A: I was a freshman at Penn State Dubois when there was a mass email about an upcoming movie audition. I figured why not. I sent in a resume and headshot and then heard back from Ryan Cavallini about a project called Dead Body Man. We met at Subway in Ridgway, PA. It really intrigued me and the rest is history. I was never drawn to acting before. My creativity always came through music, drawing, writing, or photography. I didn’t even consider acting as an art at all. Almost as if you are just pretending to be someone else. And the better faker you were, then the better actor you were. But that changed for me over the course of time after doing certain projects and having the opportunity and ability to bring forth parts of myself for the character while pushing the rest back. It has become almost therapeutic, yet sometimes internally destructive.

          A: I play a character named “Amanda”. We got to pick our own names and I picked that one because it was the original name my parents were going to give me. I get kidnapped along with two other girls. We are tied up in a dilapidated house in the middle of nowhere, and with bags over our heads. “Amanda” is a strong willed individual. She doesn’t emotionally collapse when there is madness and murder around her. A lot of this comes from her determined will to live. Even if she has to kill to do so. That’s how I can pretty much sum up “Amanda”. There wasn’t much dialogue for me to do so it basically all had to come through using facial expressions and actions.

          A: When people read the description of the movie it is intriguing so people want to watch it. However everyone is usually expecting some big budget movie. So when they see that it isn’t then they automatically get disappointed and choose not to like it before even watching it. But if you like the story, then throw all the Hollywood bullshit aside and watch the movie with no preconceptions about the budget (or lack of) it was created with.

          A: The most difficult scene for me is when I was in with the psychiatrist at the end and had to tell my story. This was only the second movie I was in and was more nervous about getting my lines right that I sort of put aside how it should look on camera. That is something I have been working on every since.

          A: I always trusted Ryan when it came to completing movies. The day that we shot the bulk of the scenes most of the actors where hot and covered in fake blood. It seemed like it would never end. It was uncomfortable but that’s just part of the process. I always thought that something would go wrong with the actual taping that we would have to come back and redo a lot of the shots. But it all went well and by the time we saw the final product at the premiere I was blown away at how effectively Ryan put the movie together.

          A: That was the first movie I was ever in and didn’t know what to expect. I had trouble saying lines because I just wasn’t comfortable pretending to be someone I wasn’t. It was a small part, Hooker #2, and it didn’t take long to shoot. When I was done filming it I wanted to have nothing to do with acting again. It just didn’t feel right to me. It felt wrong. But then about a year later I got in touch with Ryan and he wanted to offer me a role in House of Carnage and I went for it.

          A: Ryan recommended me to Mark Polonia for the movie WildCat. It was a great experience that led to two more films with him; HalloweeNight, as well as Muckman.

          A:Right now I am currently working on a film project Survival Knife. It’s with Robot Monkey Productions who I am great friends with. I play the lead character, Penny. In the beginning of the movie Penny and her friends are attacked by a serial killer named “The Survivalist.” The location is this wicked abandoned steel mill in Pittsburgh. Penny ends up being the only survivor as well as the one who killed The Survivalist. From the attack, she has a messed up eye and knee and tries to put the pieces of her life back together physically, mentally, and emotionally. Everyone she knew was murdered. Then the murders start happening again. It’s a real good psychological thriller and I am excited about finishing it and sharing it. It should be done shooting by the end of April 2011. Penny is my favorite character I’ve gotten to play yet.

          A: It has to have an interesting dark undertone. I like to look for things with a unique plot and multidimensional characters. When it comes to roles I tend to gravitate towards characters that I feel I can identify with in some part of my psyche. I would love to do some kind of dark comedy though. Humor is one part of my personality that is prevalent but I don’t get to really utilize it in the roles I pick or am offered.

          A: Takashi Miike, definitely. I know there would be some language barriers since he is Japanese but I’ve always loved the movies he directed and wrote. I’m a big fan of Asian horror films and he directed some of my favorites; Ichi the Killer, Audition, One Missed Call, the “Box” segment of Three Extrenes…

          I’m not holding my breath for that one though hahaha

          A: I’m actually watching one right now, Tales from the Dead. It’s a Japanese anthology that tells 4 different ghost stories. One film that I have watched over and over again is the Korean film, Tale of Two Sisters. There has been an American remake, The Uninvited. But nothing beats the original. A lot of people don’t like to read subtitles through an entire movie though. I say, “suck it up and deal with it”

          A:Thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss my projects! Very great questions :)