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Your new movie Menopause
- in a few words, what is it about, and what can you tell us about your
character in it?
I love the
premise of this,
telling
different
stories of
women who
get affected
by the
moon and
the
upcoming
eclipse.
It has a
profound
effect on
all the
women's
menstrual
cycles and
leads them
to take
out their
darkest
revenge on
the men
around
them. My
character
Ruth shows
up at a
shelter
for abused
women and
appears to
be very
shy and
conservative…but
all that
changes as
the movie
progresses
and you
get to see
the dark
and
violent
side she
has inside
of her... What did you draw upon to bring your
character to life, and how much Kelly Fine can we actually find in timid
Ruth?
I
actually
know
someone
who was in
an abusive
relationship
for many years,
until she
finally
did something -
so I was
able to
talk to
her and
empathize
with her,
as well as
talk about
what she
needed to
do to
finally
get her
life back
- well,
Kelly Fine
is not
timid, but she
is compassionate.
I feel
Ruth has a
big heart,
it was
just
costantly
stepped on
all her
life. Now how did you get involved with the project in
the first place, and what were your first thoughts when you heard what it
was about? I have
worked on
a few
other
projects
with the film's director Joshua Nelson [Joshua
Nelson interview - click here] - he is so
talented
and since
he was an actor, he
really
knows how
to get the
best out
of you. I
was really
excited
about this
project,
women
getting to
take out
their
revenge, blood,
horror, and
of course
good good
laughs
too. Such
a fun
project
and I was
so excited
to be part
of it. To what extent could you identify with Menopause's
approach to both horror and comedy?
I love how Josh
took the premise
of the moon and
eclipse and tied
that into a
women’s cycle -
so many women will
identify with the
changes they go
through and how it
makes them feel: So there
are times we do
feel like we could
do something bad,
and of course
finding the honor
in that is another
element to what we
go through. It is
a very relatable
concept he came up with - actually quite truthful ... Do talk about Menopause's
director Joshua Nelson [Joshua
Nelson interview - click here], and what was your collaboration
like?
Josh
is a lot
of fun. He
knows how
to bring
out the
best in
you. He is
very
patient
and also
extremely
funny. He
also is
open to hear your
ideas and
input and will
change
something
if he
feels it
would work
better.
So, there
is no ego
on set.
Menopause
isn't the first time you've worked with Joshua Nelson - so what can you
tell us about your previous collaborations, and how did the two of you
first meet even?
I
have been
taking
class with
Josh for
about 1.5 years.
I have
done a few
short
films with
Josh, and
all of
them were
selected
into film festivals - I knew I
had found
something
extremely
special,
being able
to be part
of these
films that
are being
recognized
in the
industry. Back to Menopause:
What can you tell us about the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere? FUN!!!!
Josh always makes it
fun and safe to
express any comments
or ideas… this has
been truly
inspiring, since
that is very rare to
find in a
writer/director.
He is very
relaxed and all of
us feel a sense of
ease when we are on
set. There is a lot
of fun with all of
us because we want
to bring out the
best in each other. Any
future projects you'd like to share?
Josh
has really inspired
me to write and
direct my own short
film, which I am
currently working
on… and yes, it is
a horror film - LOL. What got you into
acting in the first place, and did you receive any formal training on the
subject?
I
have been acting
since I came out of
the womb. I started
studying as a teen,
I did plays and even
local pageants. I
loved being on stage
and entertaining
people. I started
studying in NYC at
Carnegie Hall. That
was my real first
formal training with
a very well-known
teacher, I studied
Meisner with him. From what I know, you actually started out as a
stage actress - so what can you tell us about that aspect of your career,
and what caused your transition to films eventually? Theater
is so fun, and I love
being in front of a
live audience. I was
signed to a big
manager while in
college, and then
that started my
transition into the film/TV world. I did
a national
commercial and got
my SAG card - that
was beyond amazing
for me.
From
what I know you took a long break from acting between the roughly
mid-1990s to the late 2010s - now without wanting to get too personal, why
was that, and what triggered you to come back? I
was living
in CA
doing my
acting, and
then came
home to
get
married.
Life just
took its way and I
stepped
away. I
knew one
day I
would get
back into
it when
the timing
was right. It
was all I
ever
wanted to
do. I got
back about
2 years
ago and
have been
doing
amazing
things
ever since. What can you tell us about your
acting work prior
to Menopause, in
whatever medium?
I
did a few national
commercials, as well
as some film and TV
while I was living
in California. I
also screened-tested
with the amazing
director Gary
Marshall. How
would you describe yourself as an actress, and some of your techniques to
bring your characters to life? I
love comedy, I
love
making
people
laugh, I
love
Lucille
Ball,
Carol
Burnett,
Joan
Rivers… they
to me were
beyond
incredible, I
watch them
a lot. I
also take improv
classes. I
do drama
as well
and use a
lot of
personal
things to
help bring
my
characters'
emotions
to
life…
and think of
my dog a
lot, LOL. Actresses (and indeed
actors) who inspire you?
Like
I mentioned, Lucille
Ball, Joan Rivers,
Carol Burnett. I
also love Jennifer
Coolidge and Kathryn
Hahn… just to name
a few. Your favourite movies?
I love all the oldies.
I watched so many
old movies growing
up, The Grapes of
Wrath, A Place in
the Sun, Giant,
Rebel Without a
Cause, Wuthering
Heights… to me,
they were the
best…
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and of course, films you really deplore? Well,
cowboy films may not
be on the top of my
list. Your website,
social media, whatever else?
Kellyfineactor.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelly.is.acting/
IMDb: Kelly Fine Anything else you're dying
to mention and I have merely forgotten to ask? I have an amazing
rescue dog named
Kali. Oh and married
for 22 years - that
is an award right
there... Thanks
for the interview!
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