Stars of "New York Minute"
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Besides just picking out hot guys, what qualities did you look for in your "New York Minute" leading men?
ASHLEY OLSEN: They both have a fan base of their own from different TV shows and that was obviously a plus. They both looked the part – and they are both nice guys.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: I think both the studio and Dennie Gordon [the director] had ideas of who they kind of saw, and we totally agreed.
ASHLEY OLSEN: But with the casting in general, we kind of just made a wish list and went after those characters. We just went after them and a lot of them said yes – and some of them said no. But we’re very fortunate to have the cast we [had].
How’d it feel to run around New York in a towel?
ASHLEY OLSEN: It was a little stressful. I don’t really remember that time; we were kind of thrown out there.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: I mean, we were so tucked and pinned and stitched and taped that nothing was going to happen, but it was very crazy. We had no clue what was going on and nobody was organized. How can you be organized when you’re in Times Square? It’s like, “Run across the street. Now go to that light.” We’re like, “The light’s red! The cars are coming. Tell them to stop!”
Did you have to learn a lot of new skills for this movie?"
ASHLEY OLSEN: We did. I’ve never really had to learn Chinese before. I just had to memorize it and hopefully it ends up turning out. It sounded right, I guess. But yeah, I had to learn how to drive through cones backwards and do a 180 and drive off. Things that I never thought I would have to learn before.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: For me, I learned how to play the drums. When we were in pre-production, when we were still in LA, I had a couple of drum lessons and then some in Toronto. I got the one beat down and that was it. Then, you know, I’m walking around the set and learning how to twirl my sticks the whole time because Roxy is always twirling sticks. I had everyone else on the set obsessed with trying to do it. Everybody was trying to do it (laughing).
And you had to drive a stick shift?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: I tried so hard. I thought I had it down when we were both practicing.
ASHLEY OLSEN: We had an easier car to use [during practice] and then you get in the car and it doesn’t move.
MARY-KATE OLSEN: The seat wouldn’t go close enough to the wheel, but the wheel was too close and my legs weren’t long enough. Then also you have to push the clutch in all the way in order for it not to stall. You know, I couldn’t even turn on the car. I couldn’t get it to go. And then I couldn’t get it to stop. It was not good (laughing).
How tough was it to handle the transition to a feature film, and to handle the romantic storyline?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Well for us the romance wasn’t as much of a deal as, I think, something that would attract another part of the audience. Every single way that we found of pulling in more of an audience – broadening the audience – like picking Eugene Levy… We love him. We are huge, huge fans.
ASHLEY OLSEN: Having characters in there that someone can relate to and someone can enjoy, whether it’s us or Eugene or the cute boys, to find that place where the whole family can [enjoy it.]
What was your favorite thing to wear in “New York Minute?”
MARY-KATE OLSEN: I would have to say the robe. And the only reason I say that is because everything else either had heels or…
Was it tough running around in those?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Oh, you don’t even know. My feet would be dented.
ASHLEY OLSEN: Let me think. I liked a couple of the ‘bling’ outfits. I thought they were fun and funny. I liked the Beyonce look.
Did you ever go through that period where you wished you could just be an average kid and not have to deal with the media and decision making and all that comes with being famous?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Yeah, but since we were younger we knew that this was a full-time thing.
ASHLEY OLSEN: We were never forced to do anything. I think that the ‘not wanting to do it’ is when you are forced to do something. We’ve always been fortunate enough to say no to certain things and to schedule certain times…
MARY-KATE OLSEN: We were always surrounded by people who knew us very well and cared about us.
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