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Flower Girl Marla Sokoloff exclusive: The Practice Alum Gets Wedding Ideas
The Practice may have made a star out of Marla Sokoloff, but one look at her acting resume and evidence of screen magic is magnanimous.
Sokoloff currently stars in Flower Girl from the classic cinema-for-television of The Hallmark Channel. The November 15 premiere of Flower Girl on the network hits TV screens at 8 pm.
Sokoloff phoned SheKnows for an exclusive chat about being a Flower Girl on the Hallmark Channel while simultaneously planning her own wedding and how wedding scenes from the film are inspiring her own nuptials.
Marla Sokoloff: Hello, Joel.
SheKnows: Well, hello, Marla, how are you?
Marla Sokoloff: I’m excellent, how are you?
SheKnows: I’m doing great, thanks for phoning SheKnows about your new Hallmark movie, Flower Girl. I have to start by asking what was it like just to spend time with Marion Ross?
Marla Sokoloff: (Laughs) It was amazing. She’s such a talent and such a legend and an absolute sweetheart to boot. My favorite part of Marion was that she has kind of a wicked sense of humor. Every once and a while she would say something totally jolting that you would never expect Marion Ross to say (laughs).
SheKnows: What was the big appeal for you -- not just for Flower Girl -- but about your character in Flower Girl?
Marla Sokoloff: It’s really funny. I got the job about a week after I got engaged in my real life.
SheKnows: You kidding! Congratulations.
Marla Sokoloff: Yeah! Thanks, I was really excited to be involved in a project that was wedding related. Because when you are engaged, that is really all you care about or want to talk about (laughs). So it was fun to be completely obsessed with it in my real life and go to work and dealing with beautiful flowers and trying on beautiful wedding dresses.
SheKnows: Talk about timing, too…
Marla Sokoloff: Yeah, it was very strange.
SheKnows: Did you get any ideas for your own wedding?
Marla Sokoloff: I did, it’s funny, mainly flower ideas.
SheKnows: Sure…
Marla Sokoloff: I took a lot of pictures and emailed them to my wedding planner when an arrangement would come in that I liked.
SheKnows: I wondered.
Marla Sokoloff: Laughs
SheKnows: The idea of the film, I think a lot of women can identify with that it is when they realize that maybe that person isn’t out there, that in fact he arrives.
Marla Sokoloff: I think there’s so much pressure on women to find “the one.” Everybody’s seems to think that there is the ideal man out there, but you really don’t know who your ideal man is until he comes out of nowhere. I think the message of the movie is to not settle. I think that’s really important because I think women feel the pressure to have children, get married…yeah, everybody wants that, but you need to do it with the right person. Lauren, in the movie, really stays true to her beliefs about waiting for the right person. I think it’s a great message to send.
SheKnows: Absolutely, something that also strikes me, that the Hallmark movie is such a pop culture icon. For you to be a part of one here, what does that mean to you as an actress?
Marla Sokoloff: I grew up watching them. For me, it was exciting to be a part of the Hallmark family. (Laughs) I’ve always wanted to do a Hallmark movie because the Hallmark building is actually right by my house. So, whenever they have a movie on, they put up a billboard. Now, the Flower Girl billboard is finally up there. I always wondered if I’d ever be up there (laughs).
SheKnows: Well, there you go!
Marla Sokoloff: Exactly…
SheKnows: Honestly, that could be one of the reasons to do this movie…
Marla Sokoloff: Seriously (laughs)! It’s definitely something you consider.
SheKnows: It is a big deal.
Marla Sokoloff: You know, it’s funny. I’ve been doing this acting thing for so long now, my family is unfazed by what I do, but this Billboard is a big deal (laughs).
SheKnows: Working with David Kelley, that’s fine…but a billboard…(laughs)
Marla Sokoloff: Your show won an Emmy, no big deal. You got a billboard? Yes! It’s on!
SheKnows: What was that like working with David E Kelley on The Practice, the guy is prolific, but still at the end of the day, not a lot of actors get to work with him.
Marla Sokoloff: Completely prolific…and
such a surreal experience. I was 17 when I got that job. I didn’t
understand the enormity of it all. David Kelly and this prestigious
show and working with such amazing actors, it took me a couple of years
to understand how massive that was and then when you get off of a show
like that, it’s not easy to back on a show like that. That’s also when
you realize, ‘wow, I had a pretty awesome situation there.’
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http://www.sheknows.com/
Interview: Love Is in Bloom for Marla Sokoloff
Marla Sokoloff
has co-starred in the likes of “Desperate Housewives” and “Party of
Five,” as well as “The Practice” and “Full House,” to name just a few.
Now she is starring in her own Hallmark Channel movie called “Flower
Girl.” Marla plays Laurel, and unlucky-in-love florist who soon finds
herself having to choose between two men. One is the stable and sweet
doctor, Evan, who Grandma Rose (Marion Ross) approves of, and the other
is Stephen, a mysterious and handsome writer.
Marla was more
than ready for a sweet love story like “Flower Girl.” And there is a
lot to love about the movie, as she explains: “I am a sucker for
romantic comedies. I just really love the whole concept of finding
love. I love that Marion Ross’ character was the meddling grandmother.
I love that it is such a great story.
“It’s just really nice in
this day and age to sit down and watch a love story. I think everybody
really likes to watch those kinds of movies where it just warms your
heart and makes you feel like love is possible. Just sit down in your
jammies with a bowl of popcorn, and watch it.”
Marla can relate
to Laurel, and finds many similarities between herself and the
character she portrays. “I like that she is so levelheaded about love
and realistic about it. It’s almost as if she is trying to teach her
grandmother about love and how it works in this day and age.
“Personally,
I’ve always been like that: not so much the romantic, but more
levelheaded and realistic about things. Laurel has a gut instinct about
something and she follows through with it, which I try to do as well.”
She
also appreciates and relates to Laurel’s attitude of not settling for
less that what she deserves in life. “I’ve never settled in my real
life, and in my love life. I really took the time to date and to get to
know what I want out of a partner. I think that some people rush into
things, which is why the divorce rate is so high. Being a little bit
jaded and cautious when it comes to love is not always a bad thing.”
