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But thats not entirely the case.
You get to know her, and shes actually a cool, open-minded individual.
Things change when Lorraine decides she wants to be in the adult film herself.
Everyone supports her but her boyfriend, who initially accuses her of being a prude.
Its a blatant moment of sexism.
I view that as disrespectful, and I understand her being upset.
Shes actually eager to participate and wants to become more involved.
To pull that away from her just becauseyoureuncomfortable, as if you didnt put her in the situation yourself?
I think its very easy to side with Lorraine and see where shes coming from.
Since everybody else is so welcoming of Lorraine, it makes RJ look like an idiot.
Personally, I dont see that ever being something that I want to participate in.
And I commend Mia for handling it so gracefully.
Xtakes place in 1979.
Since the movie recalls 70 slashers, how much of the movie was done with old-school and practical effects?
So the equipment that we were using were actual cameras and sound equipment from the 70s.
As somebody who has a deep respect for antiques, its kind of the best of both worlds.
Was there anyone you drew inspiration from for the character of Lorraine?No.
I grew up Christian.
I feel like I know enough of what that mind-set is.
It was [also] a period piece, and it was time to experiment and have fun.
The more horror sets I work on, the more I fall in love with them.
People who work on horror sets tend to be fans of the genres themselves.
I feel like everybodys excited about what youre making.
But I think Im most comfortable when Im doing horror and running and screaming for my life.
Thats what Im going to say for now.
I need a good cult classic or something.
Its been interesting because I havent always been the final girl.
Sometimes I die, sometimes I live.
Youre just gonna have to wait and see.
Theres a scene inXwhere you get your fingers chopped off through the basement door by the old man.
What was filming that like?I didnt rehearse it at all.
I just wanted to see what happened.
I was locked in this little closet with our camera operator, and were shooting this already broken-through door.
Take one, I screamed for the first time and I felt pretty confident with it.
I didnt change it.
We shot it out pretty quickly, in literally less than an hour.
Its an authentic reaction to have when someone is trying to kill you, so I wasnt too worried.
Do you envision yourself working in horror again?
I dont always want to be the same person.
I venture to avoid that now, and I look forward to hopefully avoiding that later.
Next up, youre set to star in the horror-comedyWednesday.
What was your audition like?
I remember that when I spoke with him, I almost wished that I hadnt.
I was so tired and felt like I barely knew my sides.
But he was super-sweet and it didnt take very long.
I remember calling my mom and telling her, I blew it.
He is so unimpressed.
Hes never gonna want to work with me.
She was like, It was a show.
You werent even sure that you wanted it, right?
I was like, No, but now I want it [since] I messed it up.
Weve formed a nice collaborative relationship.
Im pretty lucky not all directors are like that.
What material did you use to audition?It was only one or two scenes.
There was a scene with Pugsley, and there was a scene with Thing.
They were very small, very short.
It was just one-liner joke after joke.
The actual series isnt like that, but the audition sides were.
Thats one of my favorite sets Ive ever been on.
Im still a fan of the show.
I almost did a bit more with the third season, but there were scheduling issues.
What do you think Ellie is doing now?The hell if I know.
My hope for her is she would still be making movies and writing scripts.
But unfortunately, I feel like shes still in Florida.
