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GS: Is she bitchy?

LP: No, not bitchy.

GS: Dislikeable in any way?

LP: No, very likeable, very strong. She has her vulnerable side when it comes to men but she's a little bit sarcastic, little dry, to protect herself.

"Even talking about the stuff I make on the B&B makes me feel uncomfortable."

GS: How long will you be on B & B? When does your contract run out?

LP: After this next cycle which will be in June or July, I have another year. I will stay as long as they want me. I want to always be learning and challenging myself, so when it stops being challenging, I'll probably leave.

GS: When do you think that will be?

LP: I'm speculating toward the end of my contract.

GS: You've done an Asian American production called 100%. What kind of part did you have?

LP: It's about six people living in Venice Beach. It really has nothing to do with the fact that they're Asian, it just so happens they're all Asian Americans. I play a 25-year old woman who's an aspiring artist and gives up her career to support her actor boyfriend. She works in an art gallery and panders to an uppity clientele every day and he gets a big part in a movie and he starts changing. It's about their relationships and giving up what you really want to get what you really need. It's the same theme for all six characters.

GS: What was it like working on a small-budget production?

LP: We didn't really have to scrimp. We had everything we needed. We had an amazing team of people who were working for the same reason, to put out a really good film.

GS: What was the budget?

LP: I'm not sure.

GS: Under a million?

LP: It was over a million.

GS: Who financed it?

LP: A company called I-Can-Make-It-Myself Productions. They know where to spend the money. On good actors, the lighting, the director of photography, the sound or music. They knew how to make it work to get the best product.

GS: How much did you earn?

LP: I really don't want to talk about how much I'm making in my career, to be honest with you. Because it's not important to me right now. What it's about is building my career and doing the best work I can. Even talking about the stuff I make on the B&B makes me feel uncomfortable.

GS: People like to read about money.

LP: With low budget movies, when all the actors get together for the reason of doing the film, we all make scale.

GS: What's the fate of this movie?

LP: They're in the process of finishing it up. There are several companies that are interested. Our writer and director is deciding which is the best place for it to be. There's going to be a soundtrack and that's going to sell it for a young audience. They're deciding whether or not to go with a company that has a soundtracks division. It's up in the air but I know it will be successful because it's funny and hip and quirky and a very human story.

GS: How did you like the other actors?

LP: They were so great. I'd never worked with an all-Asian cast before. That was really interesting to me.

GS: Was there any difference from the standpoint of how you felt?

LP: Not really. The only difference was that I felt like I was very embraced. There's a bloodline that's running through that cast and that crew and I felt like it was a big family. Working on a movie is like that anyway. You always feel like it's a family. But this is different to me because we all have this thing in common. Like when I went into this audition, they were all sitting there and they were so ready to embrace me and they wanted me to be the most talented and the best for the role. PAGE 8

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