A
week before Marla got the offer for the movie, she got engaged in real
life, so she was able to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. “I
was already doing research on flowers and weddings anyway, because I
was planning my own wedding. So I got to research for myself and the
character at the same time.
“One thing that was really cool is
every morning Telaflora would deliver fresh flowers. These gorgeous
arrangements would arrive to the set, and I would send pictures to my
wedding planner of ones that I liked. I’d tell her I liked a certain
flower, or this certain color, and stuff like that.”
All the
flowers made the set a joy to be on. “You would walk onto the set and
the smell was like heaven. The prop guy would let me bring some to my
trailer, which is great because trailers never smell good.”
Working
so closely with a television icon, Marion Ross, was also a wonderful
experience, according to Marla. “Marion was awesome. She is such a
sweetheart and so fun and so beautiful. Oddly enough, she is a little
bit shocking and naughty at times. Sometimes the things that would come
out of her mouth, you’d be like, ‘What?!?’ She has a dirty side to her
mind, which I always appreciate. She was great. I adored her.”
Don’t miss “Flower Girl,” which premieres on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.
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http://daytimedial.blogspot.com/
411Mania Interviews: Marla Sokoloff
Posted by Al Norton on 07.09.2009
411's Al Norton sits down for an exclusive interview with Marla Sokoloff to talk about her NBC mini-series Meteor, her role on The Practice, and still being hounded by Full House fans.
Marla Sokoloff was just 13 when she first appeared on your TV sets in a recurring role on Full House. Since then she has gone on to many TV and appearances, including a six year run on the Emmy winning series The Practice. Earlier this year she co-starred in Lifetime's top rated mini-series Maneater and this Sunday can be seen opposite Jason Alexander and Christopher Lloyd in the NBC mini-series Meteor.
Al Norton: I was happy when I saw you on Burn Notice last season, and then came Maneater, and now Meteor…Was there an action plan to be working more or is this just when the parts came in?
Marla Sokoloff: You know, I wish I could saw I took some time off and was starting to work again (laughing)…I just had a really good year, which was awesome and I'm super grateful for that. I had a rough little patch for a second where work wasn't really coming my way.
Al Norton: Do you feel momentum when parts like this start to come in?
Marla Sokoloff: Yes, and I actually definitely believe in that. I believe that momentum is something that's really important in the business that we're in, the craziness of it all. If you go away for 5 seconds people think you quit or have a drug problem or something. I was really pleased with the consistency of it all.
Al Norton: These days it seems like a drug problem can be a positive career move.
Marla Sokoloff: I know. I really got to get me one of those (laughing).
Al Norton: How did Meteor come to be for you?
Marla Sokoloff: The script was sent to me and I was elated when I read it, for many reasons, one being Christopher Lloyd was going to be in it and he's someone I have always wanted to work with. Also, it was something I had never done before, it was an action movie and I hadn't spent a lot of time working in that genre. I was really excited to be able to do a lot of the things required of me for the film and it was tons of fun.
Al Norton: Part of the fun for viewers with these types of disaster or "end of the world" movies is the way they can work in a b-movie mentality, or some tongue-in-cheek stuff. Is it hard to do that and still maintain a level of drama?
Marla Sokoloff: I think if you think about that, you're pretty much screwed. There are definitely times where you get a line and you think, "how the hell am I going to make this believable?" You have to get through it and know that people will laugh at those parts, if they are supposed to or not.
Al Norton: This is both an action and a science fiction movie; are you much of a science fiction fan?
Marla Sokoloff: Not a big science fiction fan. I do like a disaster movie sometimes. Everybody loves to veg out on the couch with those sometimes.
Al Norton: The cast in this movie is quite good; Christopher Lloyd, Stacy Keatch, Jason Alexander, Bill Campbell, Michael Rooker, Ernie Hudson…It must have great to be a part of that group.
Marla Sokoloff: It was pretty crazy. I was really impressed with the cast that they got. Everybody was awesome and it was so much fun to work with all of them. I had a lot of scenes by myself so the days when other actors were included I was really happy.
Al Norton: It must be a unique set of challenges when you are acting by yourself.
Marla Sokoloff: Oh yeah, ones that I was not prepared for in any way, shape, or form. I'd never done it before. It was a whole new level of weirdness.
Al Norton: Was it hard to come off a show like The Practice and go back out there looking for jobs when very little material as is good as what you were doing?
Marla Sokoloff: It's really hard. I was 17 when I got that job, so I never really knew what it was like to not be on a great show that people loved. I had to learn what it was like to get out there and pound the pavement, worrying about things like your mortgage. I never had to deal with that before because I was pretty lucky. When I got off of the show there was a period of time when I realized I was never going to have another experience like that, on many levels. Maybe it was a once in a lifetime thing but who knows, I still have time ahead of me.
Al Norton: It's been a great year for you Practice alums.
Marla Sokoloff: I know. Kelli's (Williams) show (Lie to Me) is doing so great, Jessica (Capshaw) is doing Grey's.
Al Norton: As is Chyler (Leigh).
Marla Sokoloff: Exactly. I forgot that they're both on that.
Al Norton: And Dylan McDermott has a new show on TNT…Do you think it takes some time for both viewers and casting people to stop seeing you in the roles they were first introduced to you as?
Marla Sokoloff: Absolutely. It's a really tricky situation when you got off of a series because you're seen as something for so long. I was the younger character on the show and even though I've been off of it for a number of years, people still see me as the young receptionist. It's hard to break through that mold and it takes a lot of work and a period of time for people to stop thinking of you in that one way, to forget that side of you.
Al Norton: Do people still come up to you and recognize you from Full House?
Marla Sokoloff: Oh my God. It's endless (laughing) .The Practice is a very rare occasion; it' never The Practice, it's only and always Full House.
Al Norton: With Full House, Boy Meets World, and Step By Step, you pretty much did the Holy Trinity of 80's family comedies.
Marla Sokoloff: And it was ridiculous at the time because it was once a week. At that age it was crazy because I watched those shows and then I was on the set of Full House and Step By Step. It was like heaven.
Al Norton: To put you on the spot a bit, tell me why someone who might not normally watch a disaster movie would want to tune in to Meteor.
