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  Lower Learning (2008)
Playing: Carlotta Status: Post-production Role: Supporting Lead Site: IMDB.com Mongoose & Luther (2008)
Playing: Ginger Status: Pre-production Role: Series regular Site: IMDB.com  
 
 CARE Awards (13 April), Young Artist Awards (30 March), Kids Choice Awards (29 March) & Cindy and the Disco Ball opening (1 March) |
Media » Press Archive » Showbiz Tonight interview» Episode - 'Too young for Hollywood?' ANDERSON: Twelve-year-old Dakota Fanning will appear in a shockingly explicit scene for an upcoming movie. And the news has raised a lot of eyebrows. In fact, it has drawn so much attention, it has put a new focus on child actors in Hollywood and the challenges they face in the adult world of show business. With me tonight here in Hollywood, 8-year-old Ryan Newman who is starring with Tim Allen, Chevy Chase and Courteney Cox in the new film "Zoom". And Ryan is here with her parents, Jody and Rick. Welcome to you all. RICK NEWMAN, RYAN`S FATHER: Hello there. JODY NEWMAN, RYAN`S MOTHER: Thank you. Hi. ANDERSON: Thanks for being here. RICK NEWMAN: Thank you. ANDERSON: Hey, Ryan, you must be pretty excited about this film. Congratulations. How are you feeling? RYAN: I`m feeling very great. And thank you. I am so excited. I hope all my friends are seeing it right now. And they probably have already when it came out because they know about it. And I`m very excited. It`s been so exciting. This is my lead role. ANDERSON: That`s right. Well, we are very excited for you. And so well spoken. I`m quite impressed. Now, Rick, "Zoom" is, of course, a harmless film. No controversy here. It is rated PG. But I`m sure you do get some scripts that have scenes that you wouldn`t be comfortable with Ryan participating in. RICK NEWMAN: Yes. ANDERSON: How do you gauge what she should do and what she shouldn`t do? RICK NEWMAN: It`s really dependent upon what she is exposed to from her dialogue. One thing people usually don`t realize is that, when there is adult content when a kid`s involved, they usually try not to expose the child even though they may be situated in the same scene. So what we do is, we try to look at what it is that she is actually saying, the dialogue that might be to her, and if we have to explain certain things that we don`t feel comfortable with, we pass. ANDERSON: And there is the magic of editing. JODI ANDERSON: Absolutely. ANDERSON: Explain that, Jody. A lot of people may not realize. J. NEWMAN: They may not realize. They see a child, you know, sitting on a couch in a scene where something is going on that they would never want their child to be exposed to, when in reality the child is not on the couch at the same time as that scene was even shot. You know, they split, you know, the screen, they edit whatever they do. It`s movie magic. ANDERSON: You`re right. Hollywood can create... J. NEWMAN: Exactly. ANDERSON: It`s an interesting point to make. And Ryan, you knew when you were, what, 2 years old you wanted to be an actress? RYAN: Yes, I knew at 2 years old. ANDERSON: How did you know? What do you love about acting? RYAN: I don`t know. I like the challenge of it, and get to be in another person`s body and be in a fairytale, basically. Like, "Zoom," I get to be a superhero that I could never be and get locked (ph) in a box. ANDERSON: So it`s make believe. RYAN: Yes. ANDERSON: Fun for you. Well, Jody, was there ever any trepidation on your part? Because you do hear the horror stories about what child actors are subjected to on the sets of television shows and movies. J. NEWMAN: Absolutely. I mean, the industry in general, it`s -- it`s not what you want to expose your child to at any age. And you would hope that they wouldn`t want to do it -- for me anyway. But, you know, she was relentless. At 2 years old she started on us. And at 3 and a half my husband finally said, "Just go get some head shots taken of her already." You know, it`s not going away. And so... RYAN: And I was pointing to this TV screen and magazines and say, "I do that! I do that!" ANDERSON: Well, how do you keep her grounded? RICK NEWMAN: We ground her. (LAUGHTER) ANDERSON: Have you been grounded, Ryan? RYAN: Yes. A lot of times. From acting, basically. Auditions and stuff. ANDERSON: OK. Well, clearly, she is doing it because she wants to do it, not because you`re a showbiz mom or dad. But there are many cases in Hollywood where you see parents living through their children. What do you see? Where do you see that happening? J. NEWMAN: Oh, I see a lot of that. In particular at auditions, and on the sets, you know. It was one thing Ryan never understood at a young age... ANDERSON: You`re laughing, Ryan. RYAN: The kids would be crying and sobbing before they go in auditions or go on the set. And then their parents would just push them in because they wanted them to do it. And they would be crying in the audition. ANDERSON: And you didn`t understand, because... RYAN: I didn`t understand. I was like... ANDERSON: A clear difference between someone who wants to do it than others who don`t. RYAN: Yes. J. NEWMAN: "Why are they crying? Why are they crying?" And then she never understood why they got out they got candy and they`d go to the toy store. RYAN: Yes. ANDERSON: Well, clearly, I know you are faced with some difficult decisions, and it seemed like you worked really hard to make the right ones. Ryan, Jody, Rick, thank you both -- thank you all so much for being here. We appreciate it. J. NEWMAN: Thanks for having us. ANDERSON: And "Zoom," Ryan`s new film, is playing in theaters right now. HAMMER: A reminder that SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is now on seven nights a week. TV`s most provocative entertainment news show has arrived on your weekends. So you can join us on Saturday and Sunday, as well as Monday through Friday, at 11:00 p.m. Eastern, 8:00 Pacific. Back » Forward » Home |
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