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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen hope their audience will follow
them as they transition to the big screen with the comedy,
“New York Minute.” The Olsens chose “New York Minute” as
their coming-of-age theatrical project because, as Mary-Kate
puts it, “The script has everything we wanted in our first
film - action, comedy and heart.” Olsen fans will get to see
the sisters play twins – naturally – who are dramatically
different. One’s fastidious, organized and driven (Ashley as
‘Jane’), the others a rebel who wants nothing more than to
succeed as a rock star (Mary-Kate as ‘Roxy’). Though they
march to the beat of very different drummers, the two learn
they have to work together in order to achieve their
individual goals.
Since starring on the TV sitcom “Full House,” the Olsen
sisters have built a hugely successful corporation, which
includes a home video series, fashion line, children’s book
collection, and other items marketed under the
mary-kateandashley brand name. With their move to feature
films, the Olsens are out to add to their massive fan base,
now made up primarily of adolescent girls who follow their
every step.
INTERVIEW WITH MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN:
Did you have any anxiety about making “New York Minute”
your first big theatrical release?
ASHLEY OLSEN: Right now, we are hoping that it does well and
we’re hoping that people like it. We were nervous in the
beginning – or excited – that it was going to turn out the
way we wanted it to. Some of the reactions we’ve gotten have
been really positive and that’s always a good thing. But you
don’t really know until it comes out.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Even if it doesn’t do well in the box
office or whatever the case is, we have come out of this
movie with so much more knowledge. We’ve learned so much
doing this movie. We’ve played producers almost our entire
lives in everything else we’ve created. But when working on
a feature and even dealing with something like Warner Bros.
or another production company, or other details that you can
worry about – we definitely learned a lot.
How do you juggle three hours of school a day with
producing and starring in this movie?
ASHLEY OLSEN: (Laughing) You know, we’ve been doing it for a
really long time, since “Full House.” Obviously school has
always been a number one priority or I’m sure we would have
been home schooled or something by now. But we still go to a
regular school. When we’re not working, we still go to a
regular school. We have cell phones and we have a lot of
people who help us. We’re constantly in contact with
everyone.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: But, you know, doing a movie, everybody
knows that we are in and we are out. From the time we get
there to the time we leave, they definitely do it where
school is every 15 minutes. We get 15 minutes of time in
school then we’re taken out – even if we’re taking a test.
So that does get very difficult. But when they are changing
a light [on the set] or something, we have to get our school
in.
The production notes say that these characters are
exaggerated versions of each of you.
ASHLEY OLSEN: They are not really exaggerated at all.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: They are extreme characters.
ASHLEY OLSEN: I think we were just attracted to the
different characters. I could probably find just as many
qualities in Roxy as I can in Jane that I can identify with.
What characteristics do you identify with from the
characters?
ASHLEY OLSEN: I could [identify with] having fun like Roxy.
And of course, everybody probably has that quality. You’re
uptight or stressed about something and being very driven.
They are both very driven characters in the movie, just
driven toward things. I think you could find different
things. I’m not a germaphobe and I’m not that organized.
It’s an extreme character.
Are you a bad driver?
ASHLEY OLSEN: I think I’m a pretty good driver.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: It depends if I’m on the phone or not.
Few young actors are as commercially successfully as you
two. Do you ever pinch yourselves?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Of course.
ASHLEY OLSEN: Of course. We do realize how lucky we are.
This is so amazing. This just doesn’t happen. But we’ve also
worked very hard for it, as well. It’s not like we’ve just
been along for the ride. We’ve been working constantly, in
school constantly, and we’ve never given up. And not because
of any other reason other than we just want to succeed in
certain things. That’s kind of our mindset.
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