Marla Sokoloff: I would say take out the whole disaster part of it. There is a lot of that in there but if you're not a fan of those movies, there's a lot of relationship stuff, human behavior. It's not just about a meteor; there are a lot of other things that take place. We've got something for everybody.
Source:
http://www.411mania.com/
Marla Sokoloff Talks Meteor
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
After watching Marla Sokoloff on both the small screen and big screen for many years, I was more than thrilled to be able to talk to her recently. I remember her best from Full House, Party of Five, and the movie, Dude, Where's My Car? among others. Over the past few years you may have seen her on The Practice, Desperate Housewives, the Lifetime mini series Maneater, etc... Now you can see Marla in the new NBC mini series, Meteor which airs Sunday July 12, 2009 and July 19, 2009 9-11pm. Marla talks about Meteor below.
Would you say Meteor is more about the circumstance of the meteor or more character driven?
I think it is both and that is what makes it so interesting. You can have the end of the world fans really get into it and then you can have those who want to watch a really good story about the characters. I think that makes the audience more broader.
What was the most challenging part about filming Meteor?
The biggest challenge for me was the heat. Working under those conditions is not the easiest. We were filming in the summer, from June to August in California and I'm not even sure where we were half the time but when I saw an ambulance pull up and loads of people, I knew I was on set.
Did you have to do any research for your role?
No, there was no time to do any of that. For all of the stunts though, we had wonderful set coordinators who were able to help me through most of it.
What was the audition process like?
I actually didn't have to audition for it and I got the script sent to me as an offer. I knew that it was going to happen quickly so I needed to give them an answer and I remember being really excited since it was nothing that I have ever done before.
What was it like working with Christopher Llyod?
He is so awesome! I was really excited to be able to work with him. Unfortunately, he was in it for such a short time that we did not have a lot of time to work together, but the couple of days that we worked on set were just excellent.
Did you read the book Maneater before being cast in the Lifetime Movie?
Once I got the job, I did read the book. I listened to it on tape while driving to set as well.
Your album Grateful was amazing but your website has not been updated in awhile so what can you tell us about what’s going on with your music career?
I haven't updated in so long! I have been working so much as an actress for the past year and a half, so there hasn't been time for shows or anything else. So that's been the hold up and it's definitely on a bit of a pause but it's not gone forever. Something will happen soon though.
Would you ever consider moving to NY and taking a step into Broadway?
I would love nothing more. It is like my biggest dream. I am the biggest Theatre dork. I think the thing is, I do not have the "Broadway" voice since my voice has more of a pop/rock sound. So I just have to wait for the right play or musical to come up.
Do you have a dream Broadway role?
Eponine in Les Misérables but I am not young enough at this point. (laughs)
Do you talk to or have you seen any of your co-stars from The Practice, Full House or Party of Five?
From The Practice, I am very close with Kelli Williams and Jessica Capshaw. I still see the rest of them around town every once in awhile. From Party of Five, I still speak to Lacey Chabert and with Full House, I think we all kind of went our separate ways.
You also appeared on Desperate Housewives as a nanny…have you ever been a nanny/babysitter in real life?
No, thank goodness. I don't know if I could handle that. (laughs)
When did you launch your own company, "Kiss My Axe," a line of custom-made guitar straps?
That was probably about 4-5 years ago. I started making my own for myself and then friends starting asking me, and then Avril Lavigne's manager gave me a call. That's when I thought that I could really do something with it.
What do you watch on TV?
I love 30 Rock, The Real Housewives - any city, and The Office.
How’s getting ready for your wedding going?
It's going! It's definitely going really great. I have had so much fun planning it. It's a lot of work but it is fun.
Source:
http://www.hollywoodthewriteway.com/
Interview with Marla Sokoloff
The balance is so hard to find
Cynthia Fuchs: So how did you get waylaid into acting?
Marla Sokoloff: I used to live in San Francisco, where I grew up, and I did theater. And then I said to my mom, "I really want to go to LA, because I want to do tv and movies." Now that I'm older, I realize what a huge commitment my mom made for me, but at the time, I wasn't so appreciative as I am now.
CF: Unusual to work on such a girl-focused project and set?
MS: Yeah, it was also unusual for me to work with people who were relatively my age. Because, on The Practice, it's like I'm the baby, little Marla. Here it wasn't like that, there was more of a camaraderie. But it was hard for me, because I wasn't there as much as the rest of them were, because I was shooting the show, so I was always back and forth, and I missed out on a lot of stuff. It worked out for the character though, because I came so late to the film, that they all knew each other, and had this thing that I was not involved in.
CF: How was it working with a crew composed mostly of women? MM: I think having a woman director for this movie was a good idea, because she was very involved in our hair and make-up, stuff that a guy director just doesn't care about. Francine [McDougall, the director] would come in the make-up trailer and say, "Too much rouge on her," "She needs this or that on her hair." I remember when I first went out to meet her in Minneapolis, and it was my day off, but they made me go through all the hair and make-up just to meet her. At first I was pissed off, and then I saw that she just had a very specific idea of what she wanted for each character.
CF: Was it fun working on such a broadly cartoony project?
MS: The balance is so hard to find. Clearly, you have to be over the top because the movie is so outrageous, but am I a bad actor, am I too over the top? Where is the line? Finally, I just said, I have to go all the way with this, I have to make her so ridiculous and so bitchy, and just do crazy things, because it's not going to be funny otherwise. I'd have to do the cheers and suck so bad, I'd get bruises, but it was worth it. It was the same with Dude, Where's My Car? It was such a dumb movie, and the girl who played my sister and I would look at each other after scenes and say, "We're the worst actors ever!" It's hard to be so big and so ridiculous.
CF: Some people read the success of Dude as a sign that its audience is dumb. What do you think about that?
MS: I hate that. My boyfriend made fun of me for liking Charlie's Angels. He showed me something George Lucas said, asking why Americans are so into popcorn movies, why they're so stupid. But that's not what it is. I can watch a movie that takes thought, but I also like to sit down and watch something that's mindless. You can't expect a Steinbeck novel every time. I don't think it has to do with anyone's intelligence. It just means you can have fun, you don't take life so seriously.
