Interview mit Katie

Am nächsten Freitag startet Katies neuer Film "First Daughter" in den amerikanischen Kinos. Für Deutschland steht laut Auskunft von Fox Film leider immer noch kein Starttermin fest.

Hier könnt Ihr aber schon mal in einem aktuellen Interview mit Katie einiges über ihre Rolle nachlesen.

Quelle: romanticmovies.about.com

Kate Holmes Talks About "First Daughter"

From Rebecca Murray

From "Dawson’s Creek” to "The Ice Storm” to the critically acclaimed "Wonder Boys” and "Pieces of April,” Katie Holmes is proving herself to be one of Hollywood’s most dynamic young stars. Now with a starring turn in the romantic comedy "First Daughter,” Holmes gets a chance to show off as the romantic leading lady. Holmes plays the daughter of the U. S. President who hopes to escape into a life of semi-normalcy when she goes away to college. Once enrolled in school, she discovers she really can’t escape from being the daughter of America’s President.

Director Forest Whitaker says he was mesmerized by Holmes’ performance in "Pieces of April” and knew she’d be perfect for the role of a princess trying to escape from her castle. "Katie is a woman, but she can also seem very young. And ‘First Daughter’ is about Samantha’s coming of age. I thought Katie could manage the difficult task of walking those two worlds. She’s also beautiful in a classic way, and I wanted to make a classical type of film,” says Whitaker.

In this interview, Katie Holmes discusses playing a First Daughter, the timing of this romantic comedy, and even discloses a few details on her next big film, "Batman Begins.”

INTERVIEW WITH KATIE HOLMES (‘Samantha’):

Does this part give you sympathy for First Daughters?

Definitely. When I was growing up I always fantasized about, "Oh God, what would it be like to have your dad be the President and he’s so powerful and you get to live in that big house and wear all these big dresses?” I used to always think, you know you read something bad and it’s like, "Why are they acting up? They’re Presidential children,” very judgmental. It was sort of insightful to go through again all of the different clippings from their lives and all of the nasty things written and some good things. You sort of start to appreciate the level of their fame and how much pressure they really are under, and how their lives for a certain amount of time are not their own. They do have to uphold a certain image and how that can be very hard for their souls.

Do you relate to that yourself having gone through "Dawson’s Creek’s” height of fame?

We had such a wonderful set of circumstances in Wilmington. Yes, the four of us became famous literally overnight, but we were in a small town and we always knew when people were coming down. We always knew when to behave. The rest of the time we had a lot of fun and, really, for six years we had a little bubble where we went to work everyday. We weren’t being photographed or anything like that. We could get into fights…act up…and show up in a local coffee shop in nothing but our pjs.

How much input did you have in your role and how the character developed?

I had…you know Forest [Whitaker] and I were in talks for about two months before we started shooting, and I had been looking at different versions of this script close to a year before it came time to start shooting. I did have some input, but I’m not a writer so I kind of just went with it.

Did you see "Chasing Liberty?”

I did not see "Chasing Liberty.” I was aware it was being made and I never read the script either. Maybe I should of, but I felt like I made the decision to make this movie and I really like Forest Whitaker. I just think he’s a very talented director, so I just concentrated on making the best movie we could make with this and I know they did as well. So I didn’t really bother to get caught up in any competition that was sort of created around us.

Did you have input into the color of the costumes?

Yes, I wanted the costumes to be very, very conservative. My first fitting, it was a lot of clothing that looked a lot like what I wore for six years on "Dawson’s Creek.” Jeans and shirts and I thought, "Hmm I don’t think so.” All the pictures that I’ve seen…and even more so I wanted this character to be relatable, but just a bit more classic and her appearance to be a bit not like anybody else. She does dress much older. To me it was important because it was more the royal sense.

What was your favorite gown?

My favorite one was the pink one and I actually got to keep it. Forest decided on that color purple. He had this love affair with purple. Last year I saw him and he had this Us Weekly with him and all these – I forget, I think it was the SAG Awards - and all these famous actresses were in that same color purple. He’s like, "See I was right. I’m ahead of the times.”

How many times did you go down the slide?

Probably 20 [but] it felt like 100. It was fun at first. It was cold, but they had this nice baby pool of hot water that we got to sit in when we were finished, which is great, but then you get out of it and your freezing and you’ve got to go down again.