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EAMC Host: Welcome to LeeLee Sobieski of Deep Impact.
Congratulations. This is a major movie. what was it like?
EA LeeLee: It was great, an amazing
cast. I found Morgan Freeman very sexy. I was surprised.
I was expecting to feel that way about Johnny Depp, but
Morgan Freeman surprised me. But we didn't have any scenes
together. I'm glad I met him on the press junket in NY.
Question: Leelee, I am 16 and in the entertainment industry.
I'm represented by the Gold/Marshak-Liedtke agency in
LA, and I was just wondering if you had any advice for
a young performer like myself?
EA LeeLee: I'm also represented
by them. My advice would be, just be yourself. Do the
best that you can do.
EAMC Host: How did you get started?
EA LeeLee: I was in my school cafeteria
in my school eating lunch and a casting person asked me
to audition. I never thought of being an actress. But
I said okay, why not. My parents were behind it. The audition
went horribly. But I was interested in it. I didn't know
all that was involved.
Question: Leelee, hi I'm Matt! I really like you, you're
so cute! OK, well I was wondering if you have a boyfriend??
EA LeeLee: That's sweet. Well, sort
of. But not really.
Question: LeeLee, I thought that Deep Impact was awesome
and when your parents gave up their lives and made you
go, I actually cried and I didn't cry in Titanic! How
Long did it take to make the movie? And did you enjoy
making it?
EA LeeLee: I don't remember quite
how long. Four months on and off. I'm so happy that you
cried in my movie and not Titanic. But I cried in Titanic.
But I didn't want to die.
EAMC Host: You had a lot of emotions to work with in the
movie. The boyfriend thing. And leaving the parents. And
left with the baby.
EA LeeLee: Hey, I was left with
a baby and a husband, and never got to have sex.
Question: How does it feel to have every teenage boy in
America want to go out you?
EA LeeLee: Wow. That's a huge compliment.
That makes my day.
Question: Was it easy working with Elija Wood?
EA LeeLee: Elijah is such a smart
boy. He's smart. A good husband. He had a lot of fun.
He likes South Park, so we watched it on his computer.
EAMC Host: Are you computer savvy?
EA LeeLee: Not really. I'm not a
bad typist.
EAMC Host: What else are you working on?<
EA LeeLee: I worked on a Merchant
Ivory Film. Part of it was filmed in Paris and I spoke
in French.
EAMC Host: You also worked with Tom Cruise recently too.
My favorite.
EA LeeLee: Yes. On Eyes Wide Shut.
It's supposed to be coming out in September. I was only
allowed to read my part and not the script. It was very
secretive.
Question: Was Deep Impact your first movie?
EA LeeLee: No. I did Eyes wide shut
first, but it hasn't come out yet. But I did Jungle to
Jungle first.
Question: Do you think Deep Impact will further your career?
EA LeeLee: Yes. I do think so. I
went to see it with my friends on Friday. Normally, I
don't talk, but I wanted to tell them little details.
A couple behind me started complaining. Thanks a lot.
I'm glad they didn't know it was me.
Question: What is it like to be a star?
EA LeeLee: My friends embarrass
me. I was in Johnny Rockets last night and my friends
started screaming to people: "this is the girl that was
in Deep Impact!"
Question: How was it working with
Steven Spielberg?
EA LeeLee: I've never met Steven
Spielberg. I'd love to. I think he's a fantastic director.
EAMC Host: Are there any roles out there you would like
to play?
EA LeeLee: I think I'm a nice person,
and I think because of that I want to play someone who's
very evil or maybe insane. I wouldn't want to get typecast.
I'd want to switch from blockbuster, to Independent, to
keep it interesting.
Question: How was Mimi Leder as a director and were her
shooting days rigorous?
EA LeeLee: Mimi is such a great
woman. It was a pleasure. She's warm, she takes her soul
and talks to you and pushes you into the scene and then
cameras roll. I liked her so much as a person. And the
field is mostly dominated by men, but she brings a lot
of humanity to it. And Deep Impact is a very humane movie.
Question: What kind of a name is
Leelee? What's it's origin?
EA LeeLee: My real name is Liliane.
Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski. Liliane is the
name of my father's mother. It was alittle too serious
and formal for a little girl. So they called me Lee Lee.
Elsvieta comes from my mother's side of the family. It's
Elizabeth in Polish. Many generations back there was a
kind in Poland and he was my great great great great Uncle.
The Bagel was made for him. When he came back from the
crusades. A Jewish baker made it for him, in the shape
of a saddle.
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Question: What movie do you plan on doing next?
EA LeeLee: I'm not really sure.
I want to go for something with a great director. And
a great script. I'm going to be picky and wait for the
perfect thing.
EAMC Host: How do you balance school and acting?
EA LeeLee: I do well at school,
I'm attentive.
Question: Was it hard working around all those special
effects in Deep Impact?
EA LeeLee: Most of the effects that
I dealt with were toward the end. They showed us photos
of what the comet would look like. It wasn't too hard
to imagine it. But then, when you see it, of course it's
much scarier.
EAMC Host: It did really well this weekend
EA LeeLee: Yes, I was surprised.
And happy.
Question: Do you have a favorite scene?
EA LeeLee: Probably the first scene.
It was light and innocent. When I'm looking at the stars.
The first scene in the film. Even though I was completely
wrong, I had the last word. We couldn't see the stars
thru the telescope. It was black, but.
Question: Was there any romance for real between you and
Elijah Wood?
EA LeeLee: He has a girlfriend.
Her name is the same as my characters, which was a little
weird. I have to admit, I got into my character and so
I developed a bit of a crush on him. Those emotions that
you're developing feel real. At the end of the film, it
was gone.
EAMC Host: Do you still live in New York?
EA LeeLee: I split my time between
NY and LA. LA when I'm working.
Question: Did you feel intimidated when working
with well know movie stars like Tom Cruise and Nicole
Kidman?
EA LeeLee: I didn't work with Nicole.
I only worked with Tom - what a pity! He's completely
in love with her. Which is really cool. He was not intimidated
by me being taller. Nicole is taller. He does not have
any attitude. A polite gentleman. He gave me and my mother
a little kiss when he first met us. What a sweet man.
Question: Did you do any research into what killed the
dinosaurs to prepare for Deep Impact?
EA LeeLee: I wish I could tell you
that I spent many hours... it comes up in the movie. There's
religious beliefs and scientific evidence... a mineral
on the surface of the comet is found on the core of the
earth. Underneath that crust, there were dinosaur bones.
So, it's a theory that I believe.
Question: It says in your bio that AOL made that you take
martial arts. Do you enjoy it? What style do you take?
Give me all the details.
EA LeeLee: I take Tae Kwan Do. The
man who teaches the class is a world champion. His legs
are massive. I'm going for my blue belt test. In another
two weeks. I also do ceramics and paint.
Question: Did you like acting in Jungle to Jungle?
EA LeeLee: I did. They were very
funny. The jungle of Venezuela was very interesting. I
had to take all these shots, and mosquito netting everywhere.
It wasn't so bad.
Question: Did you get to meet Teal Leoni in making the
movie? I don't recall you having any scenes together.
EA LeeLee: She was so good. I did
meet her. She's a very warm woman.
Question: I read the script for DEEP IMPACT, and I saw
that they cut out a lot of your great lines. Does that
bother you?
EA LeeLee: No, I'd be lying if I
said it didn't bother me in the slightest. Of course.
But don't bite the hand that feeds you. They filmed a
3 and a half hour film. Vanessa Redgrave lost scenes.
They had to make a lot of changes. So in the editing,
there was a bit that got cut out. I was upset, but it
was a great movie. A lot of good stuff was left in of
course.
Question: The movie had a killer ending when the comet
hit... is there going to be a sequel?
EA LeeLee: I don't know about that.
We joked about it on the set. Maybe creating some sea
monsters as characters. I don't think they're will be,
at least as far as I know.
Question: What do you think of being called "the up and
coming actress in 1998?"
EA LeeLee: It makes me very excited.
It makes me happy. Thank you very much.
EAMC Host: LeeLee, thank you for joining us this evening.
It has been a pleasure having you with us.
EA LeeLee: Thank you very much.
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