CF: A similar complaint might come up regarding Sugar & Spice, that it's a sign that kids are too violent, too dumb, too sexed up, and of course, that it's the movies' fault.
MS: Hollywood is blamed for everything, especially musicians. People are going to do what they're going to do. Like after Columbine, people attacked Marilyn Manson. Personally, I don't like Marilyn Manson, but he's not saying, "Go bomb your school and kill your friends." When we were making it, the producers said, "No press on the set," because of the Columbine aspect of it. I mean, it's awful that that happened, but if people are going to see this ridiculous movie, and then go do something, they have a problem long before this movie. It's like that Blink 182 song, about the kid who kills himself, and then a kid really killed himself, playing that song on repeat. That is not Blink 182's fault.
CF: So Sugar & Spice is watered down?
MS: Yes, in the plot and, my voice-over, where, I mean, there was stuff that was so offensive that I was honestly embarrassed to say it. But it was really funny. It pushes you to think when you laugh at something and then feel uncomfortable that you laughed at it, like in Something About Mary, where her brother is in Special Ed: you feel badly laughing at him, but it's just hilarious. But you know, the movie you sign on to do is never going to be the movie that's done. Producers get involved, studios get involved. That's why I like music so much, because if I write it, it's in stone, it's mine.
CF: Well, there are hurdles there too. Talk to Aimee Mann.
MS: She is a good example of that, even though her record was shelved for years, she said, "Fuck this," and now she's doing better than ever. People respect her and no one is telling her what to do anymore. As an actor, you will always have someone telling you what to do, you will always be performing someone else's material. It can be frustrating. When I first read this script, I thought of it more as a racier movie, like But I'm a Cheerleader, but they wanted it to be this mainstream hit, which may be better for our careers. But you never know.
CF: What do you imagine for your work beyond high school movies?
MS: The purpose of being on The Practice, this
"adult" show, was to introduce myself to a different
audience. Now that I've established that, I feel like
it's a good idea to start branching out in movies too.
But teen movies are a huge genre, that's all the
scripts I read. That choice is hard: should I be out
of a job? Or should I do another teen movie? I'm 20,
but the girl who played my sister in Dude, Where's My Car? is 28! Oh my gosh! There's so much pressure,
though, to strike while you're hot, and to have things
lined up all the time. So it's good to have the tv
series, to know you have a job until 2004, working
with a group of people you really like, on great
episodes. But it's also good to do movies and explore
other things too.
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http://www.popmatters.com/
TAPOUT ZINE: MARLA SOKOLOFF interview
You've been busy working as a singer songwriter. What can you tell us about the EP you've been
working on and how will fans be able to get a copy?
This has certainly been a work in progress type of situation. It started out as an EP but now it’s going to
be a full length record. I realized that there is no point in releasing a 5 song demo when I have all these
other tunes that no one will ever get to hear! Fans will be able to get the record on my website as well as
I-Tunes
How did the band Smittin come about and what is the current status of the band?
Smittin was a band that I had been in since the 9th grade. It was just your normal high school band.
We had a big LA following which was so awesome, but like all things, it came to an end. Everyone had
different projects they wanted to do, and I was working too much to play as often as we should have
What can you tell us about Modern Men which is set to debut in January?
It’s a very funny show about these three best friends going through a quarter life crisis. I play one of the
guys sister.
You've also been working on a unique project called Kiss My Axe. What can you tell us about this and
have you gotten the chance to give Kelly Clarkson a guitar strap as originally planned?
Lol…this is my favorite thing right now! When I was in smittin, I always use to make myself guitar straps
for different outfits. All of my musician friends wanted one and it was totally just a fun thing to
do…nothing I took seriously. But during a bout of unemployment I was bored and decided to take it
seriously and start a line. The name Kiss My Axe literally came to me in my sleep! I bought a sewing
machine and took sewing classes with a bunch of old ladies;) Kelly Clarkson is still without one
Being busy with both acting and music; what do you do in whatever free time you may have?
I’m such a homebody. If I'm not working I really just enjoy being at home with my dog. I wish I had a
cooler answer!
You played Gia Mahan, which in my opinion was the only non annoying character on Full House. Do
you still keep in touch with anyone from the Full House cast?
I must correct you, I was SUPER annoying and cringe every time I see a rerun!!! I don’t keep in contact
with anyone, seems like another lifetime ago
Of all the characters you've played; which do you think resembles you the most?
Hmmm…that’s a tough one. I don’t think any of them have. I haven’t played that girl yet
What was your reaction to the way the government handled the crisis in New Orleans?
Terrifying. I think I felt like everyone else in this country did. A week after the hurricane, I went to Toronto
to shoot a movie. It was a very strange feeling, being away from “home” while this horrible event was
taking place. It was also interesting to hear what people in Canada thought about it.
If you could remake any movie and cast yourself as the lead, what it be and why?
Frances . it was a movie staring Jessica Lange who completely acts her ass off. It is the story of Frances
Farmer…I would want her guy Sam Shepard to direct it.
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http://www.bedofnailz.com/
BACK TO SCHOOL
The first play 19-year-old Marla Sokoloff ever saw was a production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. The production of this tragic romance about an homely but poetic, 17th Century French cavalier who helps a handsome soldier win the girl they both love struck a chord in her as a little girl, and soon she wanted to become an actress.
By age 9 she was on stage at the ACT, and begging her mom to let her have a shot at Hollywood.
"An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT and told my mom, 'I really think your daughter should go to L.A.' But my mom was like, 'No, no. She's too young,'" Sokoloff remembers. "I became so annoying (that) a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me anymore. So we went down for (television) pilot season, I got 'Full House' and we wound up never leaving."
Now her career has, in a strange way, come full circle. Sokoloff is starring as the object of two boys' desire in "Whatever It Takes," a teen romantic comedy inspired by "Cyrano."
Joined by James Franco, the sharply handsome actor with a bedroom smile who plays her more contemptible suitor, Sokoloff is barefooting around her San Francisco hotel room during a break from shooting TV's popular legal drama "The Practice" (she plays Lucy, the secretary), contemplating the difference between TV and feature films as she and Franco discuss their roles in the movie.
