2008 Woodie Awards
Q&A: With Brittany Snow, star of 'Prom Night'
Alex Plimack
Arts | 4/9/08
Brittany Snow, star of the horror film remake "Prom Night," answered questions for college journalists.
What do you think about the current tradition that after prom is supposed to be kind of hook-up time - do you think that there's too much pressure on teen girls to hook-up on prom night?
I definitely think there's a little bit; actually, there's a lot of pressure with teenage girls and guys too, wanting to hook-up and whatnot on prom…I think that that's just kind of one of those things that comes along with the territory of prom, but I think the good thing is that more and more kids are getting smarter about knowing their limits and knowing what's right and what's wrong. I think that we're raising really good kids to be independent people. I think that hopefully they'll make the right decision that if it's not their time to do something like that then they won't do it.
Would you prefer to go into film over television acting, or do you not like one more than the other?
You know, I think it really depends. I think it's really just about the project and I'm not really partial either way to film or television. It's really just more about the characters and the people that I'd be working with. I think what I look for mostly is just things that are going to really challenge me working with great directors or producers and things like that, people that I really respect and know that I can learn a lot from. If that's in television then I would take that route, but as far as right now, I think I'm pursuing a little bit more films just because the characters and things like that right now... there is a lot more going on with movies. But it depends. I would never say never.
Your roles in "Hairspray," "American Dreams," and "Nip/Tuck" all have dealt with race relations. Do you feel like you're saying something to your audience by taking a role that might be difficult or challenging or controversial?
I think that people are smart enough to realize that when I'm playing a character I'm actually playing a character; it doesn't reflect my own personal beliefs. Of course, I played a Nazi on "Nip/Tuck." Do I believe in white supremacy and that sort of stuff? No, not really. No, not at all, so I think whether it's my part in "Hairspray" or other things like that I think it's really just something that's just going to challenge me in a way of the psychology of being another person and believing truly what they believe and kind of digging into that mentality of it.
What do you think about the current tradition that after prom is supposed to be kind of hook-up time - do you think that there's too much pressure on teen girls to hook-up on prom night?
I definitely think there's a little bit; actually, there's a lot of pressure with teenage girls and guys too, wanting to hook-up and whatnot on prom…I think that that's just kind of one of those things that comes along with the territory of prom, but I think the good thing is that more and more kids are getting smarter about knowing their limits and knowing what's right and what's wrong. I think that we're raising really good kids to be independent people. I think that hopefully they'll make the right decision that if it's not their time to do something like that then they won't do it.
Would you prefer to go into film over television acting, or do you not like one more than the other?
You know, I think it really depends. I think it's really just about the project and I'm not really partial either way to film or television. It's really just more about the characters and the people that I'd be working with. I think what I look for mostly is just things that are going to really challenge me working with great directors or producers and things like that, people that I really respect and know that I can learn a lot from. If that's in television then I would take that route, but as far as right now, I think I'm pursuing a little bit more films just because the characters and things like that right now... there is a lot more going on with movies. But it depends. I would never say never.
Your roles in "Hairspray," "American Dreams," and "Nip/Tuck" all have dealt with race relations. Do you feel like you're saying something to your audience by taking a role that might be difficult or challenging or controversial?
I think that people are smart enough to realize that when I'm playing a character I'm actually playing a character; it doesn't reflect my own personal beliefs. Of course, I played a Nazi on "Nip/Tuck." Do I believe in white supremacy and that sort of stuff? No, not really. No, not at all, so I think whether it's my part in "Hairspray" or other things like that I think it's really just something that's just going to challenge me in a way of the psychology of being another person and believing truly what they believe and kind of digging into that mentality of it.
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