00:00Of course, we all know you as Tony Childs from Girlfriends.
00:05Light, funny, quick-witted, but you've slowly been going to the dark side with features in
00:10American Horror Story, Sleepy Hollow, and now this.
00:13It's up my dark, dirty road.
00:15It's up your dark, dirty road.
00:17Now, the show's been described as a horror comedy.
00:20I don't like to be scared at all.
00:21Right.
00:22So what can we expect in this series?
00:23You know what?
00:24It's crazy.
00:25It's crazy because I don't...
00:26It is a comedy, but I don't...
00:28I think that makes people think whatever they think of comedy.
00:31I like to think of it as kind of a very witty, comical drama.
00:36Okay.
00:37Because the scary is scary.
00:40The blood is real.
00:42Not real blood.
00:43But you know what I'm saying.
00:44Nobody was hurt at the making of this.
00:46Throw out that clause.
00:47Just in true Evil Dead fashion, you know, blood is a character on the show.
00:51But it is funny.
00:52It's really witty, and Bruce Campbell, my gosh, like, he's so amazing.
00:57And what I did not know is how funny he is just in life.
01:00Okay.
01:01Because I had never met him before.
01:02But we had a blast, man.
01:03We were in New Zealand, and that's like a backdrop for a postcard.
01:07Like, it's so beautiful.
01:08How long were you filming down there?
01:10Four months.
01:11Wow.
01:12What was that like?
01:13Because you're based in L.A.?
01:14I was a Kiwi for four months.
01:15I, like, lived the life.
01:16So what did you do?
01:17What was your favorite thing to do in New Zealand?
01:18Eat, which is, like, my favorite thing to do most.
01:20I'm from Louisiana, so my whole world revolves around food.
01:23And I'm from Texas, so I get you.
01:24Yes!
01:25Okay, we're going to talk more about that in a minute.
01:26There's a lot of Texas in the studio today.
01:28Right on.
01:29Let's talk a lot of Texas.
01:30So your character is zombie killer Ashley Fisher.
01:34So tell me a little bit about your role.
01:35Amanda Fisher.
01:36Excuse me.
01:37Amanda Fisher.
01:38Oh, no worries.
01:39Yeah, she's a Michigan State trooper.
01:41Just, all in all, badass.
01:43Yeah.
01:44Doesn't like the word no.
01:45Mm-hmm.
01:46Knows her way around a gun.
01:47And she's one of the good guys.
01:48Like, she really fights for good.
01:49Mm-hmm.
01:50And something happens.
01:52Mm.
01:53And Ash's, his name was all up and through.
01:58Okay.
01:59And so, therefore, it just kind of changed her journey.
02:01Mm-hmm.
02:02And she was on the hunt for Ash.
02:04Nice, nice.
02:05Now, did you have to take any, like, martial arts or gun training or combat training for this role?
02:09I did.
02:10You know, it's so funny, because you would think, because I'm from Texas, I would have, like,
02:1410 guns in my bag.
02:15But I don't.
02:16But I don't.
02:17I had never, ever held a real gun or shot a real gun ever before this film.
02:22Okay.
02:23And it was really cool.
02:25I went through gun training.
02:26Mm-hmm.
02:27Also, too, we have an amazing stunt team in New Zealand.
02:30Mm-hmm.
02:31And I did some MMA training.
02:33Oh, nice.
02:34Okay.
02:35So, yeah, Amanda's knocking folks out, too.
02:36Okay.
02:37So, yeah, she's...
02:38You're going to turn on the street, people.
02:39She's MMA now.
02:41It was awesome.
02:42What was one of your favorite moments from filming down there for those four months?
02:46Oh, there's so many amazing moments.
02:48I mean, first of all, the cast and the crew was just awesome.
02:51Mm-hmm.
02:52But also, too, I always say, just because you've never seen someone do it, doesn't mean they're
02:58not capable.
02:59True.
03:00And I think Girlfriends was honestly a surprise to me, because I never trained in comedic acting.
03:07Really?
03:08I didn't know that I was funny.
03:09Mm-hmm.
03:10No, no.
03:11I find that so hard to believe, because you're so good at your timing.
03:13It's like...
03:14Well, thank you, but I didn't...
03:15I did not know that.
03:16Mm-hmm.
03:17I was always training in dramatic acting.
03:18Mm-hmm.
03:19And so that was a surprise for me.
03:21But it's just beautiful to let people see the other part of me.
03:26Right.
03:27So that's been lovely, to be able to show my inner badass.
03:31What's your favorite?
03:32Kickin' butt in Ash vs. the Evil Dead or more comedic roles?
03:36You know, I just feel like I can have both.
03:39Mm-hmm.
03:40I like both.
03:41You know, but it is really refreshing to be able to work that muscle.
03:48Mm-hmm.
03:49So...
03:50Halloween's coming up.
03:51Are you a big Halloween person?
03:52I am.
03:53Ooh.
03:54Do you have a costume already planned for this year?
03:55It's Halloween.
03:56It's Halloween.
03:57It's Halloween.
03:58It's Halloween.
03:59It's Halloween.
04:00It's Halloween.
04:01It's Halloween.
04:02It's Halloween.
04:03It's my birthday.
04:04Yeah.
04:05So, no, I am.
04:06And I was raised on...
04:08Me and my mom, we both are...
04:10We were lovers of the horror genre.
04:12Mm-hmm.
04:13And...
04:14But Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Friday the 13th, those...
04:17That was my jam.
04:18You have your costume picked out this year?
04:19I grew up.
04:20I grew up.
04:21I grew up.
04:22I grew up.
04:23You have your costume picked out this year?
04:25I don't.
04:26And that's what I'm trying to...
04:27Yeah.
04:28I mean, sometimes I like to be a pun.
04:29Mm-hmm.
04:30So, I like to get creative, like, maybe with a pun.
04:32And, like, where you gotta figure out who...
04:34Yeah.
04:35Who is this?
04:36Mm-hmm.
04:37But I don't know yet.
04:38I gotta figure that out.
04:39All right.
04:40Okay.
04:41I'm gonna...
04:42I'm about to follow you on social media so I can see...
04:43Oh, yeah.
04:44For sure.
04:45Absolutely.
04:46I mean, that's the day before the marathon, so I might be slowly praying to Jesus.
04:47But we'll talk about it.
04:48And also, too, we have to watch Asher's Evil Dead because it premieres...
04:50On Halloween.
04:51On Halloween.
04:53Yes.
04:54On Halloween.
04:55Yes.
04:56So, everyone, please be sure to check it out.
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