"On my show, I'm definitely the youngest one," Sokoloff says. "So going from a show where everyone is over 30, to the movie...where everyone was like 20, 25...it was like summer camp."
A TV star himself on "Freaks and Geeks," Franco ads, "Everything is very fast and off the cuff (when shooting TV). They'll rewrite scenes right there. They'll ask us to improvise. Whereas the movie, you have a lot more time, and they liked to stick to the script and perfect what they had. We had a lot more time with the scenes."
Unlike his co-star, Franco didn't start acting until he was in high school. "My girlfriend was in the drama club, and she was asked to do a one act with some drama geek and had to make out with him on stage," he laughs. "It was a devastating blow. I begged her not to do it and she did it anyway, so to get her back, I joined the drama club." He started acting professionally while attending UCLA.
Sokoloff's introspective but playful demeanor (she sits Indian-style on the end of her hotel bed, dispensing sweet smiles and playing with her newly-dyed and red- and blue-highlighted hair) contrasts Franco's apparent seriousness (he rubs his chin and looks strenuously pensive when answering even throw-away questions) -- and as they seem so different the question arises, who did they run when they were in high school?
"I was a big partier but got bored with it," Franco replies intently. "I guess I was a little freak, a little geek."
"I didn't go to a normal high school," says Sokoloff, who was acting all through her school years. "It was (a school) for people in the performing arts. (There were) 20 kids in the whole school. If you were in a clique, you were pretty much by yourself!"
But, she asserts, she still thought she could identify with her character, a beautiful, brainy outsider. "I think it was just interesting to her that somebody liked her that was popular."
In the movie Franco, playing the dull-witted school stud romances her with the help of her best friend and next door neighbor (Shane West), who is getting tips on scoring with the stuck-up school hottie (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) in exchange.
Despite her "summer camp" experience making "Whatever It Takes," Sokoloff says she's ready to move on to more adult roles after following this picture with "Sugar and Spice," a black comedy in which she plays the friend of a pregnant cheerleader.
"I'm pretty sure this is it for the teen movie thing," she says, noting that she's now being sent several similar scripts. "It's so frustrating to read when you get to page 20 and you're like, Oy! It's the same thing again!"
She'll continue on "The Practice" as long as they'll have her, but when the show ends, Sokoloff wants to go to college -- and take a break from acting.
"I have a couple girlfriends in college right now. They can't even handle the schedule, and they don't have a job, let alone a 12-14 hour (a day) job."
Franco doesn't have any new movies on the horizon, but he's happy to be continuing on "Freaks and Geeks" and dedicating time to his study at Playhouse West, a respected acting collective in Los Angeles where many screen stars teach courses.
Marla Sokoloff: Interview (by Rachel O'Malley )
My interview with Marla Sokoloff gets off to a rocky start. I drag a
cameraman and a boatload of video equipment to the interview spot to get
some footage of Sokoloff -- who's most well-known as The Practice's
pretty, feisty receptionist, Lucy Hatcher.
Unfortunately, her PR folk tell us she's not doing video interviews (she
hasn't been gussied up for video appearances by a hair and makeup crew).
We're disappointed, but we understand -- perhaps Sokoloff just looks
like your average civilian without the added Hollywood glitz.
Hardly.
As pretty as she appears on the tube and in her new teen romance flick,
Whatever It Takes, with shiny dark brown hair (with a strand or two of
hot pink), striking blue eyes, and baby doll skin, Marla Sokoloff is by
no means in need of an airbrush.
Working her way through various spots on popular television shows like
Third Rock From the Sun, Party of Five and Home Improvement, Sokoloff
landed on the Emmy-winning show The Practice in 1998. The young
up-and-comer is now surrounded by the likes of television's hottest
stars -- from Dylan McDermott to Laura Flynn Boyle to Camryn Manheim.
And while one might think it easy to get lost in that kind of starry
shuffle, Sokoloff says she picks up an acting tip a day.
Easygoing and friendly, Sokoloff chatted with iCAST about getting the
part of Maggie in Whatever It Takes, life on The Practice, and a
penchant for folk music/lifestyle. We also found out that Sokoloff's
ill-matched screen romance with actor James Franco as the not-so-slick
stud Chris in Whatever It Takes has blossomed into a real-life
relationship. From Emmy-winning shows to the big screen, it seems
Sokoloff's romp with stardom has gotten off to smooth start.
iCAST: How old were you when you got into acting?
MS: I was seven when I first started doing theatre, but my first main
thing was when I was 12.
iCAST: What was that?
MS: Full House.
iCAST: You were Stephanie's mean friend?
MS: Yes, mean friend.
iCAST: And you were in Party of Five too. The mean friend again?
MS: Yes.
iCAST: In this movie, you're the nicest person in the world.
MS: I know, it's very strange. It was good though. It was a chance for
me to do something different. I've never played a girl like Maggie. I've
never played the sweet girl.
iCAST: What was the atmosphere like on the set of Whatever It Takes? Most of the cast are up-and-comers. Were people nervous?
MS: I'm sure people were nervous, but it didn't seem that way. We had
the best time. It was just a lot of young people hanging out -- but we
were working. We got along really well.
iCAST: How did you end up on Whatever It Takes? Were you sought out?
MS: No, I auditioned. There was a lot of convincing to do on my part,
because they didn't really want me for the job. I went on seven
auditions for it. They weren't sure if I would sell the movie because
the people that are going to go see it, aren't going to be watching The
Practice.
iCAST: Why were you so interested in doing it?
MS: I just really liked it. And I've always had this strange connection
to Cyrano, because it was the first play I ever saw. I really wanted to
do it.
iCAST: What's it like being the youngest person on The Practice?
MS: It's awesome. I have like 200 brothers and sisters.
iCAST: Are you babied at all?
MS: In a good way. They don't talk down to me or anything. They look out
for me. It's nice.
iCAST: Is Dylan McDermott as good-looking in real life as he is on TV?
MS: He is. He's so cute. If we come to work at five in the morning, he
walks in and he still looks awesome. He's just a good-looking guy.
iCAST: Was it nerve-wracking in the episode where you had to kiss him?
