Interview with cast member: EMMA

Rachel as Sheena Queen of the Jungle heading to Roy Thomas's Halloween Party

III'S LEADING LADY RACHEL SWINDLER 
TALKS FOOTBALL, BEER, and STAGE vs. SILVER SCREEN

TBA:  We heard you are a football and South Carolina Gamecock fan. Who is your favorite Gamecock of all time and why?

RS:  Yes I do LOVE my Gamecocks. On Saturdays, on set you can find me in the breakfast room trying to watch the game between takes. All time favorite? I would have to say Sidney Rice. He was one of the main receivers for the gamecocks when I really started getting into watching football. It was a lot of fun to watch such an amazing athlete play.

TBA:  PBR or Miller Lite?

RS:  Well, that's easy;  Miller Lite.  It's the first beer I ever really drank.

TBA:  You are no stranger to the stage.  What was your most rewarding stage performance?  How is acting on stage different than in film?

RS:  My senior year of College I did a show called Dancing at Lughnasa. I loved this show because it is so out of my comfort zone, but taught me a great deal. I had to learn how to knit and speak with an Irish dialect. The people I worked with were amazing; the cast and director really made the experience that much more enjoyable. Theatre and film acting are very different. In theatre you go through an entire experience on stage and in film there is so much stopping and starting. You really have to learn how to stay in the moment with stuff going on all around you. Theatre is also a lot bigger than film. When you’re on stage you can be big with your gestures and reactions but on film it's a lot more intimate and subtle.

TBA:  This is your first full length feature film.  How has it been a challenge compared to the extensive stage work you have done?

RS:  It's definitely been a challenge for me- especially having to perform such emotional content that the script uses for my character and stopping and starting on a film set. This is helping me grow even more as an artist.

TBA:  We heard that you like to work out a lot and that you are notorious for doing so on set? What do you do to keep in shape? What is your typical weekly workout routine?

RS:  Well I did work out once on set. I should probably do it more. At home I go to the gym and do about 35 minutes with cardio. Then I move to weights for about 30 minutes. I also watch what I eat and make sure I don't eat too much fast food.

TBA:  We heard that there is a partial nudity scene in the movie.  Tell us about it.  Have you ever done it (before or) on stage? If so, how is it different on film than on stage?

RS:  The director of III made sure I was comfortable before hand and I told him I was. In college I performed in a show where I had to wear a bra and underwear on stage in a very intimate setting. It didn’t really bother me because it’s what the script called for.

TBA:  If any movie were to be remade, what role would you love to play and why?

RS:  Pretty Woman. Julia Roberts is such an amazing actress, I don’t know if I could live up to her. But I would love the chance to sink my teeth into such a great character and role.

TBA:  What actors would you most like to work with? What is your most glamorous aspiration as an actress?   

RS:  I would love to work with Rachel McAdams because she is brilliant. Or Will Ferrell because he has got to be the funniest man alive. I can only imagine what being on a movie set with him would be like. My most glamorous aspiration would just be to make it doing what I love.