables. Because I'm a musical theatre loser nerd who
knows every word to Les Mis and I don't care if you hated it, I loved it
and would have died to be a part of it. If that takes away whatever cool cred I
have left in your mind, then so be it!I AM A NERD! TWO FOUR SIX OH OOOOOOONE!
Paul
Newman once said, "Acting is in my blood and I can't ignore it even if I
try." Do you feel the same way about your career?
Why else am I driving
myself insane through pilot season right now? Sure, the money's peachy and the
perks are super fun, but aside from that, it's the thing that makes me the
happiest. Really. Even more than burgers and shoes. It's all I've ever done as
a job, and it's all I would ever want to do. I adore it, it fuels me, and it
gives me a high that is totally indescribable. I'm pretty lucky to have made my
passion into a career. I wish that for everybody.
Okay, I gotta memorize
this weepy girl-next-door monologue.
Be good.
xo Jewel
Jewel Staite: My Most
Embarrassing Costume, David Hewlett's Teeth + More
(By Jewel Staite,
Blastr, 29 October 2012)
Oh hi, Blastr. Guess what? I'm on hiatus from The LA
Complex! Which means I get to sleep in every day! And eat whatever I want!
And bug you with my idiocy! Aren't you thrilled? Didn't you miss me? (Okay,
just pretend like you missed me.)
In all honesty, the past
month has been nuts. Besides wrapping up the show and packing up my very well
lived-in hotel room, I moved houses in Vancouver and somehow flew around the
globe for four conventions in the middle of it all. I'm tired. My friends who
helped me move are even more tired. For the rest of the year, my deviant plan
is to do nothing but watch a boatload of television from the comfort of my own
brand new couch. No more trips. Except one to wine country, maybe. Or Mexico. I
dunno. Fact of the matter is, it's time to relaaaaaaaax.
And what's more relaxing
than answering your crazy questions? You guys have really lost the plan this
time.
1.
If you had a time machine and could visit any historical event, which snack
would you bring?
WHAT? That's the most
ridiculous question I've ever heard! Pringles, obviously.
2.
Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or 1 horse-sized duck?
(I'd like to point out
that this question is from someone named Drunken John, which probably means
we're related.)
All depends on the size
of the duck. Size matters. (Ah—thank you.) I'd say 100 duck-sized horses, only
because the bill of that horse-sized duck could do some damage to my
money-maker. This is truly a very difficult question best pondered over
hallucinogens. I'll come back to this later.
3.
What would you do that "Raquel" from The LA Complex would
never do?
Apologize. Just joking! I
think it's more about what would "Raquel" do that I would never do,
which is quite the list. That list is about as long as the list of apologies I
have to make.
4.
Did David Hewlett ever try slipping you the tongue on set?
Judging by the fact that
he still has all his teeth, that would be a no.
5.
What qualities do you look for in a guy? Intelligence? Height? Humour? Good
Credit?
All of those things are
nice. I'm a big fan of scientists. My mother taught me that the geeks shall
inherit the earth, and she ain't wrong. But mostly they just have to laugh at
my jokes and buy me shoes.
6.
What is the alternate vector for a slingshot landing on Venus?
Pretty sure I skipped the
class in school that would have given me any inkling of this. So I'm gonna go
with Beyonce. Final answer.
7. What's
the most embarrassing costume you've ever had to wear for a project?
I wore a rainbow wig once
for a TV show that I've never quite lived down. I was 12 then, so I thought it
was pretty sick. Now, not so much. Rainbow wig jokes get old when you're 30,
which I am not ... So in ten years, those jokes have gotta stop.
8.
Death being imminent, would you donate live tissue for cloning? You know, for
future Jewelies and Kaylees?
I'd like to keep my
tissues to myself, please. The only things I am not opposed to cloning are my
cocker spaniel, Maui pineapples and the cast of Magic Mike.
9.
You'll be abducted by aliens in 24 hours. You are now invisible, mute, and can
teleport anywhere on earth. What do you do next?
Well, robbing banks is
kinda moot since the cash isn't going to do me any good on the alien
spacecraft. Shopping is sort of pointless since I'm pretty sure alien probing
is done in the nude. Also, why am I mute in this scenario? Are you saying I
talk too much? And are these aliens ala Contact or aliens ala Alien?
Because these things make a huge difference. I'm gonna go with the 1 duck-sized
horse.
10.
You're called up to join The Avengers. How does the interview go?
Swimmingly, until we pass
the wit and repartee part with Tony Stark and move onto the combat portion of
the interview, where the Black Widow knocks me out. And then Mal shows up and
shoots her in the face.
What?
Okay, nutters, signing
off until next time. Be good.
XO
Jewel
Staite: Fantasy Comic-Con Auction, Firefly Audition And More
(By Jewel Staite, Blastr,
11 June 2012)
Yep, they're still asking
me to do this. How are you, Internets? Miss me?
I've been up in Toronto,
the land of ice wine-making, hipster-glasses wearing, "centre of the
world"-gloating gorgeous people I've come to know and love, and I'm having
just about the best time.
We're smack-dab in the
middle of shooting season two of The LA Complex, so I'm in full-on
"Raquel" mode, strutting around in more circulation-defying dresses,
mocktail in hand, giving everyone the gears and spiralling ever-further into a
deliciously deep hole, all for the sake of your viewing entertainment. I'm
having the time of my life.
For those of you living
under a rock, you can catch up on all six episodes of the first season on Hulu
before season two starts airing July 17th. Fair warning: this show gets under
your skin like an addictive, dirty, shameful, Iwantitneedithavetohaveit
itch. Crack out at your own risk. I hope you love it as much as we love doing
it, because as we all know, nothing beats getting paid to do what you love. And
boy do I love what I do. Almost as much as I love Channing Tatum.
Since it's been awhile, I
figured you might have some especially creative questions to ask me on the old Twitter, and I sure wasn't
wrong. I'm gonna go ahead and skip the age-old "When's Nathan going to
have you on Castle?" because I figure at this point I'll just wait
for the remake. Called Ricki Castle, starring Jewel Staite. Nathan may
or may not be asked to guest star. It's all depending on Jason Bateman's
availability.
On to your questions:
If
you opened an all-you-can-eat buffet, what would you serve there?