MS: Yes. It was really nerve-wracking. I was 17. It was my fifth
episode.
iCAST: Do you get recognized on the street?
MS: No.
iCAST: Does that idea in the future make you nervous at all?
MS: Not really. The only thing that makes me nervous is -- I live by
myself so it gets kind of scary sometimes. I was followed home one night
and that was kind of freaky. Little things like that where you're like,
I don't have anyone to go home to -- "Mom?" So that's the only thing
that scares me. But if the people who come up to me are nice, that's all
that matters.
iCAST: Do you have any preference when it comes to TV and film?
MS: Not really. They're both a lot of fun. The thing about film is that
I get to play different parts, whereas on TV, you do the same thing all
the time. But it's nice to come to a set where you know everybody and
it's familiar.
iCAST: Do you want to continue in TV, or do you see this as the start of
a film career?
MS: I would like to do both if possible. But I think, after The
Practice, I don't think I would do another TV show -- because where do
you go from being on The Practice -- that's such a cool show. So I'd
probably chill with TV for awhile and stick to trying to do films.
iCAST: What do you think of all the teen shows that are on TV right now?
MS: I don't really watch that much TV. I have to be honest. And the
shows that I do watch, I'm really fanatical about.
Out of all the teen shows, I'd have to say that the only show that I'm
into is Felicity. And Freaks and Geeks -- but that's because my
boyfriend's on it.
iCAST: No Dawson's Creek?
MS: I'm not a Dawson's Creek girl. Don't really dig it.
iCAST: So you'd never want to star in shows like those?
MS: Probably not. Maybe before The Practice it would have been something
cool, but I love working with these people. It's so cool for a young
actor to be able to work with older actors -- it's a learning
experience. Every day it's like I have an acting class. I get tips from
them all the time. Last week I was doing this scene with Camryn
[Manheim], and after the third take, I really felt like I wasn't doing
as good a job as I could have. And I was just like, "Okay, help me. I
have no idea what I'm doing." And she helped me out. It's cool to have
those people there to go to. Even for everyday life situations, I'm
like, "Had a fight with my boyfriend, help me out."
iCAST: If you could pick who you would star with in your next movie, who
would it be?
MS: Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie.
iCAST: So you'd like to do something more serious?
MS: Yeah. But the show's so serious, so it was nice to do a comedy.
iCAST: Do you feel like you're the comic relief on The Practice?
MS: I think that's what I'm there for -- I think that's why he brought
me on -- to have somebody funny. I know that annoys a lot of people
though -- they're like, "Shut-up! There's this great serious moment on
the show and then Lucie's like, 'Blah-blah-blah!'" And they hate it. I
get some mail that's just mean. Not this season, but last season, I got
a lot of harsh mail. People didn't like Lucy in the beginning -- they
didn't know what to do with her. They just didn't dig her.
iCAST: Do you look at your Web sites at all?
MS: Not really. Too traumatic.
iCAST: I heard that you collect guitars too? And you play and sing?
MS: Yup.
iCAST: Do you have any interest in doing an album?
MS: I'd like to. I have good friend of mine who has a record company.
He's a producer, and it's cool because he's a very young producer. He's
in the teen scene of music. And he's always like, "Marla, please, I want
to sign you right now." That makes me so nervous because the
actor/singer thing doesn't always work. It works for some people, but
I'm not willing to take that risk. I love my music so much and I'm so
content with having it just be mine and some therapeutic thing that I
get to do when I come home from work. For right now, that's not really
something I'm looking for.
iCAST: What kind of music are you into?
MS: It's folky.
It's between Jonie Mitchell and Fiona Apple.
iCAST: No pop?
MS: No. NO.
iCAST: Who would you do a duet with if you were going to do some kind of
musical performance?
MS: Jonie Mitchell. Or Stevie Nicks.
iCAST: Since you've been on many different TV shows, who's been your
favorite TV star to meet?
MS: I don't know. I've met a lot of cool people. I think one of the best
people I've worked with -- excluding The Practice, because they're all
great -- I did a movie [The Climb] with John Hurt a few years ago and
David Straitharn played my dad and he was such a talented, nice guy. He
was one of the most amazing people I've ever worked with.
iCAST: This is a job interview question, but where do you see yourself
in five years?
MS: Wherever. I'm going with the flow. I'm one of those people that if I
think about tomorrow, I'll go crazy.
Source:
http://www.angelfire.com/stars2/Marla/articles/art9.html
Watch Marla Sokoloff:
- MOVIES:
- Sugar & Spice
- A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster
- Love on the Side
- Christmas in Boston
- Meteor: Path to Destruction
- Maneater
Only parts with Marla Sokoloff:
- TV SERIES:
Only parts with Marla Sokoloff:
- TV SHOWS:
- The Daily Show With John Stewart (3/21/2000)
- The Daily Show With John Stewart (12/18/2000)
- MTV Cribs: "Dude, Where´s My Car?" movie Edition
- The Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2001/01/16)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2004/04/10)
The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn!
(They show the "Game Hall" clip from the movie.)
Ryan: Is everything okay?
Maggie: The last book he read was "Nine Stories".
Ryan: Salinger! Wow!
Maggie: And it gets worse. The Beastie Boys, The Eels, an old cheap trick.
Ryan: He aced it! Movies?
Maggie: "Stripes", "Casablanca", and anything by Monty Pylo.
(The clip ends!)
Craig: Well, there you go! Marla Sokoloff!
(The crowd cheers as Marla walks out!)
Craig: (As Marla sits down) Hello There!
Marla: Hi!
Craig: Uh, Marla...
Marla: Yes!
Craig: Your a pretty young lady.
Marla: Yes!
Craig: And how old are you?
Marla: I'm nineteen!
Craig: Ninteen.
Marla: Yeah!
Craig: And it appears if we could get a shot here, look at this camera and close your eyes. (Marla confused of which camera.) No over here sunshine.
Marla: (she points to the left camera) That one.
(She closes her eyes!)
Craig: Oh, look at that! A little blue eye shadow.
Marla: Tracy Leavy is one of the best make-up artists ever.
Craig: Tracy is one of the best. Don't know who she is.
