SAM

INTERVIEW

Sam: In there, I felt really comfortable, much more comfortable than I thought I would. For instance, the infamous kiss. I thought that I would be nervous because of the people in the room and the two cameras, as well the six or seven people of the crew watching. But I wasn't as nervous as I thought that I would be. All these people watching in private moment like that, ya know.

Lisa: Well at least they warned you.

S: Yeah, at least they told me.

L: At least they didn't tell her and not you.

S: Right, that would have been tough.

L: All of that cat calling was genuine shock and delight.

S: That's what it seemed like, it seemed so real. Once it started, everyone's energy was totally different. It went from part playing to being themselves and the shock or happiness; everyone was going yea Sam, or whatever. It was a weird shift in the energy.

L: Well it was good for us too, as a character. That moment was just, it was sorta like a hopeful thing, like when someone's dying or someone has a baby, you get that sorta feeling that there is life beyond this. I don't know, but that is sorta what I was feeling, just wow.

S: Yeah, what a better way to go out.

L: So, did you have problems with the spacing?
S: No, I usually don't too many problems with small spaces. And it wasn't as small as your imagination can be sometimes. Like when they first say stand in the room, your thinking, wow, man that is small. Maybe the lighter walls opened it up a little bit. I didn't feel as confined as I thought I would in my imagination. And the heat, actually, it didn't bother me as much as I thought it would, ya know after the first time. I have sweated before, and as weird as that sounds, I enjoy sweating. So, it wasn't too big of a deal. I actually enjoyed the space. Not having a good time and being hot, and I wouldn't say that I was miserable. It was almost enjoyable in, ya know, that bittersweet moments that ends. As weird as it may sound, you are having to leave that small space and you feel that kind of a part of you is left in there. Overall it didn't seem to bother me.

L: And you didn't have any trouble going back in there?

S: No, I am not sure if what the mindset of this is a job and you gotta do it or…cause I don't think anyone can say that they enjoyed the space but it didn't bother me.

L: And your personal space being invaded?

S: Usually, I fairly like my own space. But since we had a chance to get out and weren't confined there the whole time, that little bit that you're in there (that concentrated time) wasn't too bad.

L: I was surprised that we were able to have so much space when we were standing up; there was a huge amount of space compared to when we were sitting down. Well, did anything twist you a little bit in there, like did you get a little hang of sadness?

S: Yeah, definitely. This may be everybody's point but, Royan's last confession moved me because it was so real. I found myself teary-eyed. Twisted me in concern was Torrey's little outburst, that bothered me but then it was a kind of tough position for all of us…because that is the whole concept of the movie. These people are suffering and they are dying. It is the premise of the movie and if you call the word to "stop," what if he is just acting and doing a really good job. So, you don't want to ruin his moment but if you don't then you got a serious situation. So, that was a tense situation, trying to figure out what was going on. You want to help him but then again, you don't want to ruin his moment.

L: Absolutely because it is very real.

S: Yeah, too real.

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