Sun Herald February 1998

Many thanks to Cat for this transcript.

Sun-Herald Newspaper
8 February 1998
Australia

SuperScene Section


Meet Xena actor Lucy Lawless who star in the hit television series
Xena: Warrior Princess. ( it says how she was in Grease as Rizzo. And she has a daughter. And she lives in New Zealand ).

Q: How long have you been in showbiz?
A: For about nine years

Q: Do you like being an actor?
A: I love my work. Even if i never needed to work again - you know,if I was really, really, really, rich, I would work all my life. Acting is my hobby as well as my as work. I love to perform

Q: How do you like your costume?
A: I'm used to it, I have no complaints. We worked out all the bugs in the costume, meaning anything that was bothersomeis gone, and now I am just used to it. It's the best costume for doing stunts, because nothing gets in the way.

Q: Did you ever fall off your horse?
A: Yes my horse slipped and I got quite badly hurt. I fractured my pelvis. That was a difficult time, but it's all over now, and I am just as good as new ( we all know that it wasn't Tilly (Argo) that she fell off. Don't we? ).

Q: Do you write any of the scripts?
A: No, I don't. Sometimes we put in funny jokes if they occur to us on the day we are filming. I have no desire to write scripts, or be a diredtor or producer. All I want to do is perform.

Q: What is your favourite TV show?
A: It would be between Hercules and Xena. Herc is a good family show.

Q: How did you like working with Kevin Sorbo, Who plays Hercules?
A: He's great fun. I can't imagine anyone else playing Hercules, can you?

Q: What is your favourite food?
A: Cheese. I am not allowed to eat a lot of it - it's not good actor food, because it can make you kind of roly-poly. I even like blue cheese, that sticky stuff.

Q: Do you like to collect anything?
A: I collect friends

Q: What do you like to do on your days off?
A: Nothing much. I was never very good at relaxing before, but now I just like to be with my daughter

It also had a picture of Xena holding her chakram like she had just caught it.


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