Sliders. The only thing
better than a cheeseburger, in my mind, is when they're mini. Because you can
justify having more than one. And trust me, I can take down a lot of sliders.
Also, this slider buffet would be accompanied by copious amounts of prosecco
poured by white shirt/black suspender-wearing young Italian gentlemen. I don't
care if it doesn't make sense. It's my damn buffet.
When
you get a liver transplant, will you auction the old one off at the next Comic
Con?
Absolutely. As long as it
was packaged in a Tiffany blue box and was auctioned off for more money than
Chris Judge's. I promise you, my old one would still work better than his.
Do
you prefer innuendo drenched in sarcasm or loaded with pretentious expectation?
What? Sorry, I'm still
thinking about the Italian gentlemen. I'm gonna go with pretentious sarcasm on
this one I think. Aw hell, any innuendo is good innuendo.
Would
"Raquel" audition for the part of "Kaylee" in Firefly?
Would she take it if she was offered it?
Raquel would audition for
just about anything at this point, but she wouldn't book the part in a million
years. "Kaylee" was all heart, and Raquel has a rather massive ugly
hole in hers. But she'd campaign like the devil for it anyway. Seriously, I'm
pretty sure Raquel would eat a kitten for an Oscar.
What's
one thing you want all your fans to know?
That I'm bloody-well
grateful for every last one of you. Thank you for sticking with me. That's all
you really need to know, and I'm going to keep reminding you of it all the
time. I'm extremely appreciative. Also, I'm a 39 1/2 in Jimmy Choo shoes.
Until we meet again, I'll
just be over here watching the Magic Mike trailer.
Jewel
Jewel
Staite: Firefly's Kaylee Vs. Stargate's Keller: Who'd Win?
(By Jewel Staite, Blastr,
19 January 2012)
Dear Reader Who's
Probably Forgotten About Me Now:
Them was a lotta caps!
So yes, I've been super
scarce. It's embarrassing really, all this flitting around the world I've been
having to do, for both personal and professional commitments.
Maui for the holidays was
all personal, mostly because of the personal beef I had to pick with a mai tai
(or ten), followed by an incessant inquiry on just how many surfers it takes to
screw in a lightbulb ... Man, oh man, is that a whole 'nother blog. Maui!
But more importantly, I
want to tell you what I spent the rest of last year doing, 'cause I'm rather
stoked about it, guys. My pal Martin Gero from the good ol' Stargate:
Atlantis days wrote six amazing episodes of a little show that had no name
for the better part of 2011. But we can now safely say it's called The L.A.
Complex, a gritty, edgy, funny, sexy, all-too-real TV series about the
goings-on behind the scenes in Hollyweird. Sometimes it hits so close to home,
it scares the Versace right off me. But that's what I love about it.
I play a sneaky little
vixen named Raquel, a slightly past her ingenue days, a former child star who's
itching to get back up to the top and will do just about anything (anyone?) to
get there. She's fierce and maybe a teeny bit mental. And I love her. If you're
lucky enough to live in the great white Canadian north, you can catch The
L.A. Complex on MuchMusic every Tuesday night at 9, but for those of you
living in the US and A (it's never too late for a Borat reference!), you can
see it on The CW later this year.
And you'll want to, trust
me. One word: spaceships.
Okay, there are no
spaceships this time, I lied. Lemme try again.
One word: pleather. Just
as good?
But what I'm really here
for is to answer your questions, as per usual. And some of you are out your
minds.
Was
there ever a part you really wanted to get? Or one you wished you stayed away
from?
Yes. And ohhhhh,
yes.
Have
you ever done or will you ever do nude scenes?
If I say yes to the
former, will you watch The L.A. Complex? Honestly, I'm not opposed to
them in general as long as they're not completely gratuitous, and if they make
sense and carry the story forward. Having said that, I prefer showing a side
boob/cheek than the whole whammy. Basically, I'd rather do something
half-assed. No pun intended. Oh, who am I kidding ... Pun always intended.
If
you were a stalker, would you be any good at it?
That is a question for
Channing Tatum. CHANNINGILOVEYOU
Would
you rather be attacked by one horse-sized duck, or twelve duck-sized horses?
I'm worried about you,
Morena.
If
you were a fruit, what kind would you be and why?
Ever heard of a durian?
It's got one heck of a thorny husk, but once you crack it open, it's quite soft
and sweet on the inside. It's an acquired taste. Furthermore, it's known as the
"king of fruits" in Southeast Asia. And you know how I feel about
being likened to royalty.
Kaylee
vs. Keller, the ultimate death match: Who wins?
That's kinda like saying
"My Little Pony vs. Simon from Alvin and the Chipmunks: Who wins?"
But I think it's safe to say Kaylee's friends fight dirtier. So, Kaylee. (P.S.:
They also have a cooler ship. I don't care if it doesn't go under water. Think Atlantis
can pull a Crazy Ivan? I don't frigging think so.)
What's
your beauty routine? You haven't aged a day!
Well, so glad you asked!
I'm fanatical about moisturizers and eye creams and facials and all those other
freaky things vain people do. Drink water, wash your makeup off, get lots of
sleep, blah blah blah. Or just take vacations and treat yourself and laugh a
lot. Question for you: What's your address so I can send you the check I owe
you?
How
much wood would a woodchuck chuck if the species that won the race for global
dominance had not been us, but woodchucks?
...... Is this Adam
Baldwin?
What's
your favorite comfort food, both homemade and gourmet?
If you're a reader of Happy Opu (and if you're not, you're dead to
me), then you know I'm a big fan of comfort food. I've never met a bowl of
pasta I couldn't take down, and me and a meatloaf be likethis. But my very
favorite gourmet comfort food would have to be the individual lobster pot pie
from Michael Mina in Las Vegas. I may have pounded the table with my fist in blissful
outrage with every bite of that stupid pie. I dream about it. Almost as much as
I dream about Channing. And as far as homemade goes, I make a mean butternut
squash four cheese macaroni. Guys, I'm sort of a dream girl.
What's
your favorite thing about Vancouver?
