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GS: How did you know this woman?
Nijo: Through my producer friend.
GS: She says, "Couple of weeks, you can live in my house." I stayed there a couple of weeks. Then I started working in a Japanese restaurant in Beverly Hills, a famous one, as a hostess and maitre'd. That was very cheap money. I couldn't get enough money to live.
| "The director for Virtuosity, he really wants to see it. I showed it to a couple of people already, pretty famous people, and they're so nice. They say it's great." |
GS: What were they paying?
Nijo: Two hundred dollars a week, because you can get tips. Then I found an apartment,. Next , I bought a car.
GS: Where did you get the money for a car?
Nijo: I financed it.
GS: You were very poor at that time.
Nijo: Yeah. Actually when I got out of the house, somebody gave me money, American people. I don't know them but... actually I knew one person, not so close. He took me to a restaurant and he called up a lot of friends and friends got together and they thought about me.
GS: How much did they give you?
Nijo: Like five hundred dollars. It was very helpful.
GS: Then what?
Nijo: [A Japanese modeling agency called] Three Point One productions called me up. I went to see her and she took me.
GS: Did they get you any jobs?
Nijo: Uh huh. Then I joined Miramar because Miramar and Three Point One are very close. Then I joined Mary Webb Davis last summer.
GS: Have you done mainly print?
Nijo: Last job was Guiness Beer for a Korean company.
GS: Shooting here?
Nijo: Yeah. I think it's for Koreatown somewhere. It's a poster. You know Virtuosity? I was in that movie, but a little part. That was a lot of fun.
GS: Are you taking acting lessons?
Nijo: My agent at Miramar teaches me sometimes. I'm looking for a good acting class now.
GS: What's your next goal?
Nijo: I want to work with a high budget movie, like Virtuosity. That was fun.
GS: What did you like about it?
Nijo: Everybody's so nice, so nice and the set is very big and exciting and the director really liked me. I'm also [writing a screenplay]. I just finished it a couple of months ago.
GS: What's it called?
Nijo: In the Mirror.
GS: In English?
Nijo: Yeah. I wrote everything, and my friend--he's a writer--he corrected the English. The director for Virtuosity, he really wants to see it. I showed it to a couple of people already, pretty famous people, and they're so nice. They say it's great.
GS: Is it about your life?
Nijo: No, just a drama.
GS: About what?
Nijo: Love, a little comedy, drama... [End]
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