Legally Blondes<\/a>\u201d would have to be my favorite.\u00a0 The entire filming experience was a perfect combination of a great crew, great cast, and getting to play an awesome character.\u00a0 Every morning Savage Steve Holland, our director, would hand me rewrites in the script for the scenes my character would be filming that day; then I would go in my trailer and laugh hysterically reading the new lines. Knowing that later that day I\u2019d be acting those fun scenes out on film was the coolest feeling. Not to mention, he appreciated my take on the character, Tiffany, so much he kept adding lines and scenes for me.<\/p>\nCP: You have been acting for many years, and covered a variety of shows from \u201cPower Rangers\u201d to \u201cLegally Blondes.\u201d How do you feel you have grown through all these experiences?<\/p>\n
BC: As an actress I have the unique opportunity of learning and growing through many different pairs of eyes; my own foremost, and also those of every character I portray in a film or show.\u00a0 It\u2019s quite enlightening to view life from another person\u2019s point of view, and I experience that every time I go to work. It\u2019s the greatest job! For instance, on \u201cThe Suite Life\u201d my character Chelsea isn\u2019t very bright, to say the least, and she\u2019s also very rich.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always viewed her as being a very sweet person.\u00a0 But, the other day a fan asked me if it was fun playing London\u2019s mean best friend.\u00a0 I was so surprised! I\u2019d never think of Chelsea as mean because when I\u2019m portraying her I completely immerse myself in her and feel totally justified in all her actions.\u00a0 When she does say something slightly offensive she\u2019s not trying to be insulting. She\u2019s just stating what she believes is a fact; and because she\u2019s so dull, she doesn\u2019t realize that what she\u2019s saying is kind of demeaning.\u00a0 Just from that experience alone, it really alerts my consciousness to so much about human nature: innocence, ignorance, how quickly we make judgements about other people, our intrinsic justification of our actions, and how tainted our view of the world can sometimes be based on the way we\u2019re raised.\u00a0 The fact that every person on this planet thinks differently is what makes our world so interesting and once people accept that fact there will be so much more tolerance and understanding.<\/p>\n
CP: Where do you see yourself five years from now?<\/p>\n
BC: Five years from now I\u2019ll be turning twenty four.\u00a0 Wow! That\u2019s so hard to believe! Any-hoo. . .\u00a0 Career wise, I hope to be working on films that have great stories and\u00a0 enlightening messages, and I hope to have the means – or power – to play the characters that I love.\u00a0 Have won my first Oscar.\u00a0 Have worked on a film that my dad and I wrote together called, \u201cHigh Heels.\u201d\u00a0 Have published a book of poetry.\u00a0 Still be as incredibly close with my family as I am now. Spend a lot of time with positive and interesting friends.\u00a0 Be surrounded by love in all capacities.\u00a0 Be taking excellent care of my body.\u00a0 Have traveled to at least three countries in Europe.\u00a0 Be happy and healthy.\u00a0 Have completed my film degree at UCLA and begin work on a Master Degree.\u00a0 And star in a film with my hero Meryl Streep. . . Am I asking too much?<\/p>\n
CP: What advice would you have for aspiring actors?<\/p>\n
BC:\u00a0 To all aspiring actors, first be sure that you absolutely love acting and be aware that many people will try to hinder that love and attempt to discourage you; but do not let them.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let anyone else\u2019s insecurities and jealousies discourage you.\u00a0 It\u2019s a long and difficult road to becoming a highly successful actor and it is worth every second.\u00a0 Also, be prepared for the possibility of a little disease called fame to get into your head and try to change you.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let it!\u00a0 Never forget who you are; come up with a mechanism to always check yourself and a system to deflate your head if it ever becomes overly inflated.\u00a0 Let fame humble you, not turn you into the opinions and judgements everyone else thinks of you.\u00a0 Honestly, fame can be awesome; but only in the hands of the right people.\u00a0 Be the right person.\u00a0 I remember interviewing Henry Winkler(Fonzie), and he told me it\u2019s important for actors not to get \u201cthat worm\u201d in their brain.\u00a0 He was talking about people taking their fame to seriously.<\/p>\n
CP: In your opinion, what is one of the most difficult obstacles to have had to overcome in your career, and how did you overcome it?<\/p>\n
BC: The most difficult obstacle I\u2019ve had to overcome in my career is not taking everything so personally.\u00a0 Acting is the most personal and at the same time the most impersonal job in the world.\u00a0 I go to work every day, a camera goes on, and I pour my heart out in front of it.\u00a0 I have to be very open and sensitive to have the ability to do that.\u00a0 But, when the camera turns off, I have to look at my job as a business and can\u2019t let every thing said about me to be taken to personally, good or bad! Especially in the internet age; most people are positive, but sometimes people post mean things about actors that don\u2019t make any sense.\u00a0 For example, I recently went to a charity event to help raise awareness for the treatment of children\u2019s cancer.\u00a0 Pictures were posted on a popular Internet site. One poster, instead of seeing the meaning in the event just criticized my hair style and the way I looked.\u00a0 That\u2019s sad, but I realize being in the public eye it will happen, and I can\u2019t take it seriously.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve also learned that when I get so close to booking a film or a show and then don\u2019t get it, it\u2019s really nothing personal.\u00a0 There are so many factors that go into a casting decision and talent isn\u2019t always the prime factor.\u00a0 That\u2019s one important obstacle that I\u2019m proud to say I\u2019ve mostly overcome.<\/p>\n
CP:\u00a0 What is one of the favorite aspects of your job?<\/p>\n
BC: My absolute favorite thing about my job is when I get the script of a project I\u2019m working on for the first time.\u00a0 The feeling when I first read my lines and then my character just clicks and totally resonates in me is the coolest feeling!\u00a0 Then to create the character and come up with unique ways to play her is incredibly fun.\u00a0 Finally, to be on the set with the director and other actors and, at last, have all my work and creativity come to fruition is very rewarding and very fun.\u00a0 I have to be honest!\u00a0 My other favorite thing is the early morning omelette when I\u2019m shooting a film.\u00a0 I will actually get to a set two hours early just to order my favorite cheddar cheese, sausage & tomato omelette. The cooks are great!<\/p>\n
CP: Please give me an anecdote from filming \u201cLegally Blondes\u201d of something that inspired\/changed you in your way of thinking.<\/p>\n
BC: I really think that the project as a whole improved my acting.\u00a0 Filming \u201cLegally Blondes\u201d really gave me the freedom to play with and have fun with my character.\u00a0 A lot of that freedom came from the director Savage Steve Holland who totally trusted me with my character, Tiffany, and let me run with my\u00a0 ideas.\u00a0 Savage and I would always be thinking of ways to make Tiffany funnier.\u00a0 The scene when I\u2019m wearing the neck brace in the hallway was especially fun.\u00a0 When I first read that scene I had no idea how to play it, especially because my character does finger quotes in the air, which I think can come across as annoying.\u00a0 So, I juggled ideas around in my head a came up with the idea of doing overly exaggerated air quotes whenever I said the word \u201cstudy.\u201d\u00a0 According to the script I\u2019m only supposed to do the air quotes once, but I decided it would be more comical to repeat them.\u00a0 When time came to do the scene, it made the producers and executives laugh hysterically!\u00a0 I even screwed up a good six or seven takes by cracking myself up.\u00a0 Then my sidekick \u201cAshley\u201d did air quotes at the same time which made it even funnier!\u00a0 I was just so relaxed filming the movie, took chances, and trusted myself.\u00a0 That enabled me to come up with some pretty creative ideas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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CP: In all the films and TV show you have acted in so far, what has been your favorite experience and why?<\/p>\n