If you've missed last
year's news, I've recently moved back to Vancouver, the place of my birth, my
subpar education, my dreams, my aspirations, my first fake ID ... What!! Mom,
I'm joking! Hahahaha!! I love Vancouver. Every time I'm away for too long, I
forget just how beautiful it is. And then on the way into the city from the
airport, the downtown core appears with those ridiculously pretty mountains
behind it, and I swear my heart flutters. Cheesy, but true. It's laid back and
cosmopolitan all at the same time. We've got crazy good restaurants, hot yogis,
beaches, ski hills, even our very own wine country a few hours away. Plus,
actresses who answer your questions and stuff. I be here, too.
That's all she wrote for
now ... Check in with me on the old Twitter
for our next rendezvous, dahlings. Muah.
xo
Jewel
When The End Of The World
Comes, Jewel Staite's Hitting The Beach
(By Kathie Huddleston, Blastr, 12 August 2011)
Actors Jewel Staite and
A.J. Buckley admit they wouldn't mind if their new Syfy movie, Doomsday
Prophecy, had a different title. "The
working title I think was Doomsday Scrolls," said Staite. When she heard that there were plans to change
the name of the movie, "I was like, 'Well, what are we going to change it
to? Like Doomsday Octopus? Snakehead Doomsday Terror?' Yes, I was
sort of hoping for one of those titles, but obviously it wouldn't make
sense," she joked.
Unfortunately (or perhaps
fortunately), no octopus or snakehead critters pop up in Doomsday Prophecy,
which follows the adventures of a book editor (Buckley) and an archaeologist
(Staite) who join forces to save the world after the editor gets hold of a
device that allows him to see a future geological nightmare that threatens to
tear Earth apart. The Syfy original movie premieres Saturday, Aug. 13, at 9
p.m.
Staite and Buckley
chatted with journalists during a conference call about their new movie, past
projects and what they hope to be doing if doomsday ever manages to become more
than a Syfy movie. "If you're into
2012's coming and any sort of conspiracy, Doomsday Prophecy definitely
touches [on those things]," said Buckley. "It's a fun little film. I
think people would really enjoy watching it. It's action-packed." "This is a fun, crazy movie. ... It's a
disaster movie. Who doesn't love disaster movies? I know I do. ... It's one of
those sci-fi movies that you sit back on a Saturday night with your bowl of
popcorn and you zone out and you have fun," Staite said.
"These sci-fi movies
are a lot of fun to do. They're a riot. I'd done a sci-fi movie before called Mothman.
Everybody knows it. Award-winning," joked Staite. "And I had so much
fun on that shoot. I had a blast. So I knew that I was going to have a good
time" on Doomsday Prophecy. When
it comes to Buckley's book editor character, "he didn't really know his
past, and has had somewhat of a troubled life growing up. Bounced from home to
home, but wasn't really connected to anyone that he could remember. And this
journey that he goes on, I think, answers a lot of questions for him really
quickly. Of course, the end of the world is coming, so he realizes that he's
the guy that has to do this. And he needs a partner in crime ... has to be
Jewel. I'm like, 'Sweet, this is going to be fun.' And it is our job to save
the world."
As for Staite's
archaeologist character, "the thing that I like about Brooke is that she
reminded me a lot of Dr. Keller, who I played in Stargate: Atlantis.
She's very much in her element when she's at work. When she's on a dig, she's
totally relaxed. She's very smart, and she's really in her element. But when
she's not and she's in these crazy situations, she goes into panic mode. And
that's the way I am, too. I don't deal with any kind of peril very well. And
it's always really important to me to play that as real as possible," she
said. "I like that she's not a
hero. She's a reluctant hero. And at the end of the day, she has to step up to
the plate and do what needs to be done," added Staite.
While the actors admit
they had a blast when it came to filming Doomsday Prophecy, there were
some challenges they faced. "I get
really nervous—A.J.'s going to laugh—I get really nervous around guns. And a
lot of the time ... I get put in these sci-fi movies and whatnot where I'm
battling various alien races. And they put a gun in my hand and I have to look
like I know what I'm doing," she said.
"So for this one, every time a gun was aimed at me, I would go into
panic mode, especially since they were giving the gun to Rick Ravanello, who
plays Henning in the movie. I mean, anytime you hand an actor—who's not really
trained in weaponry—a loaded gun, you get a little nervous, even if it is
blanks. I don't care. I definitely had to curb my anxiety somewhat." Buckley added: "And I think probably my
challenging thing is when a gun was pointed at Jewel, I was trying not to laugh,
because she was freaking out so much, and we're trying to play the panic. And
she keeps freaking out."
Staite, who's a veteran
of Firefly and Stargate Atlantis, and Buckley, who's known for
his work on CSI: NY and Supernatural's Ghostfacers, agree that
they love working on sci-fi projects. "The
more that I've done it, the more that I want to keep doing it. I would love
to—like with CSI, whenever that ends — I would love to go into some sort
of sci-fi series or thing," said Buckley. "There's unbelievable
sci-fi shows that are out there. So I would jump at the opportunity to continue
in that world. And going back to what we were saying with the fan base and how
much they follow you on that, when you get that love and respect from people it
makes you want to continue in that genre and do good work for them." In fact, he wouldn't mind returning to Ghostfacers,
the comic Supernatural take on Ghost Hunters. "To get to do
more Ghostfacers would be unbelievable," he said. "One of the
most fun characters I think I've had the privilege of playing is definitely the
Ghostfacers. I love playing these guys."
Staite agrees that sci-fi
has been good to her. "As an actor I just look for really fun characters
to play. And a lot of really well-written female characters happen to be in
sci-fi. I mean, it just works out that way," she said. "But I do know
a lot of actors that are kind of chomping at the bit to get in with the sci-fi
fans, so to speak, because they really are so loyal. And as an actor this kind
of stuff is fun to do. It's fun to stretch and go beyond the limits of your
imagination and just be in these crazy situations that you have to play out.
It's always an adventure every day. And that's why I like staying in this genre
so much."
When asked about her work
on Firefly and Stargate Atlantis, Staite had this to offer:
"In terms of which show had a bigger impact on my life, I mean, Stargate
was obviously a longer job. I was on that job for three years, and I got to
shoot in my hometown for a whole three years and see my family and see my
friends and sleep in my own bed, which is really great. ... But with Firefly,
it feels like unfinished business. It's like, you know, when you have this
really amazing love affair with someone and then you break up over something stupid
and you can't stop thinking about them and you always wonder, 'What if?' It's
sort of like that."
