Mila Kunis loves the psycho roles
September 5th 2009 01:50
She's loud, sexy and refreshingly real: Mila Kunis, the star of Mike Judge's newest dark comedy Extract, sat down with Parade magazine and discussed her love of playing off-the-wall characters. Kunis, who is best known for her role on That 70s Show and for being the voice of Meg Griffin on the wildly popular animated TV series Family Guy, has recently been expanding her acting repertoire with movies like 2008's Forgetting Sarah Marshall and the upcoming Black Swan, alongside Natalie Portman. These are the interview's highlights but you can read the whole thing here.
On playing a psychotic slut.
"Who wouldn't want to be a slut who's also a thief and pathological liar? It's great. You get to get away with everything. Actually, I'm getting tired of people asking me if I feel a connection to her and what I drew on from my own life. Do you think that I go off and steal stuff, shoplift every day and sleep around? I was playing a character. It was just more like the girl's got to do what she's got to do. I think that a lot of it comes from growing up a certain way. I assumed that was all she knew."
Refusing to rely on her good looks.
"I think some pretty girls do rely solely on their looks to get by. That's what they know and that's their strength. I'm not saying I haven't tried, but I just can't manipulate and con people. It doesn't work for me. I can't even get out of a traffic ticket. I got one a few days ago for making an illegal left-hand turn. I was fully aware I was making this turn, which I've made every day for seven years. Finally, I got pulled over. I tried like talk my way out it, but it didn't work. Maybe Megan Fox can do it, I can't do it."
On being the voice of Meg Griffin.
"I gasp a lot. I never get offended, but there are certain episodes that have me going, 'Can they put this on the air in primetime?' Actually, there was an abortion episode that never was aired. It's coming out on DVD. I read the script and I was like, 'People are going to flip. There's no way.' But to me, it was the funniest episode of the season and so brilliant even though it got rejected by the network."
On her dislike of 'normal' roles.
"Who wants to be normal? You can be normal in everyday life. Why do that when you're an actor? I do have such an amazing job being able to play crazy characters like this girl in Extract and Mona Sax in Max Payne who was a merciless assassin. I like to play normal people as well, don't get me wrong. But I just did Date Night with Mark Wahlberg and I play a stripper who is psychotic and running around in a T-shirt and cowboy boots. You don't get to do that very often in real life. And it's fun."
Extract is hitting Aussie cinemas later this month. Here's the trailer:
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On playing a psychotic slut.
"Who wouldn't want to be a slut who's also a thief and pathological liar? It's great. You get to get away with everything. Actually, I'm getting tired of people asking me if I feel a connection to her and what I drew on from my own life. Do you think that I go off and steal stuff, shoplift every day and sleep around? I was playing a character. It was just more like the girl's got to do what she's got to do. I think that a lot of it comes from growing up a certain way. I assumed that was all she knew."
Refusing to rely on her good looks.
"I think some pretty girls do rely solely on their looks to get by. That's what they know and that's their strength. I'm not saying I haven't tried, but I just can't manipulate and con people. It doesn't work for me. I can't even get out of a traffic ticket. I got one a few days ago for making an illegal left-hand turn. I was fully aware I was making this turn, which I've made every day for seven years. Finally, I got pulled over. I tried like talk my way out it, but it didn't work. Maybe Megan Fox can do it, I can't do it."
On the set of Extract
On being the voice of Meg Griffin.
"I gasp a lot. I never get offended, but there are certain episodes that have me going, 'Can they put this on the air in primetime?' Actually, there was an abortion episode that never was aired. It's coming out on DVD. I read the script and I was like, 'People are going to flip. There's no way.' But to me, it was the funniest episode of the season and so brilliant even though it got rejected by the network."
On her dislike of 'normal' roles.
"Who wants to be normal? You can be normal in everyday life. Why do that when you're an actor? I do have such an amazing job being able to play crazy characters like this girl in Extract and Mona Sax in Max Payne who was a merciless assassin. I like to play normal people as well, don't get me wrong. But I just did Date Night with Mark Wahlberg and I play a stripper who is psychotic and running around in a T-shirt and cowboy boots. You don't get to do that very often in real life. And it's fun."
Extract is hitting Aussie cinemas later this month. Here's the trailer:
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