EVIL sometimes does pay. Just ask Lana Parrilla who dabbles in the dark side for Seven's fantasy drama Once Upon A Time.
The face of Disney villainy is curled up in a Canadian hotel room in a fluffy robe. Lana Parrilla has just woken up, her throat is still hoarse from cheering on Barack Obama ("I screamed so loud I lost my voice for the night") and she reveals she's there for a "romantic little getaway" with boyfriend Fred Di Blasio.
Wait. Fluffy robe? Once Upon A Time's Evil Queen wears a fluffy robe?
"It's cold," she laughs sheepishly in a voice so devoid of trademark menace you wonder that she ever believably ripped out hearts and enacted dark curses on screen.
But wait five minutes and you hear it. The Brooklyn daughter of a Puerto Rican baseball star and a Sicilian painter has an impressive armament of vocal inflections, born out of 10 years of voice training. And, as she literally cackles as she recounts scaring a young Cinderella witless on Halloween, you can well picture the girl, and everyone else within a 50m radius, backed up into a corner, trembling.
"You know I don't LIKE little princesses,'' she sneers menacingly as she recreates the scene, before turning on the honey. "But you do make a pretty one."
She laughs heartily.
"People are afraid of me - some adults, some children," Parrilla, 35, says with obvious relish. "But I think we've seen such a human side to this character, they're more intrigued now. They want to get to know who I am outside of this character, which is kinda cool."
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The face of Disney villainy is curled up in a Canadian hotel room in a fluffy robe. Lana Parrilla has just woken up, her throat is still hoarse from cheering on Barack Obama ("I screamed so loud I lost my voice for the night") and she reveals she's there for a "romantic little getaway" with boyfriend Fred Di Blasio.
Wait. Fluffy robe? Once Upon A Time's Evil Queen wears a fluffy robe?
"It's cold," she laughs sheepishly in a voice so devoid of trademark menace you wonder that she ever believably ripped out hearts and enacted dark curses on screen.
But wait five minutes and you hear it. The Brooklyn daughter of a Puerto Rican baseball star and a Sicilian painter has an impressive armament of vocal inflections, born out of 10 years of voice training. And, as she literally cackles as she recounts scaring a young Cinderella witless on Halloween, you can well picture the girl, and everyone else within a 50m radius, backed up into a corner, trembling.
"You know I don't LIKE little princesses,'' she sneers menacingly as she recreates the scene, before turning on the honey. "But you do make a pretty one."
She laughs heartily.
"People are afraid of me - some adults, some children," Parrilla, 35, says with obvious relish. "But I think we've seen such a human side to this character, they're more intrigued now. They want to get to know who I am outside of this character, which is kinda cool."
Source: Full Article @ perthnow
She is actually just the most adorable.
ReplyDeletei usually dont read these huge interviews but i like lana parilla so much that i actuall read it all. really nice, i love evil queen and lana is brilliant with it!
ReplyDeleteLove her open talk. And I loved reading about the work she puts into Regina, you can definitely tell. It comes through her performance.
ReplyDeleteI love her now more after reading this interview. I sorta wish now that she wouldn't redeem herself so soon. Wanna see more Evil Queen..
ReplyDeleteI don't see a sexual tension between Regina and Emma but I hope they will build a kind of love-hate-friendship. They share a son and they are in fact step-grandmother and step-granddaughter so they are a family somehow.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting read. Lana Parrilla puts so much thought and passion into her portrayal of Regina. Regina is already a great character on paper, but Lana Parrilla elevates the material given to her and makes this character truly special. If anyone is still surprised why Lana and Regina are such fan favorites, they should read this article.
ReplyDeleteI think the Regina-Emma relationship adds an important flavor to the show and their scenes are among the things I miss most since they seperated Snow and Emma from everyone in Storybrooke.
ReplyDeleteI really love them as a couple... they're not canon (and probably never we'll be) but I like the possibilities that this ship offers :) I think Lana's answer to THE "Swanqueen" question was really great and "tolerant" in a way. That was really nice for once ;) She don't see it but she don't judge :) In the show I don't necessarily want them to be together (that's what fanfics are for :p) but like you, I would like a kind of love-hate-friendship because you're right they do share a son and for his sake they need to be at least "nice" to each other :) However I really don't see them as step-grandmother/step-granddaughter since Emma didn't grew up with Regina, they're not blood related and Regina as a grandmother?! really? :p Well at least she would make a really really hot one!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! :)
ReplyDeletedoesn't that make Henry to be Snow's step-brother and Emma's step-uncle???? o_O
ReplyDeleteI usually am not interested in actors and actresses, but Lana Parilla is so talented and continuously surprises me by being so charmingly down to earth. I am most certainly a fan.
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