Maxim Interview
Source: May Issue of Maxim
Diamond in the Rough: Newcomer actress Jolene Blalock is a cut above the rest
Jolene Blalock is all
about edges. When the angular actress strides into a Beverly
Hills lounge - inhabited by everyone from Jessica Alba to Warren
Beatty - her show stopping good looks freeze the room. One
producer looks up and mutters, "Isn't that Julia
Roberts?" Sure, Blalock's dazzling smile may conjure up
other pretty women, but she sports a spikier side, too.
("Everything I do, I do with reckless abandon,"
Blalock declares.) She may not be a household name yet, but with
the TV miniseries Diamond Hunters on the way, don't
expect this gem to stay hidden for long.
Jolene on whether she
was named for Dolly Parton's song about a home wrecker: "I
think maybe my parents were high when they named me. Nobody
likes Dolly Parton that much, do they? If I ever stole someone's
man, it was purely unintentional."
Jolene on being a
California girl: "I was a good surfer because we
grew up a block from the water, and my father took us to the
ocean the way other fathers take their kids to the park."
Jolene on the
Hollywood casting couch: "I read for a role,
and the director showed me pictures of his wife and kids. After
the meeting, my then manager said, 'There's a topless scene in
the movie, and the director needs to see your breasts.' I said,
'Give me a break. Pass.' A few days later, my phone rang and
it's this director asking me out to dinner. I think my managers
gave him my home phone number. I fired them."
Jolene on auditioning for
the Jason and the Argonauts miniseries: "I showed
up dressed completely in character - jewels in the hair,
armbands, and full gown. Yeah, I looked really stupid getting
out of the car and going into the building, but so what? At
least they'd remember me, right? I love to work. You want to
talk about natural highs? There's nothing like it. It's better
than sex."
Jolene on method
acting: "For Jason, I had hair
extensions down to my ass that were sewn into my head. I
couldn't work out, shower, or wash my hair. After two weeks you
could've taken the hair, put a leash on it, and walked it around
the block. It was nasty."
Jolene on her ideal
man: "I like men who are very cool but who are
also so brilliant that they are almost insane. Sean Penn, Gary
Oldman, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits - men who would be flipping burgers
if they hadn't found an outlet for their brilliant mind-sets. I
also like men who have hands with big masculine veins that you
can squish and move."
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the behind the scenes video of the May photo shoot
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