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Besides just picking out hot guys, what qualities did
you look for in your "New York Minute" leading men?
ASHLEY OLSEN: They both have a fan base of their own from
different TV shows and that was obviously a plus. They both
looked the part – and they are both nice guys.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: I think both the studio and Dennie Gordon
[the director] had ideas of who they kind of saw, and we
totally agreed.
ASHLEY OLSEN: But with the casting in general, we kind of
just made a wish list and went after those characters. We
just went after them and a lot of them said yes – and some
of them said no. But we’re very fortunate to have the cast
we [had].
How’d it feel to run around New York in a towel?
ASHLEY OLSEN: It was a little stressful. I don’t really
remember that time; we were kind of thrown out there.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: I mean, we were so tucked and pinned and
stitched and taped that nothing was going to happen, but it
was very crazy. We had no clue what was going on and nobody
was organized. How can you be organized when you’re in Times
Square? It’s like, “Run across the street. Now go to that
light.” We’re like, “The light’s red! The cars are coming.
Tell them to stop!”
Did you have to learn a lot of new skills for this
movie?"
ASHLEY OLSEN: We did. I’ve never really had to learn Chinese
before. I just had to memorize it and hopefully it ends up
turning out. It sounded right, I guess. But yeah, I had to
learn how to drive through cones backwards and do a 180 and
drive off. Things that I never thought I would have to learn
before.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: For me, I learned how to play the drums.
When we were in pre-production, when we were still in LA, I
had a couple of drum lessons and then some in Toronto. I got
the one beat down and that was it. Then, you know, I’m
walking around the set and learning how to twirl my sticks
the whole time because Roxy is always twirling sticks. I had
everyone else on the set obsessed with trying to do it.
Everybody was trying to do it (laughing).
And you had to drive a stick shift?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: I tried so hard. I thought I had it down
when we were both practicing.
ASHLEY OLSEN: We had an easier car to use [during practice]
and then you get in the car and it doesn’t move.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: The seat wouldn’t go close enough to the
wheel, but the wheel was too close and my legs weren’t long
enough. Then also you have to push the clutch in all the way
in order for it not to stall. You know, I couldn’t even turn
on the car. I couldn’t get it to go. And then I couldn’t get
it to stop. It was not good (laughing).
How tough was it to handle the transition to a feature
film, and to handle the romantic storyline?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Well for us the romance wasn’t as much of a
deal as, I think, something that would attract another part
of the audience. Every single way that we found of pulling
in more of an audience – broadening the audience – like
picking Eugene Levy… We love him. We are huge, huge fans.
ASHLEY OLSEN: Having characters in there that someone can
relate to and someone can enjoy, whether it’s us or Eugene
or the cute boys, to find that place where the whole family
can [enjoy it.]
What was your favorite thing to wear in “New York
Minute?”
MARY-KATE OLSEN: I would have to say the robe. And the only
reason I say that is because everything else either had
heels or…
Was it tough running around in those?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Oh, you don’t even know. My feet would be
dented.
ASHLEY OLSEN: Let me think. I liked a couple of the ‘bling’
outfits. I thought they were fun and funny. I liked the
Beyonce look.
Did you ever go through that period where you wished you
could just be an average kid and not have to deal with the
media and decision making and all that comes with being
famous?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Yeah, but since we were younger we knew
that this was a full-time thing.
ASHLEY OLSEN: We were never forced to do anything. I think
that the ‘not wanting to do it’ is when you are forced to do
something. We’ve always been fortunate enough to say no to
certain things and to schedule certain times…
MARY-KATE OLSEN: We were always surrounded by people who
knew us very well and cared about us.
ASHLEY OLSEN: So we were never forced to do anything.
Everything was always a lot of fun. We always got the dances
off or the birthday parties. We always made sure that those
important dates that were important to us, that we had the
opportunity to experience them.
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