The PopGurls.com Blog » Interviews http://popgurls.com/blog the smart. sassy. shameless. blog. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:01:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 They don’t get manlier than Ricardo Montalban. http://popgurls.com/blog/2009/01/14/they-dont-get-manlier-than-ricardo-montalban/ http://popgurls.com/blog/2009/01/14/they-dont-get-manlier-than-ricardo-montalban/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:09:37 +0000 Amy http://popgurls.com/blog/?p=135
"I could have killed you all, but I didn't. And that's what was great about me."

"I could have killed you all, but I didn't. And that's what was great about me."

“My love of Star Trek is well known… I’d give anything to have the chest at 35 that [Ricardo] Montalban had at 72.

I went to the premiere of the Star Trek 2 DVD and Montalban was there. And he was in a wheelchair, as he’s had some issues as he’s gotten older, and I was going, “oh, that’s so sad, he’s in a wheelchair” and then they gave him a microphone and he opened his mouth and was like, “Hello! I am Ricardo Montalban” and every one of us was like, “oh god!” Literally, in a wheelchair, this guy could kick anyone’s ass. He is the manliest man alive. They don’t get manlier than Ricardo Montalban. I think he’s manlier than anyone on any show I’ve ever been on…

He’s the manliest. Good lord — he could kill us all if he wanted to, but he hasn’t and that’s what’s so great about Ricardo Montalban.”

– PopGurls Interview: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

“Your genius cannot beat my evil and treachery. Oh, by the way, have you met my bodyguards, Evil and Treachery?”
– Señor Senior Sr. on Kim Possible

RIP Ricardo, may all your fantasies come true…


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Our PG-Porn friend, James Gunn, is one of the judges and he talks to PopGurls about the show, what makes a good Scream Queen and what’s needed in the horror genre today.

Check out our interview with James about his new show on VH1, Scream Queens.

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James Gunn doesn’t want you to have to deal with all the ickyness of sex. On-screen, that is. The writer/director best known for his work in the horror genre (Slither, Dawn of the Dead) is taking on porn and making it more enjoyable for the whole family.

“You and your grandmother, for instance, could sit down together and enjoy some nice clean smut. Or your kids could come home from school, and the whole family could gather around the computer and not-jerk-off to some porn deeply embedded with traditional values (like not fucking.)” – PGPorn.tv

He talks with us about his wholesome new adventure with adult film stars Belladonna and Aria Giovanni, the perils of naked photo shoots and how Joss Whedon gave him his first job in Hollywood.

PopGurls Interview: PG-Porn’s James Gunn

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It’s gonna be a line of a dialogue that stands out — I don’t think there’s any casual way to say “I’m the one who gripped you tight and raised you from perdition.” (laughs)

Not unless you were just sitting around, having a few beers at a bar.

Possibly. I’ll try to slip it into casual conversation. See how it goes. Let me make a note.

Misha talks to PopGurls about how he got past the FBI, why flying is overrated and if he prefers being touched or groped.

PopGurls Interview: Supernatural’s Misha Collins

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+ PopGurls Interview: Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr
She talks about what’s to come for Vanessa (and CHUCK?!?), cheerleading and if we’re all imagining that flirtation between Rufus and Vanessa.

+ Another Quickie with Author Elizabeth Scott
She talks to her controversial new novel, Living Dead Girl, and why people rarely see what is in front of their face. ALSO — we’re giving away 5 copies!

Find out more at PopGurls.com

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+ 90210 — Deja Vu All Over Again?
This is not a recap. This is not really a review. These are simply our reactions. Shame and sanity were left at the door.
CLASS DRAMA, IN-LAW DRAMA, and ALCOHOLISM. All these important issues must be in caps — otherwise the very special-iality of these issues wouldn’t be as apparent.

+ A Quickie With Renee Loux
The host of Fine Living Network’s It’s Easy Being Green talks about easy ways to go organic, relax and how it’s really a small world after all.

+ A Quickie With Author Sara Zarr
She talks about her writing process, step-parents in literature and, of course, potatoes.

Get it all at PopGurls.com

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Kevin talks to us about directing Enchanted (where he was also voiced Pip, the Squirrel, in New York), Disney Princesses and gives some advice for aspiring animators.

20 Questions with Enchanted’s Kevin Lima

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His latest in theaters now is Dan In Real Life, starring The Office’s Steve Carell, Dane Cook, and Juliette Binoche. Next up is Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, and Escape From Planet Earth.

Jon talks to us about Dan in Real Life, what it takes to be a film producer (and what that really is, anyway) and what you’d be surprised to learn about Steve Carell.

Read our interview with Jon Shestack here!

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Ed spoke with PopGurls about why he loves playing Chuck, who he thinks Chuck wants to sleep with and why comparisons with James Spader’s Stef in Pretty in Pink are a little off the mark.

Read our interview with Ed here!

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Which, I suppose, is to be expected — Jessica and her mother write ChickLit mysteries about Chloe, a “food connoisseur on a quest for the perfect meal and man.” The Gourmet Girl books mix engaging characters, snarky fun and utterly delectable recipes.

A Quickie with Jessica Conant-Park

We’re giving away two copies each of Jessica and Susan Conant’s books, Steamed and Simmer Down. We’ll select four people at random who send an e-mail to freestuff@popgurls.com with the subject line GOURMET GIRL to get a free copy of one of the Gourmet Girl books.

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