It’s fun to get some behind the scenes from the actors, like Jackie shared about training. Here you get to see a little behind the scenes on red carpet interviews. In this case, media outlets were grouped, so that we could each ask Jackie one question, but also record the questions asked by the other outlets. That helps give interviewers more material, although it does make editing the clips a little more difficult. In our final red carpet reports, we usually only included the question I asked. The exception to this is when I was in a group but didn’t get to ask a question. Most outlets were very polite in taking turns and only asking one question, but occasionally someone would yell out as many questions as they wanted, often getting those answers simply because they were the loudest. Luckily, this didn’t happen very often.

This interview took place at the Karate Kid premiere at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood on June 7th, 2010. You can hear Jackie as the voice of Master Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

Martin Short (Oliver Putnam)
Yes, Martin Short is fun to interview. He’s so bubbly, and he’s also very nice. I love the liner he did for me! I spoke with him at the premiere for Legends of Oz, which took place at the Village Theater in Westwood on May 3rd, 2014.

Selena Gomez (Mabel Mora)
I love it when I get to interview someone multiple times over the years. It’s extra fun when the first time I interview them is when they’re just starting out in something big in their career, and then I get to see them grown in the industry. This interview with Selena Gomez took place at the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End premiere at Disneyland on May 19th, 2007.

Although she had been on Barney and done some guest roles on Disney Channel, this was about 5 months before the first episode of Wizards of Waverly Place aired. I talked to Selena a few more times after this, and she always remembered me. I have enjoyed following her career since, and am a big fan of Only Murders in the Building. I’d love to catch up with her again sometime!

Marilu Henner (Carol Tourist)
I talked to Marilu a couple of times, and this was the first. It look place at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood at the premiere of Ice Age: The Meltdown on March 19th, 2006.

Owen Wilson (Father Kent)
I actually talked to George Lopez a few times, including on my very first red carpet (Herbie: Fully Loaded), but this was my first time talking to Owen Wilson. This was also my first and only red carpet on a beach! It took place in San Diego at the premiere of Marmaduke, on May 22nd, 2010.

Danny DeVito (Professor Bruce)
Occasionally, celebrities make appearances at trade shows. In this case, Danny DeVito was doing interviews at the Panasonic booth at CES 2013, and I was fortunate enough to be able to sit down with him for a few minutes. As both and actor and a filmmaker, he knows how things go on both sides of an interview. It was nice of him to notice and wait while my dad changed the battery in our camera!

Jamie Lee Curtis (Madame Leota)
I got to talk to Jamie Lee on September 18th, 2008. It was lovely meeting her at the premiere of Beverly Hills Chihuahua at the El Capitan in Hollywood.

Audrey Whitby (Lyric Reese)
I talked to the cast of So Random! at the premiere of Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer on June 4, 2011. This red carpet took place at the Arclight in Hollywood. It was definitely NOT a bummer chatting with these funny people (left to right): Audrey Whitby, Matthew Scott Montgomery and Allisyn Ashley Arm).

Thomas Lennon (Kelly Kevyn)
This was the red carpet for the Herbie: Fully Loaded premiere at the El Capitan in Hollywood, on June 19th, 2005. My very first red carpet, and I got so many good interviews – Aly & AJ, Justin Long, Michael Keaton and Thomas Lennon! I was so inexperienced, but he was very gracious. I can only imagine how difficult it is to be funny when you’re interacting with someone who is so new to different types of humor (and just worried about doing a good job during her first celebrity interviews).

Christopher Massey (Michael Barret)
This was the very first of many times I talked with Chris & Kyle, which is why I was a little shy. Plus it was only my second red carpet ever! It was the premiere of Sky High, held at the El Capitan in Hollywood on July 24th, 2005. This chat was very short compared to the other times we met – if you watch any others, you’ll see that they came over to see me and talked for much longer.

Erin Sanders (Quinn Pensky)
I talked to Erin Sanders a few times, but this was the first. This took place at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. It was the premiere of The Ant Bully, on July 23rd, 2006. Erin was very busy working on Zoey 101 at that time!

Matthew Underwood (Logan Reese)
This interview with Matthew was so fun, because we were on a boat (at Jillian Clare’s 16th birthday party in Long Beach) and had plenty of time to chat. Normally, on a red carpet, we’d just have a quick interaction, so it was refreshing to be able to get to know him better through his love of animals.

This interview took place on July 25th, 2008. I believe our paths crossed at an earlier red carpet, but I was too nervous to talk with Matthew then. That was very rare for me, so I think I must’ve had a bit of a crush. Luckily, I got over my nerves this time and really enjoyed interviewing him.

This was not the first time I met Elizabeth Banks. I saw her previously at the 2008 premiere of Meet Dave, but the interviews were grouped, and I didn’t get to ask her any questions. However, this brief one-on-one conversation took place at the LEGO Movie premiere on February 1st, 2014 at the Regency Village in Westwood. She’s funny!

Elizabeth is currently starring in The Beanie Bubble, in select theaters now and available on AppleTV+ starting July 28th.