Conchita Campbell Interview
The TV Addict has an interesting interview with Conchita Campbell (we interviewed her recently as well - you can read that here). Here are some excerpts from that interview:
You started out in the business at a very young age, what advice do you have for someone that starts at your age?
Basically, feel the role. Have fun with it. Think about how you would feel, what happens to you, and let it come out naturally.How much of you goes into Maia? Is it a lot of Conchita in there?
Not really. [laughs] Me and Maia aren’t really the same. I was never abducted, I’m not adopted. My parents aren’t dead. [both Conchita and I start laughing and don’t stop until she finishes her answer]. There is some of the same stuff. We’re both the same age, we both look the same. It’s not that much of me in Maia. It’s how I act it…
How is it working with the cast? Does everyone really get along? Is that how you are in real life?
You know what, everyone on the set, everybody is just like a big family. All the cast and crew. We have so much fun. Working with everyone is great. Working with Jacqui Mckenzie [Diana Skouris]. She’s so much fun. All my scenes are with her because she’s my adoptive mother. We have a special bond together in real life, and we just have so much fun. Let’s say we’re doing a scene or something. When they call cut or we’re done the scene, or they say cut, we’re always goofing off. Ooh and there’s a swear jar on set. Every time someone swears, they have to pay a dollar to the swear jar. I mean, everyone is so much fun. Working with Joel Gretsch is great. I’ve had a couple of scenes with him, so that’s great…
How far into the season have you shot?
We are now on the last episode, I think, so we’re almost done, so that’s really really sad. It’s going to be another year before I see them, so it’s like no!! Sometimes the other people are off doing different movies during hiatus. We don’t all get to see each other. When we get back to set it’s like “yay we get to see everybody again.” The year of shooting just goes by so fast and I don’t want it to go so fast!We just saw the episode - wasn’t a big episode for your character, you were in a couple scenes, finding out that April was back. What can we expect from Maia as the season progresses?
You know what, from Maia, is learning how to use her ability better. She is learning how to, the way she sees it, when to say it at the right time, and to use it to her advantage. Maia is becoming smarter. Maia’s becoming more of a grownup but still that little sweet girl. You’ll be seeing more from Maia…Is it weird to watch yourself?
Not really. When I first started out, I was always shy and used to hide behind my mom. Now when I see myself, I’m like, ya know what, cool, it’s like a mirror object of yourself, except there’s no mirror in front of you. It’s actually kind of cool if you think of it that way.
I love that Conchita watches the show. So many actors find it odd to see themselves on tv that they avoid it altogether, but I think being a fan of your own show is healthy, and gives you insight into how to perceive and better play the character.
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