"We're still holding
out [for another movie]," she added. "In Nathan [Fillion]'s big media
room, we sit around and listen to Nathan talk about winning the lottery, which
I think he said in the press at some point. And he was like, 'If I win the
lottery I'm going to buy the rights to Firefly and we're going to make
another movie.' And we're all like, 'Whatever, Nathan.' ... There is no bigger Firefly
fan than Nathan Fillion, let me tell you."
In the meantime, Staite's present gig is Doomsday Prophecy, and
she's thrilled to continue making Syfy originals and hanging out in Nathan
Fillion's big media room. And if the end
of the world actually does roll around? "Just in case the world ends, let
me tell you, I'm going to be sitting on a beach in Maui with a Mai Tai in my
hand. That's exactly what I'm going to be doing," said Staite. "I will be right there too," added
Buckley. "And we're not
joking."
Jewel Staite: How I Feel About Stargate's End And More!
(By Jewel Staite, Blastr, 15
May 2011)
Guess what time it is?
Time to watch the Royal Wedding footage again? No, silly! Time for more
ramblings from me, Kate Middleton's best friend Jewel Staite! (Okay, not
really. But I'm working on it.)
So just to catch you up,
the last couple of months have been spent here in sunny Los Angeles, taking
some much-needed R&R after the whirling dervish that was pilot season. I
think I read so many scripts and became so many different people, it took me a
couple of weeks just to remember whether it was me who actually liked jam on my
toast or not. (I don't.) Once the dust settled and the cobwebs cleared and the
wine fridge got emptied, I was ready to get back to being my creative old self.
Only problem was, this town was so dead, I think I saw an actual tumbleweed
roll by on Hollywood Boulevard. Or maybe that was some poor girl's hair
extension gone awry. Either way, I had to find something else to do besides get
massages and wine-taste.
Lucky for me, and unlucky
for him, David Hewlett
was just as bored to tears as I was. So we decided to embark on a little super
secret project of our own. I can't tell you much about it, except that you may
quite possibly love it. Or you may hate it, in which case, I'm going to go and
join that tumbleweed in the middle of the road. Or move to England to be closer
to Kate, whichever. Regardless, wish us luck, will you? And hopefully we'll be
able to show you something soon! Aside
from that, it looks like I'll be heading out to the Midwest next month for some
special appearances! Look for me in Omaha, Nebraska at "Contagion,"
happening June 10th-12th, as well as in Tulsa, Oklahoma for "Tulsa
Trek" June 24th-26th with flippin' George Takei! Also, any and all
fabulous restaurant recommendations for both cities can PLEASE and thank you be
sent my way to http://happyopu.net/.
Maybe I'll even blog
about your recommendation! Unless it's McDonalds or something, in which case,
we need to get you out more. At any
rate, you sure as heck had a lot of great and hilarious questions for me to
answer this time around, you cuties, you! I've picked ten for now:
What's the strangest
request you've ever gotten from a fan at a convention?
Oh, how hard it is to whittle this down to just one ... I
gotta say, being asked to sign someone's scythe is always a bit weird. I mean,
why do you own a scythe in the first place? Are you a farmer who dresses in a
floor length black pleather pantsuit on your off days? Or another good one was
when someone asked me to sign a blank check. I mean, I was born at night but
not last night. But for the most part, the people I meet at conventions are
pretty darn sweet. And I'm happy to oblige them in almost any special
request—operative word here being "almost".
Has the characters you've
played ever specifically changed your personality or outlook on life?
Well, I'm not really sure. I bet my friends and family
could tell you better than I could if a job or specific character really
changed me or not. I tend to think that every long-standing character an actor
plays has some sort of effect on their personality. But then again, I'm one of
those actors who doesn't like to take work home with me and doesn't really get
the whole "method acting" thing. It's just a job, after all, like
anything else, albeit a really fun one. But I will say playing Dr. Keller sure
did give me a new appreciation for brain surgery. That @#&! is hard.
What are you wearing?
The rainbow wig from Space Cases.
What currently running
sci-fi show would you love to make a guest appearance on?
I'm still holding out for a guest appearance on Sanctuary,
because I miss Amanda Tapping and I love the snot out of her. It would also be
fun to guest star on V, so Morena and I could get into some sort of
duel. But, like, a duel we actually get paid for, for once. And then go out to
dinner after. I'm also really digging the new version of Being Human,
and not just because my friend Meagan's on it. (Hi, gorgeous!) Ghost duel?
Why do you always have to
be so awesome?
Gosh, I know, right? Soooo annoying!
Does Adam Baldwin smell
like whiskey and old leather?
Hysterical! Honestly, I don't know if I've ever actually
gotten a big whiff of Adam. I'm guessing more cognac and expensive high-end
Italian leather, though ... I'll get back to you.
Every time a show you're
connected to/participate in gets canceled, what are your thoughts and feelings?
Ever seen the movie Groundhog Day?
Do you find it difficult
to be an actor who also has an addiction to good food?
This is gonna sound super crazy, guys, but: actors eat.
They really, truly do. Actually, a lot of us tend to turn into foodies because
we're always traveling to different cities and looking for restaurants to eat
in. I don't think anything's wrong with indulging in a tasting menu every once
in a while, but I'm a big fan of moderation. I think if you're going to become
a wee bit food obsessed, you also have to have a healthy obsession with working
out, which I do. I have to do something physically active every day or I sort
of go insane. My go-to exercise of choice is a thing here in LA called Pilates
Plus, which is a pilates cardio strength training hybrid of sweaty, intense,
calorie-burning hell I do for an hour four times a week. And then I go and eat
hot dogs.
In real life, who would
you choose: Mal or Simon?
Inara.
What are your feelings
about the Stargate franchise coming to an end?
Honestly, I can't really believe it's actually over. I've
been lucky enough to be a part of a lot of cast and crews over the years, but I
can truly say I'll always look back on my time on SG:A with a special
kind of fondness. That show was a total dream job for me—shooting in my
hometown, sleeping in my own bed every night, working with a fabulous and
hilarious cast and crew who made me laugh on an hourly basis, being handcuffed
and kidnapped in the woods ... Well, maybe not so much on that last part.
Truthfully, I was accepted with open arms into that family, and I will always
be so incredibly grateful and proud to be a part of it. And I hope the fans are
proud, too, of all of those seasons of television they helped get produced.
