| Aaliyah Articles & Interviews September 10, 2003 People Magazine |
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| Talking with�Aaliyah Being a vampire comes with teething pains. Playing the lead bloodsucker, Akasha, in Anne Rice�s Queen of the Damned, due early next year, R&B singer-turned-actress Aaliyah shot a scene where, she says, �I am yelling and being this forceful creature, and my fangs just fly out across the room. It was so embarrassing. They had to make me a different pair that stayed in my mouth.� Off the set, the 22-year-old New York City native is often spotted with Roc-a-Fella Records CEO Damon Dash, whom she declines to discuss. �I am a pretty reserved person,� says Aaliyah. Yet she wasn�t shy about handling real boa constrictors in the video for �We Need a Resolution,� from her recently released third disc, which is self-titled. �I saw bags moving in the corner,� she says. �And I found out they were real snakes. I was a little nervous, but I kinda like doing crazy stuff.� Aaliyah is now shooting a costarring role in two sequels to The Matrix. But that isn�t all she has to look forward to: There�s also Halloween. �I got to keep Akasha�s fangs and contacts,� she says. �I�ll have some fun.� �E.S. |
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