INT: Paris Hilton

Last Updated on September 22, 2021

Paris
Hilton seems to be loved, loathed or looked at by everyone in America
. She’s everywhere – books, music, TV, and now…movies. Will
she continue to dominate the media, or has she moved past her pop
culture expiration date? Only time will tell. JoBlo.com recently sat
down with
Paris
to talk about her role in the new film , plus about producer Joel Silver, and the
future of all things Paris
.

PARIS
HILTON

It
was really exciting, to be able to do one of Joel Silver’s films.
When I got the call, I was like so…excited. It was fun, it was a
great experience.

What
was it about this one that made you think “alright, let’s go
forward with this”?

I
didn’t even read it, just because he (Joel Silver) called I was
just like okay, send me the script, and then I read it, and I really
liked it, and then he sent me Jaume, the director’s reel. He did
some really cool…I think it was like a beer commercial in Japan
, with Brad Pitt dancing in it, and it was really hot. I was like
“this guy’s a good director, and it’s Joel Silver.”

Have
you seen the original HOUSE OF WAX?

Vincent
Price is not as hot as me and Elisha.

I even like
SCARY MOVIE and SCREAM…they’re really fun.

Note: At the screening
that I attended, the audience burst into applause during this scene)

I
thought it would it would be fun, if you’re in a horror film I
think you have to die!

Yes,
I hated it. They put like, straws in my nose, and I couldn’t
breathe, it was so scary.

What’s
next for you in terms of feature film projects? Do you have
something in the pipeline?

I
just finished, I wrapped last week, a movie called BOTTOMS UP, which
is a romantic comedy. Now I have a couple of other projects lined up
that we’re doing. And I’ll be going to Greece in September to do
another film.

What’s
your character in BOTTOMS UP?

I
play Lisa Mancini, who’s like this Italian girl, and her
father’s the head of this movie studio, and all this stuff
happens. And basically, people think she’s going to be stuck up as
well, but they find out that she runs her own homeless shelter and
she does all these things, and she’s sweet and cute.

It
was great. It wasn’t all bloody and running around freezing in the
forest!

This
actually wasn’t your first horror film was it?

No.
I did like…something in London, like 8 years ago, it was like a
student film

.

Did
you have reservations about this because that didn’t do too well?

You
know, that was like a student film. Someone said it was on dvd…

Lion’s
Gate released it and you’re all over the cover.

Nice!

Really
hot, yeah. I was so nervous to do that, because when you see your
body really huge, you’re like, scared. But it looks really good.

No.
I had my song playing…I don’t like the song they picked. Sorry
Joel.

“Screwed”.
It was like me singing and dancing, so I could dance sexy and feel
comfortable. It’s my single from my album.

Most
of your scenes are with Robert Ri’chard. What was it like working
with him?

He’s
so sweet. I saw him in COACH CARTER. He’s a good actor.

I’ve
been doing Meisner for three and half years. But I’ve always
done…like since first grade I’ve done every single play, and I
was always the lead. As a child I’ve grown up always wanting to
act.

Who’s
your inspiration?

I
think like me, she didn’t really care what anyone thinks, she was
happy, smiling, and she just…I don’t know, I just thought she
was always so beautiful, and she just seemed magical.

I
love both. I love my show THE SIMPLE LIFE. It’s fun. I get to be
myself. But then it’s fun to not be myself.

Yeah.
I’ll have kids and stuff like that, so I’ll only do very few
special projects. I just do it because I love it. I’m not doing it
to be famous or doing it for the money. I’m doing it because I
love it.

I
really want to do a movie with the Farrelly Brothers. I’ve seen
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY so many times, I just watched it last
night. They’re so funny. All their movies are so good.

You’re
cross pollinating over into so many forms of media. Do you worry
about overexposure?

With
me, I’m a brand, and that’s how I am, I’m not categorized as
one thing. I don’t know…people love it!

always wanted to build a brand, when I was younger…like Barbie
is a brand. I knew that I could be like that…American Princess. I
love Princess Diana.

I
just think it’s a fun show. You get to see me doing things I would
never do. People would love to see me milking a cow, or working at
McDonald’s, doing all these jobs that I would never do, I’ve
never had to do these things in my life. I think it’s funny to see
someone so out of their place. I love it, I think it’s fun to
watch.

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