Without them, it wouldn't have gone on as long as it did, and I really hope they
know that. It's their show more than it was ever ours, and I'm just so thankful
I got to be along for the ride.
On that sappy note, I'm off to blow my nose! Thanks once
again, internet world, for reading my blathering. See you next time.
XO Jewel
Jewel
Staite: What Nathan Fillion Stole From The Set Of Firefly
(By Jewel Staite, 23
March 2011)
Yes, it's been two months! I know! I'm lazy and fickle
and I forget that you're out there, pining terribly for my next blog entry! You
are, aren't you? Don't answer that. I've
been caught up in yet another whirlwind lately, this time one full of house
guests, scripts piled to the ceiling to read/memorize, and, because I'm a
complete moron, a move to another house right in the middle of it all. To say
I'm exhausted and spent is an understatement. But the good news is, we're
settled in to our lovely new abode, we've spent some time with some amazing
friends, I'm feeling creatively inspired, and all I can hear is the sweet sound
of silence. And the occasional weeping coming from Paul McGillion while he
watches The Biggest Loser. Paul hasn't quite left yet.
In other news, my food/drink/public declaration of gluttony
blog is up and running at www.happyopu.net. Opu
means tummy in Hawaiian, and growing up, my grandmother's not-so-subtle way of
commenting on somebody's expanding midsection was "Well, he sure has a
happy opu..." So in homage to her, happy opu seemed like the perfect name.
And now I have an actual excuse to be eating the way I do all the time, which
is a relief. I'm now also one of those ass-hats who takes pictures of food in
restaurants, too, which is a humiliation I've had to come to terms with in
order to please my readers. See what I do for you people? But it really has
been fun. Especially when the people who work in those restaurants think you're
somebody special and start giving you free stuff. Maybe I need a shoe blog so I
can start getting free shoes! All right.
More importantly, your questions:
1. Who is your favorite
science fiction character and why?
I'm assuming I can't choose my own characters here, and
if I say Dr. Beckett, Paul's going to start crying all over again, so I think
I'll go with someone from Lost. I know there are some discrepancies on
whether Lost is really a sci-fi show or not, but it's about people on a
magical island that moves through the spacetime continuum, so something tells
me I'm good. I'd say John Locke would be my very favorite, because of his
faith, his mysticism, his wisdom, and that "I may be nuts enough to shoot
you at some point" glint in his eye. Kind of like the look Paul's going to
give me after he reads this blog.
2. Where do you get your
quirky and sometimes misunderstood sense of humor from?
The credit for that one has to go to my dear old Dad. My
dad looks like a cross between the Marlboro man, Jack Palance, and maybe the
guy in Tales from the Crypt. As Dad would say, "Thank heck you got
your mother's genes." He's one of the most hilarious people I know, and
can pretty much reduce me to a helpless fit of hysterical laughter every time I
talk to him. Case in point: on his birthday last year, I bought him a tequila
shot. After shooting it back, I asked, "How was it, Dad?" He said,
"Well, it put some lead in my pencil, but I got nobody to write to!"
I mean, does he need his own show or what? I have the best dad in the world.
3. What's your favorite
part of your craft vs. the hardest part?
First off, I don't know why, but that word
"craft" drives me mental. It just sounds so uppity and pretentious
and thespian-like. What I do is just a job, a really fun, really rewarding and
wonderful job. I choose not to take it too seriously, and I also choose to
separate it from my real life as much as possible, because I think that's
important for maintaining your sanity as well as maintaining your ego in this
business. Having said that, I'd say the hardest part is the in-between-jobs
part, where you're looking for the next "right fit." It can be really
daunting and exasperating, and sometimes downright boring. But the next part,
which is my favorite part, is when you've found something to do that inspires
you, and inspiring people to work with, and everything just comes together like
magic. Those moments, when you're so creatively fulfilled you feel like
bursting, are the best.
4. If you could play an
actual person in a biopic, who would you choose and why?
Beyonce. 'Cuz we look alike.
5. What kind of mementos
have you stolen I mean forgot to give back from the shows you've worked on?
Now, listen. I'm an honest kind of girl. I've only taken
the things that have been so graciously given to me.... by other people that
have stolen them. Like Nathan Fillion. (The irony that he's playing a guy who
helps cops right now is not lost on me.) I had some lovely things from Firefly,
such as my "Kaylee's Room" door sign, my hammock from the engine
room, some Alliance money, and one pink bra I swear I forgot to give back to
the wardrobe department. Most of these things have since been given away to
charity auctions, except for the bra. Because that would be weird. And also
because I can't find it, and I'm scared to look in Nathan's underwear drawer.
Sadly, nothing came back with me from Stargate: Atlantis, except for
Paul, who's still on the couch. He says hi.
Okay, I'm off! Thanks for the questions, as always! Until
next time,
XO Jewel
Jewel
Staite: Why Watching Serenity Makes Me Cry Like A Baby
(By Jewel Staite, Blastr, 13
January 2011)
HAPPY 2011!
I feel like I've been
around the world and back since my last blog, living out of suitcases and
switching climates more than I switch my Manolos! It's been a ca-razy holiday
season, and before my tan fades away completely, let me tell you all about it.
We (that's me, husband
aka Matty, and Teddy the cocker spaniel) left LA at the end of November for
Sonoma valley wine country, which—wait for this newsflash—is one of my most
favorite places in the world. We were there for the annual Sonoma Valley Holiday
Open House, two wine-soaked fabulous days of visiting the local wineries and
sampling their culinary treats. We laughed, we indulged, and we made some new
friends, which ended with me playing a game of pool in a dive bar with a man
dressed in a floor-length raccoon fur coat. If you're reading this, nice to
meet you Jim! Or John. Or Sam.
Once we slept that off,
we headed further north to home sweet home: Vancouver, British Columbia. We
spent two jam-packed weeks seeing our family and friends, as well as taking
care of Boring Life Stuff we enjoy putting off for most of the year, i.e.
dentist and doctor check-ups, sorting through boxes in our storage locker of
stuff we forget we own, the occasional humiliating meeting with our accountant
where he tells me just how much I spend on retail, then back to the doctor ...
But accomplish it all we did! Just in time for our trip to Maui.