Marla: Oh yeah, she's awsome. You'll find out soon.
Craig: And then...and then what do we have here? If we could get a shot of this. (Touching Marla's faded Pink hair slightly.) I'm gonna say....
Marla: This is, this was pink but it's kind of faded. It's not really pink anymore.
Craig: And how long has it been pink.
Marla: Like three weeks. It fades very quickly.
Craig: And how does one fade their hair What do you do?
Marla: (slight laugh) Um...I don't know it just fades out by itself I don't do it purposely.
Craig: I guess the better question is, Why did you have pink hair?
Marla: You don't like it.
Craig: (jumpy) I do! I'm just wondering, are we wearing pink outfits? Are we...
Marla: No! It's pretty much for the show.
Craig: Oh! Oh! It's for the show.
Marla: Yeah! I play Lucy, like a spunky, fiesty secretary, and um...I thought it would be a good change for her.
Craig: Yeah!
Marla: You know, she's a trend setter. So!
Craig: Yeah, it looks, it looks, I like it!
Marla: Thanx!
Craig: From this distance it makes me, it makes me want to touch it, see if it comes out.
Marla: You can touch it.
Craig: I feel uh...you know.
(The crowd starts cheering)
Craig: Now are people reconizing you, now out in public? Are fans coming up to you and saying things to you?
Marla: Um...I get reconized very rarely.
Craig: Why do you think that is?
Marla: Um...I think Lucy on the show, she's very estravogant and wears very, you know, loud clothes and you know in person I'm pretty dressed down, so people don't tend to reconize me.
Craig: Well, your not that dressed down right now.
Marla: Well, right now, yeah well, I had to look good for you Craig.
Craig: Well, thank you! You look great!
Marla: Um...But normally I don't look like this.
Craig: So, the blue eye shadow is not normally there?
Marla: No it isn't!
Craig: Okay, does anyone...has any one person reconized you?
Marla: Well, people reconize me. It's not like I don't ever, ever get reconized. But for instance...
Craig: What do they say?
Marla: A few weeks ago I
went to Boston to promote "Whatever It Takes" and some guy came up to
me and he was like "I love you on your show, but your so much heavier
on TV so your tiny in person." I was like (annoyed feeling) Thanx!
(The crowd laughs)
Craig: So is that...is that a compliment?
Marla: I didn't think...
Craig: Like a backhanded compliment?
Marla: I'm nineteen. I'm an insecure nineteen year old girl. You don't tell me that I look heavy on TV.
Craig: yeah! cause that's...
Marla: Cause I'm like, You want an autograph or something cause your definately not getting one. You know!
Craig: Right!
(The crowd cheers)
Craig: Now, that's kinda rude.
Marla: Yeah!
Craig: Why, this is me, just me, this is the way I view you. I think you lok great now and I think you look great on TV.
Marla: Thank you!
(The Crowd Cheers!)
Craig: Your character,
the receptionist, uh...she gets taken advatange of. As far as, there
were nude pictures of your character...
Marla: Yeah!
Craig: On the show and then did a dentist fondle you?
Marla: No! He did't fondle. But um...I got my wisdom teeth pulled out and while I was under, and he bit my breast.
Craig: How did something like that happen?
Marla: You know, he just has this crazy, weird fetish, and...
Craig: Yeah!
Someone in the crowd: Wooh!
(Marla and the crowd laugh!)
Marla: You should not be a dentist!
Craig: Could you feel it? Were you under?
Marla: Um...
Craig: Could you feel it?
Marla: She was totally put out and when she woke up and noticed this bite mark and...
Craig: Yeah!
Marla: You know!
Craig: Some people may go back for teeth cleanings every week cuz they might be into that.
Marla: Well, it got infected!
Craig: Oh, that's terrible!
Marla: You know, it wasn't like a beautiful bite. You know it was discusting!
Craig: The people who write that should not write in an infection. They should leave a nice little bite on the bozzum and keep it kinda nice.
Marla: Well, It's a law show, so I think in order to sue, infection had to take place.
Craig: Oh, I see. Maybe I should watch the show.
Marla: Yeah, it's a law show.
(The crowd cheers and claps. Marla starts laughing)
...
Marla: Right! Right!
Craig: Now you also...you uh...kissed Dylan Mcdermott. Now what is she like to kiss?
(Marla and the crowd laugh)
Craig: I'm kidding, I'm kidding! What...I'm kidding! It's a he. He's a hearthrob. He's... is it exciting kissing him.
Marla: Well, uh..it wasn't really exciting for me. I was just seventeen, and uh..just the whole idea of it freaked me out.
Craig: But the scene. Tell them how it is to shoot a kissing scene.
Marla: Well, it was strange you know, they have to get all of these different camera angles and we had to do like a billion takes, and we were both really nervous. But he's such a great guy. He made it really easy.
Craig: Do you guys do the mouthwash and all of that...
Marla: Well, I do! I'm like a nerotic, like a complete freak. I'm always in my dressing room, brushing my teeth, doin' the scope, and the whole nine yards. And I have these special mints that I always take with me on sets. Cause we've had to do a couple kissing scenes.
Craig: Little special kiss mints.
Marla: Yeah, they're like...
(The crowd laughs)
Marla: And, and, I'm always offering it to who ever it is that I'm kissing.
Craig: Right!
Marla: They, sometimes are they're like "No It's cool." and I'm like "No, not really, offering, kinda forcin' ya." you know!
(The crowd laughs)
Craig: When we do it. It's
different cause this is a big time show, primetime shows the kissing
scene is different. When we do a kissing scene here on our show...
(Marla and the crowd slightly laugh)
Marla: That's funny, I've never seen a kissing scene on this show.
Craig: There's only, really been one and it was with Farrah. I was kissing Farrah and she had like hummus and I had a couple of cigars before hand...
Marla: Yuck!
Craig: And we went at it. Here we are. (They show a pic of Craig and Farrah's kiss)
Craig: And we kissed!
Marla: Wow!
Craig: Yeah, we don't care! We're natural. Hummus, cigars, let's go Farrah, and we made it happen.
(The crowd cheers)
Marla: I'm not...I'm not feelin' that. But ...
