Interview with Emmanuelle Vaugier

Actress Emmanuelle Vaugier talks about her role as the new girl in
Need For Speed Carbon.
It's perfectly normal for a guy to drool when he sees a pretty girl...
And it's perfectly normal for him to drool at the sight of a cool car or a great computer
game.... So most guys can be left drooling when they see the new super
racing game from Electronic Arts, Need For Speed Carbon, which features not only shiny
chrome-crazy cars and insane drive, but also Emmanuelle Vaugier, who has appeared in such
films as "Saw 2", "Smallville" and many others.

GameSpy: How did you get the role in Need For Speed Carbon?
Emmanuelle Vaugier: I was at a ski resort with my personal manager, and that's where she told
me: "I forgot to tell you, you've been offered to appear in a computer game!". Then I immediately
ran home to find out more, because nothing like this had ever been offered to me before.

GS: Why did you agree to this role? What was it about the game and the role in it that made you
do it?
EV: As a child, my favorite games were racing. Well, and Mario Bros. That's what's great,
that I was offered a role in a racing game.

GS: Unlike most games, where you usually voiced animated computer
characters, in Carbon you actually appear in the game, using a "green screen".
Was that the main reason you agreed to shoot?
EV: Of course, just think about it - how many more times in my personal career will I get
to be an animated version of myself, instead of always just being a voice for
a little cartoon? Incredible. I was also very interested in watching how it was all done.

GS: Had you dealt with a "green screen" before?
EV: I had. However, not on the scale of this game. Most "green
screen" scenes turned out to be quite simple.

GS: Based on the two earlier Need For Speed games and other similar games, I assume they
dressed you for the game in some sexy outfit, didn't they?
EV: Well, they had nice clothes, decent miniskirts, in general, beautiful and
unobtrusive clothes... I just hoped they wouldn't make me shoot in my birthday suit!

GS: That would have been too much, of course... Didn't they offer anything that would be
too outrageous for you?
EV: No, they didn't. Once the girl in charge of my wardrobe for the shoot, after shopping
in Los Angeles, came to me bringing just a ton of clothes. And of everything I tried on, there wasn't
anything I could say: "I won't wear this!"

GS: In some games the character sometimes leans into the car's interior to look into
your eyes. Did you take that into account when choosing your clothes for the shoot?
EV: That did happen. Or, for example, moments where I stand up and I'm wearing a miniskirt. And actually,
it's all a matter of elegance, grace. After many years of having to wear outrageous clothes at
some shows, you learn how it's done. It's a kind of art.

GS: You said you played games as a child. Do you keep up with new releases now?
EV: Honestly, no. Sometimes at bowling or at the movies, I play something. But I also
have gamer friends who let me play... Until they see how terrible I am
and say: "OK, why don't you go pour yourself a drink?". Yes, at home I also
have Most Wanted, which the guys from Electronic Arts gave me. And I still have to get one
of those racing wheels. Then all that's left is to swap my bed for a toy car!

GS: You've shown yourself to be a highly intelligent girl. Do you know what letter
carbon is denoted by in the periodic table?
EV: The letter "C".

GS: Correct! You've won a new car! No, seriously, what cars do you prefer
to drive?
EV: I'd better not talk about that...

GS: No problem. What's your BIGGEST speeding ticket?
EV: I haven't had any speeding tickets yet. I've had parking tickets, but for
speeding - no, never. And why, I won't say, just as I don't want to talk about the car I
drive.