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 Interview
With Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars)
Article written by Craig
Byrne - NeptuneSite Webmaster
Posted January 10, 2005
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Kristen
also seems to really enjoy her castmates, though she is not shy
in picking out a favorite - Enrico Colantoni, who plays dad Keith,
takes that honor. "Rico is probably by far my favorite, just
because we have a lot of stuff together every episode, more so
than I do with any of the boys, but he is one of the most generous
individuals I've ever met, and has really like taken on the role
of father in my life. Like, he's super-concerned for me about
things, and he's just always asking how I am, and if I'm okay,
and you know, you just feel like someone has that watchful eye
on you of, like, comfort and security. He really has that, and
we also get along really well. Our sense of humor's the same,
so we just laugh all day long on the set. I just think he's a
wonderful, wonderful man. And the boys - - we're really lucky
to have such a good group of people, 'cause they're all fun. I
mean, Percy is hysterical, and Teddy's the same way. Teddy is
so sweet, and Jason - - I love watching Jason act, because he's
so - - he's such a good actor, and there's so much coming up for
him in the series, and I've really as an actor learned a lot from
him, 'cause I've just been able to watch and he's so intense.
And Francis is awesome and hysterical. I think we're lucky, 'cause
there's not a bad egg."
 When
asked about working with Paris Hilton for the show's second episode,
Kristen didn't seem to treat it differently from any other guest
stars from the show. "It was great. It was, you know, like
anyone else who's been on the show. We've had a lot of really
namey guest stars, which has been awesome for the show. Like having
Tina Majorino, and Harry Hamlin, and Lisa Rinna," Kristen
began. But what did Kristen think of Paris? "She was great.
She's so busy. I mean, she wrote a book, and she has a CD, and
she has like all this stuff going on, so she was kind of like
zoomed in and zoomed out, and it was very fast. We didn't get
to spend a lot of time together like other guest stars 'cause
she only did a few scenes, but it was fun."
Kristen
hints that a really cool guest star will be coming up on the series,
but the show's publicist informed her that the announcement won't
come until later this month.
The
incredibly busy schedule (their first day back after the holiday
break went 19 hours, and nights going as late as 4am are not uncommon)
means Kristen rarely gets the time to catch anything on TV anymore,
but she does admit to enjoying Extreme Home Makeover. "I
love Ty Pennington," she reveals. And although she has never
actually seen the series, she wouldn't mind seeing Veronica in
another very 09-er like district. "I've never seen it, so
I may be speaking out of turn, but just from what I've heard,
I might have her go on The OC and maybe knock a little
reality around. Go on, you know, a very like 90210 like
show."
Kristen
also reveals who she looks up to in the entertainment field. "I
look up to actors that choose their projects wisely," she
says. "I look up to a lot of female comedians, like Catherine
O'Hara, or Toni Collette, or Jennifer Coolidge. That whole Christopher
Guest crew, I really adore, 'cause I think that comedy is just
so hard. So much harder than drama, good comedy is. Like the Gilda
Radners and the Madeline Kahns. I really admire female comedians,
'cause I think that it takes so much charisma and so much to grab
an audience, and keep them involved, and keep them respecting
you when you're a female and a comedian. I just think that's the
coolest thing to be."
Kristen,
who still says "there's nothing like theatre," will
soon be seen in Showtime's film version of "Reefer Madness,"
playing the character of Mary. She first played the same role
on the stage. When asked what her alter ego of Veronica would
think of Mary, she had this to say: "Veronica would have
zero tolerance for Mary. Zero. Because Mary is vomitously perky,
and Veronica would not tolerate that for a second."
Fans
who started to "get a clue" a little late might want
to catch up on what they've missed of the series, Kristen was
also asked if a DVD release for Veronica Mars might be
planned after the first season is complete. "I can't imagine
that they wouldn't," she says. "I would assume so, and
I would assume that they'd put a ton of perks on the DVD."
[No formal announcement of a Veronica Mars DVD has been
made].
 Those
who have been watching since the beginning, however, will notice
that the Veronica character has been evolving. "I think she's
closer to discovering what will satisfy her, and I think that
she knows it," Kristen says. "In the beginning she was
sort of blindly determined, and now she's focused, which I think
helps her on the inside a lot, knowing that now she's out for
one thing and one thing only, which is finding out who killed
Lilly, and before, there were a whole bunch of possibilities,
and now she's homing in on 'em which I think is changing her and
allowing her to get stronger, because she's more focused."
And
about those names - Mars living in Neptune, and such - was that
purposeful? "Rob [Thomas, creator of Veronica Mars]
has said no, which I think is a little fishy sometimes. There's
some freaky synchronicity. Like the last name of Lilly Kane, and
Abel Koontz is in jail for killing her, so it's a Kane and Abel
thing. And then you have the Neptune and Mars, but he says it
was all an accident, so I've gotta believe him."
In
parting, Kristen has a few words for the fans of the show who
may be reading this. "Thank you for supporting, and for watching,
and for giving it a chance to begin with, and for continuing to
watch, and for getting the word out there. 'Cause I know there
have been a lot of fans who have helped us word of mouth wise,
and that's made a big difference."
Special
thanks to those who made this interview happen, to Kristen Bell,
and also to Jason G., A. Panda, and David H. for giving this interview
a look for mistakes.
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