[quote]Damici wrote:
I would focus the interview on her training and physique-related issues. I once read an interview where she talked about how she never wanted to look like a typical waif-ish Hollywood type, but she admired athletic chicks with some muscle on them, like Mia Hamm, so she set out to have that body type and built it (and then some).
So one aspect would be her personal physique goals and her ideals with regard to the female physique. I would also touch upon how she views the Hollywood/media portrayal of the “ideal” female body (many of which are just plain skinny) and how she feels about striving against that standard by carrying some real muscle yet still being uber-successful in Hollywood.
I would also focus on training and nutrition. Would kinds of training she does/has done, when she started truly training to put on some serious muscle (it might’ve been for the Blade movie?
Maybe before that at some point, but for some specific movie?), what she likes doing most and least with regard to exercises and body parts, what things she feels have worked best for her . . . if she had a glaring weakness or aspect of her physique that she had the toughest time making progress on but finally found something that did the trick, etc. I would think a lot of the female readers of MWA and T-Nation might find that interesting.
Similarly, get some insight into her diet. What’s it like, is it a bitch to stick to, does she have a nutritionist, is she super-strict about it all the time or does she loosen it up when she can and only get strict when she’s training for a movie, etc., etc.
I’m not talking about silly, irrelevant, “What’s your favorite color?” or “Who’s your favorite director to work with” types of questions. This interview should not resemble the typical People Magazine or Variety type of interview at all.
It should be focused on T-Nation and the things that T-Nation holds dear: physique enhancement. Now, in keeping with the testosterone-infused attitude of T-Nation you can also ask her some lighthearted stuff about her cool-ass dogs (she’s apparently got several, including at least one pit bull), and maybe suggest that she stop banging Justin Timberlake.
I think that, if you could pull it off, it could be incredibly cool in a way that’s relevant to the site, and ALSO launch the site to a whole different level of recognition/popularity. You ever interview any other top box office stars yet . . . ? That would be big, TC!
Thanks.
TC wrote:
Damici wrote:
Ruggerlife, it might be time for you to hit up TC with the ole’, “How 'bout now?” question. Just a suggestion . . .
Ruggerlife wrote:
Damici wrote:
(Try repeatedly asking him, maybe every 20 seconds or so, “How 'bout now?”)
Well it’ll either work or get me kicked off the site.
TC, Did you get it…
What would be the focus of this interview? Her training? Her stint as the daughter on “7th Heaven” (or whatever the name of that show was)?
I only ask because occasionally, at least, I try to make sure the articles have some relevance to the site.
Insert appropriate crack about the Atomic Dog column here…
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Okay, that’s good input.
Again, Nate Green is supposedly going to talk to her trainer, and if things work out, maybe we’ll get a chance to interview her.