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Mae Whitman Biography |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Born: | 9th of June 1988 |
| Mother: | Pat Musick (Actress) |
| Hobbies: | Riding her quarter horse named Grunt, singing and acting, swimming |
| Special Likes: | Collecting beanie babies and keychains, playing with her dog Leonore |
| Factoid: | Mae has also two cats named A.C. and Kramer and a water turtle named Leslie (a gift from Jay Leno) |
Here is an interview with Mae Whitman:
So, give us the scoop on Clooney.
He's a very good kidder and pulls pranks. Like in ONE FINE DAY they had this fake kitten that cost $7,000. Sometimes George would say, "Toss me that kitten," while people were watching. I would throw it too short, and it would land on the ground. People would be horrified because it looked real. It was really funny.
You THREW the kitten? Don't you like kittens?
I am a kitten lover! And one of the reasons I liked doing ONE FINE DAY was because they had lots of kittens. I got to carry little, tiny baby kittens all over New York.
Did you get to keep one?
No, I had to say goodbye to each and every one of them. But I have two cats- A.C. and Kramer. And I just got a pooch for the holidays!
That's awesome. So was working with Alex Linz as much fun as playing with kittens, or was he more like a pesky little brother?
Well, if he drank caffeinne, he would be able to walk up walls. We had fun and teased each other. I had no idea what a paramecium was, and he told me.
OK, Mae. So what exactly is a paramecium?
An amoebae. It's a little blob that only has one cell in its body. Alex told me that, and so we started calling each other "amoebae brain."
Sounds like a great relationship. Do you two still hang out together?
Well, my acting coach had this bright idea to take us to a Dodgers game. I was sitting with a pizza on my lap. And Alex had me so wound up, I stood up to cheer- and SPLAT all over my lap! Then Alex got a snow cone, and he was squeezing his cup so the ice would move up and down. He did it a little too hard, and it popped out- right on the people behind us. Luckily they just laughed.
So is he JUST a friend?
Yes! Boys are all weird. Every one of them is weird. Yuck!
Well, tell us about other leading men you know, like Will Smith from INDEPENDENCE DAY?
I didn't get to work with him too much. But the movie was amazing. I didn't know it was gonna be that big.
Were you scared of the aliens?
They were big and ugly- I thought they were cool!Well, Mae is hardly big nor ugly but I definitely think she's pretty cool.
Mae describes how a day of filming goes on:
"A day of filming goes like this: Get up, get ready, go to set. We go to our trailer and an A.D. (Assistant Director) or P.A. (Production Assistant) comes and tells us whether I will be going to school or working first. If it's work, he or she will tell me what scene it is. Then I usually go to the caterer or craft service table and grab some food [I love doing this. It helps me feel at home]. Then I either go back to the trailer and get into my wardrobe for the scene, or go to the schoolroom. After wardrode, I go to the hair and makeup trailer for [what else?] hair and makeup. After that, I go to the actual set and rehearse the scene for a few minutes with the other actors and the director. The crew watches the rehearsal so they'll know where to put the lights and camera. Then we leave the set so the camera and lighting guys can get everything ready. I usually try to get some school in while we wait. I have to get three hours of school everyday. Then we film the scenes over and over. Between takes I like to play around with the other kids. If there aren't any kids I can usually find a grownup who's willing to play. In the middle of the day, we all break for lunch. That's about it."