Heavenly, beautiful Maui,
where all the world's problems are solved. Or at least mine. I love this place
more than I love shoes, more than I love tasting menus, more than I love most
wines! When I was a baby, my grandparents managed a resort in Napili on Maui's
west side, and we lived there for the first few years of my life. That little
stretch of beach on Napili Bay saw a lot of my life's milestones: my
christening, my first steps, and twenty years later, my wedding. Maui is
imbedded in my being in every way. It's my one-stop shop for recharging my
batteries at the end of the year, it's my kokomo, my end of the rainbow, and my
happy thought.
Guys, I kinda like Maui.
Every day was spent doing
yoga while watching the waves, snorkeling with sea turtles, barbequing lunch,
having an afternoon swim, watching the humpback whales frolic on the horizon,
having a nap, then heading out to watch the sunset. Oh yeah, and mai tais. Lots
of mai tais. Or at least enough to partake in an inane conversation with your
equally-mai-tai-loving friend about how to spell the word cutip. Or Q-tip. Or
kewtip. In short, I had the very best time of my life. And, batteries charged,
headed back to LA to take on the monster that is pilot season, so I can pay for
all of these damn trips.
On to your questions,
dear reader!
1. Do you prefer projects
in sci-fi, or are you open to other projects i.e. drama, etc.? Awesome actress!
I swear that last sentence was part of the question. And
to answer, I don't have a particular preference to any genre. The first thing I
consider is the role: is it interesting? Have I done something like this
before? Would this be a fun thing for me to do? Is Matthew Fox in it? I guess
the reason why I tend to choose so many sci-fi-related projects is because
they're fun to do, the roles are great, and I know I'm going to have a good
time. But a lot of the work I've done in my career hasn't been sci-fi based,
believe it or not. I've always chosen to do a job based on so many other
reasons other than genre. Like who the caterers are, for instance.
2. What's one thing
you've always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance?
Go to Bali. Write a book. Enter a room on horseback.
3. Best meal you've had
in the past week?
The past week has been spent in a car with a dog and a
husband en route via the I-5 highway to LA, so the most you're going to get out
of that would be the pasta salad I had at Granzella's Inn off exit #5,874. But
if we could stretch that to the last two weeks? I'd say the incredible chef's
tasting that was prepared for us at Campagnolo in Vancouver. Crispy fried
chickpeas with chili and mint, pork ragu with tagliatelle and pecorino, BC mussel
risotto with saffron, Bianca pizza with mozzarella, potato and sage, red wine
braised beef, fried cauliflower florets with bacon, and olive oil cake with
roasted bosc pear. Go to Campagnolo. Run! Now!
4. Why do you "cry
like a baby" (you tweeted that) when you watch Serenity? Regrets?
Memories? Good tears or sad tears?
I don't really know why. Have you ever enjoyed something
or someone so much that you just feel like bursting into tears? No? Just me?
Great. I think it's a combination of being really proud, really grateful, and
really frustrated at not being able to play that character or see those people
all together on a regular basis anymore. I experienced so much joy and
fulfillment and happiness while working on that show, and the movie was such a
bittersweet experience, because it was like a final and proper good-bye. It
makes me happy to watch it, and at the same time it sorta breaks my heart.
Also: it's kind of a sad movie, guys. People die and stuff. Are you made of
stone?!
5. What words of wisdom
do you have for up and coming actors/actresses?
First thing I'm going to say is don't quit. Unless you're
going out for my parts, in which case, this business is too hard and you'll
never make it so you should quit now and go back to school. Seriously, though,
quitting is the easiest option. And the suckiest. If acting is what you love
and what makes you truly happy, then don't let anybody get in your way. Study
with coaches, work hard, be on time, don't get discouraged, be humble enough to
keep learning every day. And thank me in your Oscar speech.
Alright, seriously, I have stuff to do. This stack of Glamour magazines aren't going to read themselves.
Till next time,
XO Jewel
Jewel
Staite: Stargate Stunts, My Favorite Superpower And More
(By Jewel Staite, Blastr, 05
November 2010)
Bonjour, dear Reader.
Yes, I know, it's been longer than a month. But I'm still
on Parisian time! My mind is muddled with excess, having just lived on copious
amounts of champagne and cheese, meats stewed in lusciously decadent sauce,
chocolate soufflés and salted caramels, and more champagne to wash it all down.
The fact that I'm still breathing is impressive after the whirlwind trip I just
had. Also impressive? I can still do up my pants. While lying down.
We started off in Ghent, Belgium, for FACTS, an annual
pop-culture extravaganza where we bumped in to some old friends (the hilarious
Robert Picardo being one—j'adore!) and made some new ones (the lovely Kristanna
Loken, and Pinhead himself, Doug Bradley, who is a lot better-looking than he
is in that movie). We bonded like all actors do at these things and ended up
capping the weekend off at an amazing restaurant on the river called Belga
Queen, where we gorged ourselves on sea bass and shrimp croquettes and drank
copious amounts of red wine. My apologies to the wait staff, who weren't having
as good of a time as we were. And to Joos the waiter in particular, who my
husband kept trying to hug. I told you to cut him off, Joos.
Next stop was Paris for some R&R, which turned into
more gorging and feasting. Luckily Paris is great for strolling, and we walked
for hours every day, exploring each arrondissement for the perfect café to sit
and watch the world go by. Man, do you French people have this whole living
well thing down! No one bats an eye at you for drinking champagne in the middle
of the afternoon! If anything, they encourage it, with a little side of duck
confit! (My Pilates instructor is crying right now at the last year of work
I've totally destroyed.) I won't bore you with our culinary pleasures, but I
will say that there was many a wine-fueled conversation on how to get our
cocker spaniel shipped over to the City of Light so we never had to leave.
Nothing's cuter than a cocker spaniel in a beret! When you're drunk!
But leave we did, for one of my favorite places in the
world, London! Hallowhedon was happening that weekend, an all-things-Joss
Halloween party, and I was fortunate enough to be invited. Once again, we ran
into some old friends (Alan Tudyk, one of my very favorite people) and made
some new ones (the beautiful Stephanie Romanov, the impossibly nice Anthony Stewart
Head, and the devil himself, Robin Sachs, who made me laugh until I cried on an
hourly basis). Every day was filled with Joss-themed events and parties,
including a trivia game with crazy-hard questions even some of the biggest fans
there couldn't answer. "What's on the poster in Badger's office?"
