INT: Emily Perkins

Last Updated on July 28, 2021

The
Arrow interviews Emily Perkins

I
recently got the chance to have a sit-down with Canadian actress
Emily Perkins of Ginger Snaps fame during the Fantasia Film Festival.
She was here to push “Ginger Snaps 3”. Let me tell you, I
was so taken aback. Not only did I not recognize her (the girl looks
like a ray of sunshine), but I was totally enamored at just how
sweet and charming the gal was. Fun interviews like this always
makes my job worthwhile! HERE’S EMILY…!

ARROW:
Hey, Emily!

EMILY:
Hello!

ARROW: So
you had a screening of Ginger Snaps 3 yesterday (at Fantasia). How
did it go?

EMILY: It
went really great! The Fantasia Film Festival was a great place to
premiere it, since everybody there is a genre fan and they’re really
enthusiastic about it. You can really tell that the audience was
into it, we got lots of cheers and laughs at all the right places.
Afterwards, a lot of people stayed for the question and answer
period, so yeah…it went over well!

ARROW: So
do you think this one is gonna be as successful as the first one in
terms of box office?

EMILY: I
don’t know, it’s really hard to tell. I don’t think we’re getting a
theatrical release and if we do, it will be small. Hopefully, it
will do well on DVD.

ARROW: So
how do you personally feel about the film?

EMILY: Uhhhm,
I think it makes for a very nice trilogy. The third one would be
really hard to see as a stand alone in the way the first two were,
since there’s so many parts in it that are amplifying the mythology
of the franchise. We’re explaining things and making the story come
full circle. I just think it’s a really nice completion and I really
like the ending. I know a lot of fans didn’t like the ending of the
second one, since it left Brigitte in such a bad place, but the end
of third one is a more triumphant ending. It’s still kind of sad,
and yet…

ARROW:
…more positive…

EMILY:
That’s right.

ARROW: I
assume that the ending of the second one is not addressed in the
third one?

EMILY: No,
it’s not addressed, but it’s still kind of a setup where the choices
that were made in the past kind of affected the future. Like a karma
thing going. I think that people that like to pay attention to
detail will really appreciate that.

ARROW:
You shot Part 2 and Part 3 pretty much back to back.

EMILY: Yeah,
there was about a two-week break in between, it was pretty grueling.

ARROW: I
could imagine. As an actress, you’re probably looking forward to
playing somebody that’s not Brigitte and not so damn depressed!

EMILY: Yeah!

ARROW:
You know…somebody who can be happy for like 5 seconds?

EMILY:
Yes, that would be very nice! Unfortunately, after
seeing Ginger Snaps, people don’t think of me that way, they just
think of me as Brigitte. I’m not like her at all…it’s just a
character I played.

ARROW:
Yeah, lots of people in the business have no imagination. They see
you play one thing and then “boom”…you’re typecast.

EMILY:
Exactly.

ARROW:
What have you got lined up acting-wise right now?

EMILY: I
have a re-occurring role on a Canadian series called “The
Davinci Inquest”, which is a cop show on which I play an
informant. She’s also a heroin addict, a cocaine addict and a sex
worker. She keeps the cops up to date on what’s going down on the
streets…it’s a great character.

ARROW:
Another chipper role, I see!

EMILY:
Yeah, it’s the same kind of thing, but at the same
time, still a very different type of role. It’s very enjoyable!

ARROW: Do
you have any feature films on the horizon?

EMILY: Nope!
It’s really hard getting auditions as a Canadian actor, especially
in Vancouver. Lots of the work that happens there is American stuff
and for the larger parts, they bring their own people. And being
that I’m typecast, can you imagine Brigitte being in most American
TV shows?

ARROW:
Nope! Too edgy!

EMILY: So
they don’t bring me anything since that’s who they think I am…it’s
a real struggle.

ARROW:
Ever think of making the “big move” to L.A.?

EMILY: I
think about it, but since I have two kids that I just adopted, it’s
hard to consider moving unless you have something lined up. You
can’t take financial risks and the kids have their families in
Vancouver. So I don’t want to un-root them, unless I have a job
already.

ARROW:
How old are the kids?

EMILY:
They’re 10 and 13.

ARROW:
Wow, 13! Have a blast! Must be a handful!

EMILY: Oh
yeah! But they’re amazing kids, they’re really smart…I
know…everybody says that about their kids!

ARROW:
Well, that’s awesome. Congratulations, Emily!

EMILY:
Thanks!

ARROW:
Ginger Snaps 4? Is that feasible?

EMILY:
They’re actually talking about a “Buffy” kind of series,
but with werewolves and I think that would be really cool. But as
far as Ginger Snaps 4, the feature…I haven’t heard anything about
it.

ARROW:
Are you signed up for one?

EMILY: Nope!

ARROW: So
how’s Montreal treating ya so far?

EMILY: Old
Montreal is so beautiful, it’s like being in Europe. I didn’t
realize we had something like this in Canada, I was like “Oh my
God!”, you feel so sophisticated, cobblestones and everything.
I mean, Vancouver is more of a new city, you don’t have any of the
culture or history. The architecture here, I don’t know…it’s so
romantic!

ARROW:
Well, in Vancouver, you have the mountains and the ocean…I envy
you for that.

EMILY: Yeah,
it’s a very ‘outdoors’ type of city. You just want to go out in
nature, but here, for an urban environment…it’s where you want to
be.

ARROW:
Well…that’s it, Emily. I’m done!

EMILY:
That’s it?

ARROW:
They gave me 15 minutes to talk to ya and I nailed it on the dot.

EMILY: Wow,
that’s rare, usually people always go in overtime!

ARROW:
Not The Arrow! Want to go take a picture with me for the site!

EMILY: Sure!

I’d
like to thank Emily for her time and for being so pleasant to be
around. Casting agents of the world…listen up! SHE IS NOT
BRIGITTE! This girl is gorgeous and emanates a positive aura that
will sway you. Take your heads out of your asses, open your minds
for half a second and give her more varied roles already! Go get ’em,
Emily!

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