Found an interview with Mary Elizabeth Winstead
You sang Smith’s “Baby It’s You” for Death Proof, but the scene was cut for the double feature theatrical release of Grindhouse. Will it be on the DVD version?
Yes, in the DVD cut, and when the film comes out on its own in Europe, that will be there as well. I didn’t know that until we were doing press yesterday, and people were talking about singing and stuff, and somebody was like, “Well, Mary sings. You heard her sing in the movie.” And the press were like, “No, we don’t.” And I was like, [disappointedly] “Man!” Because I was really looking forward to that being in there. But it’s all right. At least I know it’ll be out there somewhere.
How did that whole singing scene come up in the first place? Did you tell Quentin you could sing beforehand?
I had never talked about singing with him at all. I auditioned for him, and in one of the audition scenes, I’m supposed to be singing along to the radio in a car just before the scene starts. So he was like, “Sing something.” And I kind of just started humming, and he was like, “Stop. No, actually sing whatever you were listening to on the radio on the way over here. Just sing it.” So I started singing “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley, and, like, belting it out. [laughs] And he just let me keep going and going. And then after I got the part, he was like, “I love your voice, you have an amazing voice, I want you to sing this song and really belt it out and sing the whole song. And we’re going to make it a whole big moment where your voice is going to be singing, and we’re going to have the shot on Kurt Russell, and it’s all going to be in black and white.” So it was a very cool scene, and I’m excited for it to eventually be seen.
So how are you at singing “Crazy”? That’s got a few high notes in there…
Well, I probably took it down a few notches when I sang it. [laughs] But I love singing, and I’ve never really done it professionally, so it’s kind of hard to convince people that, “Yeah, I’m a singer. I am. I might not have like a lot of training, but…” So I was excited for this to come out so people could see that I can.
We’ve heard about how Quentin has the entire internal history of his characters in his head. Did he fill you in on any backstory for your character Lee?
Yeah. There was a part in the movie where I’m in Allure magazine, and the entire article was written up with [Lee’s] whole background and all the films [she] had been in. And it’s funny, because it kind of mirrored my real career. It was like, “She starred last year in Overactive Imagination 3.” [laughs] And like all these films and things that were so similar to what I had actually done. And it was great. Yeah, we talked a lot about her and how she’s a really sweet girl who’s on the first big film of her career, and she’s just having the time of her life, and she feels like she’s on the top of her game. And we talked a lot about her personality and where she comes from. It was fun.
You’ve worked with Kurt Russell in a pair of movies now. What did you think of his decision to make his Grindhouse character Stuntman Mike a villain who is crying and bawling by the end of things?
I loved it! I’ve watched the dailies of those scenes, and he said that his inspiration for that part was the Cowardly Lion, and you can so see it! It’s so brilliant, I think. He was having so much fun with it, and it was just perfect. I was in love with what he was doing. I thought it was amazing…I loved it so much, so I’m glad everybody else did, too.
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Im in love with Mary :-*
^ Me 2. LOL!
She sung brilliantly in the film. It was obvious that it wasn’t just a passive moment, it was as if QT wanted to showcase her talent. It was a bit weird, but I was very impressed.
^ So you saw the extended cut? LUCKY. LOL!
Oh yes. And I can’t imagine anything being cut from the film. The scenes that were cut were some of my favourite scenes!!
^ Man I can’t wait for the dvd. Hurry up Sept. 18!
The lap dance scene gave me goosebumps all over. The B+W scene was in a different vein to the rest of the film, but it worked for me. It was extremely slow paced, but did it’s job.
^ Was the lapdance that extreme? I thought it was just sexy dancing! Was it more?
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^ Was the lapdance that extreme? I thought it was just sexy dancing! Was it more?
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no, it wasn’t. it was pretty cool thou
It was just a lapdance basically: Butterfly shaking her ass and rubbing it against Stuntman Mike. She didn’t take her clothes off or something like that and he only got to touch her belly, not her boobs.
Thanks ya’ll for filling me in on the lapdance scene.
It was a brilliant piece of directing. That’s the reason I fell in love with it, not the actual lapdance. Though the lapdance did help. Haha, how often does a guy fall in love with the direction rather than a hot girl putting on a show?!
^ good question.
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^Yeah! Pretty hot! LOL!
You like my avatar? I loooove it. :-*
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