By BetteAndTinaForever
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As I mentioned in my report about this event, we arrived at the
Wiltern Theater Saturday evening and were escorted to the red carpet
area. I joined a few others at the end of the line and prepared
myself for the interviews, mentally and emotionally.
Before I was able to talk to Jennifer Beals, she was interviewed
by others, and I listened to some of their questions but in all
honesty I don’t remember much. It was too loud to concentrate
on her answers and I was really nervous, ready to ask my own questions
but keep thinking that I was going to faint.
I do remember that one of the reporters asked what she was carrying
in her little purse and Jennifer replied that it was her glasses,
not the sunglasses, but the ones she wears to see better. Then she
was also asked what was the secret to her amazing marriage and after
a slight pause, Jennifer said at first that she doesn’t know
and then she added, “Love…I think love might have to
do with it.”
Finally, it was my turn and after introducing myself as a reporter
from l-word.com, I began the interview, though my mind went completely
blank from looking at this gorgeous woman and the questions I was
planning to ask were all forgotten. I just hope I didn’t make
a fool out of myself in the short five minutes I spent with Jennifer,
especially because when I get nervous, my accent is much stronger
and I had to repeat things a few times.
BetteAndTinaForever: so here’s the first question…what
do you think about the hate crime legislation right now here…
Jennifer Beals: Do you mean how it stands now
or how they want it to be re-written?
B&TF: Both, you can answer both…and
the second question is: Matthew Shepard Act was passed but how do
you think it will be effective for the hate crime?
JB: Well, I think it always, you know, takes time
to implement itself but at least there’s something in writing,
some legal…let me think how to put this (at this moment Alison
Sweeney from ‘Days of Our Lives’ was standing right
next to us answering some questions and Jennifer was distracted
by that, which she mentioned to me, so I suggested that we would
move a little further away from everyone, so we both can concentrate
on the interview)
JB: I think it’s important to have some
kind of legal standard that you can point to if you do need to litigate
and pursue the hate crime, it’s incredibly important and it
sends the message to legislators…I think it’s a beginning,
you know, it’s a beginning to change people’s minds
and if they realize that this is the law of the men and this is
also may have some cultural impact eventually and hopefully the
law will precede the cultural change.
B&TF: How did you get involved with this Foundation…you
presenting tonight, did they asked you?
JB: Yes, they asked me.
B&TF: What was your first reaction to that?
JB: I was really excited because I knew about
the Foundation, I was really thrilled to be honored to actually
present.
B&TF: Well, now a question about The L word.
People want to know a lot of stuff but they want to know especially
about what’s going on with Bette and Tina and I…well,
I’m on the website and my user name is actually BetteAndTinaForever
because I want this couple to be together…
JB: Did you create that?
B&TF: No, I work for the site, it belongs
to another person, Jacky, I’m just doing the reports, pictures
and also write fan fiction about Bette and Tina, of course, but
anyway…my question is: you know that the majority of the fans
of the show actually follow Bette and Tina and they always tell
Ilene and other cast members that they want this couple to get back
together, so why do you think they have such a great following,
this couple particularly?
JB: (thinking)
B&TF: What is it about them…I mean,
I think it’s chemistry, even when you guys are fighting…
JB: I think it’s chemistry, probably too.
B&TF: How was it to act with Laurel Holloman
when you’re, like, not in-love couple but you’re screaming
at each other or you’re fighting over certain issues, is it
harder than to do in-love couple scenes or is it the same? I mean,
I read an article before where Laurel said that it was easier for
you, as actresses, to do in-love scenes between Bette and Tina than
to fight all the time…
JB: Oh no…I mean, it’s taxing but
I love fighting. I love doing fight scenes. It’s really fun.
B&TF: Well, is it hard to do it because you
don’t really know where the storyline goes or…
JB: It’s not harder than doing the love
scenes, because you don’t know where that’s gonna go
either, you have no idea…
B&TF: In your opinion…do you want them
back together?
JB: I said this before, I mean, it’s not
a secret…if they get back together they have to earn it, you
know. I wouldn’t wanna see them get back together just because,
you know, that would be convenient for somebody, mainly a writer
or a network. I want them to get back together because they earned
and processed things, these things can get them back together.
B&TF: Do you think season four and then season
five…well, you almost finished filming season finale right
now…do you think it’s making them to earn it because
they already became friends…
JB: They didn’t earn anything in four, what
do you mean?
B&TF: Well, you know, like Tina…she
did this selfless act of sending Bette after Jodi when she wanted
her…
JB: (laughing) You remember much more
than I was, frankly…but I, you know, I think in four they
still do kind of everything with each other now and again but I
think it will take more than that…but luckily, they have a
child together and they tried to, by the end of four anyway, to
put the child first instead of acting all crazy like they did in
the beginning (and then my time was up and I had to finish the interview)
B&TF: Well, thank you so much.
JB: Thank you.
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