Seriously?? That's like asking, "How many people has Inara slept
with?" Um, insurmountable much??
Suffice to say, we had a fabulous time. Thank you to all
who made the trip better than I could have ever imagined. My liver, however,
hates your guts. Okay, on to your
questions, since you've been so patient:
#1: Dear Kaylee: Does it
annoy you when people use your characters' names to address you?
First off, adorable! And nope, doesn't bother me at all.
My favorite nickname, however, is Meryl Streep.
#2: What's the one
question you've always wished someone would ask, but no one ever has ... and
how would you answer it?
Question: "Hey Jewel! Any chance you could star in
this hit show that's guaranteed to run for the next seven years?" Answer:
"Is the Pope Catholic??"
#3: Did you do your own
stunts as Elia the Wraith in Stargate: Atlantis?
Some, but not all. My first day of work on that show was
the scene where Sheppard and I go toe-to-toe in the woods. We had to do this
wrestling bit where I was on top of him (get your mind outta the gutter) and
he's basically trying his best to kill me. On one of the last takes, my face
somehow connected with his fist, and at the end of the day when they took the
prosthetics off, I had a wicked little cut and a bruise under my eye. The next
morning I was due to fly out to LA for a publicity photo shoot for Serenity,
which was just about to come out. So for the entire shoot, I had a little black
eye, courtesy of Joe Flanigan. I never told him about it, since he obviously
isn't in the habit of punching girls in the face on purpose. But I never forgot
it, either. Watch your back, Flani. Watch your back.
#4: Do you ever imagine
yourself with a superpower?
Doesn't everybody? Mine would be the power to heal, which
isn't all that funny or interesting. But I wouldn't go around telling everybody
about it. Just the people I liked. My husband has this bizarre fantasy of
having the power to produce bacon out of his pockets. Which may heal the world
in itself, really. Plus, how cool would it be to be able to tell people I was
married to Bacon Boy?
#5: What would be your
dream role? Steel Magnolias? Sigourney Weaver kick ass? Sigourney Weaver
goes Steel Magnolias then kicks ass?
Hmm. How many times do you think that guy's seen Alien?
But to answer, I have a few, usually involving Johnny Depp in some capacity. Oh
wait--you said dream ROLES!
Alright, enough outta me. Thanks for your questions, once
again! Send them my way at www.twitter.com/jewelstaite
for the next blog installment! Until
then, adieu.
XO
J
J
Jewel
Staite: How Firefly Should Have Ended, Dragon*Con And More
(By Jewel Staite, Blastr, 15
September 2010)93
Welcome to my Blastr blog
#2! That's right, friends! Because all of you faithfully followed my online
links and shameless plugs and so very loyally told all of your friends to read
it too, this blog was a small success and they let me write another one! So
where do we start?? Oh, I know. How
about Dragon*Con?
So, let's just explain
for those of you living under a rock/in a cave/in David Hewlett's house exactly
what Dragon*Con is: If San Diego Comic Con is your handsome older brother with
a Phd wearing a fancy suit and driving a Prius, Dragon*Con is your loud-mouthed
sister who's dressed just a tad inappropriately and most likely coming off a
bender in Vegas. My kinda girl. It's a wild and wonderful four-day pop culture
extravaganza with thousands upon thousands of people ready to party down.
In costume. Or in chain
mail. Or just body paint. This is the only place where you can find yourself in
an impromptu stormtrooper "elevator party" (I've never been so afraid
of an elevator breaking down in my life), walk into a secret Star Trek cast
reunion (nerdgasm!), eat lunch next to zombies, have a conversation with
"the keeper of the unicorns" (whatever you say, lady), and get
prank-called by Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk in front of 2,000 people. Suffice it to say, we had a blast, and a huge
thank-you goes out to all of you who attended and made it one of the most
memorable weekends I've ever had. Except a lot of it I can't remember, because
some nut kept putting bottles of champagne at my Q&A podium. Can we keep
doing that, please?? But I digress. I
vowed to answer your questions. And answer I shall!
#1: What is your most
embarrassing acting-related moment?
And how right you are to assume I have one! Or several! However,
because I'm a bit of a modest girl (I can hear the collective snorts across the
internet), I'm much too proud to divulge every little detail of my most
embarrassing moment. I will say it involved a rehearsal room full of actor
dudes who were too infantile to save me from my embarrassment, and me wearing a
tube top and not paying too much attention to how far south my top had fallen.
I'm sure you can imagine what happened, and I will never live that boob down.
#2: Which wines go best
with watching which one of your shows?
Excellent question, as this encourages the consumption of
alcohol while watching my acting. I'd say a nice Zaca Mesa cuvee for
"Firefly", a beautiful Perrier Jouet champagne for
"Serenity", a lovely Joie: A Noble Blend from British Columbia for
"Stargate: Atlantis", and a bottle of moonshine for
"Mothman". Cheers!
#3: Do you consider
yourself a good cook and, if so, what's your favorite dish to make?
Here's the thing: I'm a really good reader, and I'm great
at following directions. Meaning if you give me enough time, I can cook an all
right meal. However, I am a much, much better eater. Such a great eater in fact
that sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't get paid for it. I've been known to
throw myself at a croque madam, well up over a beautiful plate of pasta, and
swoon at the sight of a cheese soufflé. I'm the type of person that makes lists
of the restaurants I want to visit, in order of greatest to least-greatest. And
if for some unconscionable reason the acting bug were to leave my being, I
would become a professional food critic, just so I could eat and eat, all the
live-long day. And my Pilates instructors would become even richer than they
already are.
#4: And that quite
happily leads us to.... How cranky is David Hewlett when he isn't fed?
Have you ever seen a mini-horse? A couple hours drive from our house in LA is
an actual mini-horse farm. These furry mini creatures spend their days
frolicking in their pasture, nipping at each other's backsides and flipping
their funny little hair do's around. (When we shared a house with Paul
McGillion, I almost spent the $1500 just to put one in his bedroom when he was
away for a weekend. I was going to call it Dr. Beckett.) They look cute and
cuddly, but let me assure you: catch them at a bad time, and they're anything
but. They sort of stick their little pot bellies out and wait for you to be
stupid enough to get close so they can take a chunk out of your hand. David
hungry = mini horse. (Let's hope he's eaten when he reads this.)