Craig: That's okay. yeah! (slight giggle) OK! Stay stay with us. When we come back, Game-omatic!
(The crowd cheers and claps)
Craig: The game is called "Blank-Off" with Marla Sokoloff. See how that works?
Marla: Oooooh! NO!
Craig: Now were playing "Blank-Off" for Marla Sokoloff. You see how that works?
Marla: Okay!
Craig: Now, tell them by the way about the movie before I forget, cuz I'm like a big fan, tell them the name of the movie, Ms. Sokoloff, "Whatever It Takes" Ms. Sokoloff.
Marla: "Whatever It Takes" comes out Friday.
Craig: It's supposed to be good. Who are the two hot actors in it?
Marla: Got a guy named, Shane West who's on "Once and Again" and James Franco from "Freaks and Geeks".
Craig: And you in real life dated both those guys?
Marla: (laughs) How nice of you to bring that up.
Craig: Okay!
(The crowd laughs)
Craig: Here are the rules for "Blank-Off" with Marla Sokoloff.
Electronic Voice: In "Blank-Off" adorable Practice actress will have 45secs to guess the famous name that ends in "Off", or something similier like "Oph" or "OV". Five or more is the winning score. Good Luck Marla. I'll be waiting for you after the show.
Marla: Alright!
(The crowd is cheering throughout the game)
Craig: Alright, here we go. 45secs on the CBS eye. And here we go! "Blank-Off"! He's a Russian dancer, starred in "White Nights" with Gregory Heims, had a baby with Jesicca Lang. First name Mackyle. Your only nineteen...
Marla: Baryshnikov!
Craig: Yes! Baryshnikov! Russian comedian, also his last name is the name of a voka!
Marla: Smiroff!
Craig: Yeah! Yokov Smiroff. He's huge in Germany, he's got alot of chest hair, (Marla laughs) he looks silly, he's got a big head and skinny legs.
Marla: David Hasseloff!
Craig: That is correct! It's a beef dish and if you say it fast enough it sounds perverted.
Marla: Beef Stroganoff!
Craig: Stroganoff, That is correct! Brittish actor has the titale name of "Sir", won an Oscar for "Spartigus". First name Peter.
(The cheering stops)
Marla: Uh...
Craig: This might be before you time.
Marla: Yeah don't know.
Craig: Ok! Pass, Ustinov, I can't accept that. Moving on to the next one. General in the Golf War, looks like Jonathan Winters, First name Norman..
Marla: Who's Jonathan Winters?
Craig: Yeah! I know these things, (Marla slightly giggles) General in the Golf War. (pause) Okay! Pass. We go to the next one. Oh you'll get this one maybe, Uh..."Frankenstein", voice to the Grinch, first name Boris.
Marla: (thinking softly) Boris?
Craig: Remember that horror movie way back in the thirties and forties? Boris?
Marla: (slowly and soft) No!
Graig: Boris Karloff!
Marla: No!
Craig: OK! Wait let me find one. Go to number ten. Famous Middle Eastern rice dish that's been suated and seasoned.
Marla: Is that rice...
Craig: Rice...
Marla: Pilaf!
(The crowd cheers)
Craig: Yes! Yes! (He gives her a shirt of the show)
Electronic Voice: Game-Omatic!
(The crowd cheers on and Marla is laughing)
Craig: Congratulations!
Marla: Thank you!
Craig: Good Work! The movie is called "Whatever It Takes". The actress is, Marla Sokoloff. We'll be right back after this!
Biography
- Date of Birth: 19 December 1980, San Francisco, California, USA
- Birth Name: Marla Lynne Sokoloff
- Nationality: American
- Alumna: Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
- Occupation: Actress, Musician
- Mother: Cindi (née Sussman), a former caterer
- Father: Howard Sokoloff, a podiatrist
- Brother: Jared, a chef
- Spouse: Alec Puro (8 November 2009 - present)
- Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m)
- Personal life:
Sokoloff was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Cindi (née Sussman), a former caterer, and Howard Sokoloff, a podiatrist. Her family is Jewish, and originates from Russia and Germany. Sokoloff is an alumna of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. Sokoloff has dated actors James Franco and Shane West who both starred with her in the teen flick Whatever It Takes. As of 2004, she has been dating composer and Deadsy drummer Alec Puro. On October 19, 2009, Sokoloff and Puro applied for a marriage license at County Clerks office in Van Nuys, California, and were married November 8, 2009.
- Acting:
In 1993, Sokoloff began acting at the age of twelve, when she was cast as Gia Mahan in the sitcom Full House. She played Stephanie Tanner's arch enemy, and later becomes her best friend. In 1998, her breakthrough role came when she was cast in the drama The Practice as Lucy Hatcher. The 5 ft. 3 in. Sokoloff also had a three-episode stint as a nanny in Desperate Housewives. Along with other popular appearances, she is well remembered as Joey's pregnant sister Dina in season 8 of Friends. She also played Imogene O'Neill in the mini series "Meteor".
In November 2006, she starred in the ABC television series Big Day. The last episode aired on January 30, 2007. Aside from television, Sokoloff has also starred in many movies, including Whatever It Takes; The Climb; The Tollbooth; Dude, Where's My Car?; Sugar & Spice; and Love On The Side.
In 2009, Sokoloff starred alongside Paul Campbell, Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts, and Liz Sheridan in the romantic comedy Play the Game. She also voices the Glatorian Kiina in Bionicle: The Legend Reborn.
- Music:
Sokoloff enjoys music and has a large guitar collection. She sang and played rhythm guitar in LA-based rock band Smittin until 2003 when she struck out on her own. On February 17, 2006, she released her first solo CD, called Grateful.
- Trivia:
Has a "Venus Guitar" that Courtney Love designed and that is now autographed by Courtney, lead singer of Hole.
She was the singer/guitarist for the band Smittin and now plays shows under her own name in LA.
Born on the same day as actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
Source:
http://www.imdb.com/
http://www.wikipedia.org/
MARLA SOKOLOFF (born December 19, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American actress, best known for playing the part of Lucy Hatcher on the show The Practice and Gia on the ABC sitcom Full House.
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