Richard Livsey caught up with “Snakes On a Plane” actress Agam Darshi and spoke with her in an interview for his new online entertainment magazine. Here are a few excerpts from the time he spent talking with her.
Richard Livsey (RL): Many people are scared of snakes, what are your thoughts on these slithery creatures?
Agam Darshi (AD): I’ve never had any problems with snakes. I’ve always found them pretty fascinating. I think if I had to work with spiders though, that would be entirely different.
RL: Did they use real snakes on the set?
AD: There were about 400 snakes on hand. And I worked with CGI, and real snakes. The CGI snake was of course created after they got the shots. But in the final scene, they placed a large yellow snake, about the width of my arm, and about 4 feet long, on the seat in front of me. They did the shot three times, and each time the snake slithered on to my lap and behind my back. I don’t have any problems looking at snakes, but it’s different when it’s slithering on you! I was supposed to act dead, but my heart was pounding and I never felt more alive!
RL: Some people are not going to go see this movie because they don’t get it. If you could speak to these people what would you say?
AD: Don’t take it so seriously. It’s a fun summer movie. It’s not meant for critics. It’s meant to go to in the dead of summer when you just want to go on a wild ride, and not think too much about it. And hey –Samuel is in it!
RL: Speaking of, ever since Jungle Fever, and especially after Pulp Fiction burst onto the scene, Samuel L. Jackson has become a major player in Hollywood. What are your thoughts on the star of Snakes On A Plane?
AD: I think he’s great. When I first saw Pulp Fiction I was pretty young and I didn’t get it. I saw it again a few years back and it blew me away. I then understood why people love him. He’s so intense and a great actor. Someday I will work with him again, and in a much larger role.
RL: There’s a cool shot of you in the previews. How stoked were you to learn that you were featured in the movie’s trailer?
AD: I was thrilled! My mom phoned me, while watching Access Hollywood, and told me. It’s been playing on the TV all the time.
RL: If you had to make a choice, would it be a comedy or drama? Not necessarily to work in, but to watch and enjoy?
AD: I really love drama. I love human struggle. I think struggle makes the good stuff in life so much better. I love characters that are flawed, or have to overcome challenges that they are faced with. I really enjoy comedy as well. One of the things I want to do before I die, is stand-up.
You can read the entire interview with Agam Darshi HERE, and catch her this fall in “American Venus” and “Deck The Halls” starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick and Kristin Davis.
Luisq says
i think she’s great. beautiful and talented. i can’t wait to see her in a bigger part!!