#5: How would YOU have
wanted Firefly to end?
Well, I wouldn't have, now would I? But in my perfect
imagination, it ends a little something like this: Nine glorious seasons later,
Kaylee and Simon have had several beautiful brunette babies, a couple of which
have turned out to be crazy geniuses like their Auntie River (Firefly: the Next
Generation?), and one who mysteriously looks a lot like Matthew Fox, who became
a regular cast member in season six. River has finally found her marbles and is
now captaining her own ship with her loyal second-in-command, Jayne, who claims
that River is the best captain he's ever known. Saffron is now their mercenary,
and Jayne's lover. And because this is the future and vast discoveries have
been made in the world of medicine, Jayne is pregnant with their first child.
Inara and Mal finally profess their undying love for each other while Inara is,
well, dying in his arms (something gruesome, lotsa blood), and Mal finally
realizes that life is short. And promptly confesses his (other) undying love to
Zoe. And she promptly punches him in the face.
Come on, somebody pick up that show for a second season already! We can come up with the budget! I've got 20 bucks in my pocket right now! And that concludes blog #2. Be sure to send me your weird/wild/wonderful questions on Twitter to @jewelstaite for next time.
Until then, dear reader,
Xo Jewel
Jewel Staite Talks About Firefly Fights,
Her Dream Role And More
(By Jewel Staite,
Blastr, 16 August 2010)
Hello and
welcome to my very first blog for Blastr! I'm absolutely thrilled to be
blogging on this site, and even more thrilled that my ramblings will not have
to be reduced to 140 characters or less!
However, as you know, we actors need constant inspiration, and so I
called upon the creative minds of my Twitter followers (www.twitter.com/jewelstaite if you
want to join the dark side—and yes, that was a shameless plug, don't judge me)
for some juicy questions to answer for my blog. And man, was I ever flooded
with the juicy! Since my very first blog can't exactly be 50,000 words (nobody
likes a rambler. Oh, wait....), I've only picked 10 to answer for now. "Will there be a Serenity 2?"
did not, sadly, make the list. Because I'm already asked that on a daily basis. Shall we?
#1: What would be your dream job
that a character of yours would have in a movie?
Superhero.
I would even settle for Superhero Sidekick, as long as I got to beat up at
least one bad guy. This qualifies as a job, right? How much do Superheroes get
paid?
#2: Top five favorite albums, the
ones you'd bring to a desert island?
This is,
obviously, impossible to answer. So thanks a lot. But I would say that right
now at this moment in time, the albums are as follows:
-Ingrid Michaelson: "Everybody"
-Robert Plant/Alison Krauss: "Raising Sand"
-Elbow: "The Seldom Seen Kid"
-Stanley Turrentine: "Never Let me Go"
-Amy Winehouse: "Back to Black" (remember what I said about the judging?)
-Ingrid Michaelson: "Everybody"
-Robert Plant/Alison Krauss: "Raising Sand"
-Elbow: "The Seldom Seen Kid"
-Stanley Turrentine: "Never Let me Go"
-Amy Winehouse: "Back to Black" (remember what I said about the judging?)
#3: Will you be appearing on Stargate:
Universe?
That's a
great question. Did you hear that one, Syfy? Thoughts? I still have the same
phone number, in case you were wondering how to reach me! Unless you want me in
prosthetics, in which case, I'm super slammed. With, like, this blog. And
stuff.
#4: What character that you've
ever played has been the most opposite of you in real life?
The goth
girl from Dead Like Me. I'm not a fan of the black vinyl and matching
lipstick. I know that's coming as a shocking surprise to you all.
#5: You can invite five people to
dinner, past, present, real, fictional, alive, or dead. Who'd it be?
Again,
it's impossible to think of only five. And even more impossible to figure out
the menu! But I'll try my best. Off the top of my head:
-Meryl Streep. And after dessert, I would lock her in my basement until she taught me everything she knew.
-Chef Thomas Keller, so he could do the cooking.
-Django Reinhardt, to provide the music.
-Conan O'Brien, to make us laugh.
-And Sawyer from Lost. Cuz he's hot.
-Meryl Streep. And after dessert, I would lock her in my basement until she taught me everything she knew.
-Chef Thomas Keller, so he could do the cooking.
-Django Reinhardt, to provide the music.
-Conan O'Brien, to make us laugh.
-And Sawyer from Lost. Cuz he's hot.
#6: Would you rather be a
murderer or a victim if you were offered a role on Capt. Tightpants' Castle?
Well,
since the victim's usually dead by the first commercial break, I'm going with
murderer. Or Castle's rival. Or his gardener. Does he have a garden? Just
joking! I never miss an episode!
#7: Who do you think would win in
a fight: Sheppard and Ronan, or Mal and Jayne?
Guys.
Let's be real. Sheppard and Ronan are a great team and all, but Mal and Jayne
fight dirty. They don't need P90s to win a fight. Plus, they have one heck of a
backup team: a rifle-toting super-hot soldier in leather, a lethal holy man,
and oh ya! River "the Terminator" Tam! I know I'm going to get flak
for this, but I'm just being honest. If it were Teyla and Ronan, however.......
#8: If all the characters you've
played got into a talent contest, who do you think would win?
I'm going
to go with Dr. Keller. Fixing someone's brain kind of trumps all other talents,
don't you think?
#9: Ever been asked to autograph
a body part you've refused to?
I've been
asked to autograph many a strange item, such as scythes, report cards, birth
certificates, pictures of Kirsten Dunst (the resemblance is striking),
stargates in every shape and size, pictures of Paul McGillion (again, we could
be sisters), Jayne hats aplenty, and one boob. And I haven't refused anything
yet. But Dragon*Con is coming up, so I may have to change my answer after that.
#10: Do you sometimes wish you
could explore your dark side?
Do I ever!
Playing the villain is So. Much. Fun. I've only played a couple in my career,
and I'm itching to do it again! Especially if it's a superhero villain! I'm not
going to drop this superhero thing any time soon. Better get used to it.
Thank you for all the great questions! And a double thank you for reading this, especially all the way to the end! I always appreciate yet another outlet for me to express my gratitude to the fans for their endless support and senses of humor. Who knows? Blastr may actually let me do this again sometime. Or not? :)
Until then,
Yours
truly, and always hungry,
Jewel
