| You shot this movie on location in Las Vegas. What was that like? Bradford:We worked so hard....a month and a half of night shoots. All our locations kept falling though. (Some nights) we'd find a spot and we'd go, 'OK, this will have to do now' (whether we had a permit to shoot there or not.) It shouldn't have to be like that. Your sittiing in front of the Donut Queen was a happy accident? Bradford:No, the Donut Queen was one of the few locations that we attually nailed. Love the Donut Queen. Bradford:You could say that lady (in the scene) was the doughnut queen. This scene was right when Johnny gets into Las Vegas, at the beginning of the movie, and Jordan's character, Eric, and his friends are hanging out in the parking lot.... Bradford:....and I was kinda talking her into letting me do, like, some yard work or something. And Eric sees you talking to her, assumes you're a hustler, and comes over to give you some tips on picking up tricks. How old were you at the time? Brower:Sixteen Bradford:Eighteen What appealed to you about the project initally? Bradford:It's edgy. I wanted to do something kinda edgy, dirty....like, freaky. A lot of times, if I do an independent film, it's because I really like the character. That's a pattern i'm noticing in my career. The more mainstream stuff, I'm getting hired to play me; independent stuff will give me the opportunity to try (different) stuff. And I liked Nick, the director. He sounded like he knew what he was doing. Jordan, what got you to play Eric? Brower: They lived on the street. I got to play that, and I thought that'd be kind of fun. And the script was good. It seemed like it'd really happen in real life. next page. Back to interviews. |