Tell us about
this survey you're doing for the web portal you're creating.
A: The web portal is part of a company that we're building [that's]
geared toward college students. We're planning on doing some things for the
web for college students that have never really been done before. [The survey!]
is designed to gather as much information as we can about college students
-- what college students want, the types of things that they spent their time
doing, the things that they want to see in the world, so the web portal we
design is as authentic as possible.
How did you come
up with the idea?
K: Allison and I are both about 25, so we kinda just finished college
in some ways. This is a time in our lives when we're very explorative -- we
set a lot of our values and things that we want to do with our lives, and
we're very introspective. We want to support young people while they're going
on that journey and to really encourage their explorations -- that's what
this company is all about. We want to do something that's really exciting
and unique, and this survey will help us find out exactly what most college
students are interested in [and] where their values lie right now so that
we can best support them.
Do you guys think
you'll ever get a chance to go to college?
K: I've toyed with the idea of taking classes again, I'm just not
sure if it would be the most prudent thing for me to do right now. I might
take classes in the future, but I don't think I will go to college and take
a whole course load on and do the whole thing -- I don't foresee that.
What's been your
favorite season of Smallville?
A: I think for me last season was my favorite season. I had the most
to do last season than I've had to do in all seven years, and I've had the
most diverse things to do, so not only was I fighting crime in part, but I
had a whole love story going with Jimmy Olsen and then I had some interesting
things happening with my mom and my family. I think last season I just got
to get in and explore the range of my character more than I ever had on the
show.
How has the cast
changed over the years?
A: We've all grown up. Seven years is a long time to be working with
people, so I think that between Kristin and I starting at 18 and Tom starting
at 24 or 25, we've all really grown up on the show.
Why do you think
the show has been so successful?
A: There are a lot of different elements that play into the success
of our show. One is the fact that we all do have such incredible chemistry
with one another. I mean, we all just adore each other, and I think that that's
very, very rare, and I think it comes across on screen. Another element of
the success of the show is the fact that we play all the genres so we appeal
to such a wide variety of audience -- we're not just science fiction/comic
book, and we're also not just comedy/drama/teen soap. We're all of those things
with a little bit of funny mixed in as well. I think the fact that we can
appear to so many different audiences because we cover so many genres has
a lot to do with the success.
K: And I think that there's a traditional superhero thing
that's really popular with people, especially when we started the show, which
was right before 9/11, we're a superhero series that's about good and evil
and the struggles between good and evil and how good can prevail.
Who's your dream
Smallville guest star?
A: I would love to work with someone like Cate Blanchett or Julianne
Moore, but I don't think they're coming on to Smallville anytime soon. You
never know, put it out there.
If you could have
any superpower, what would it be?
A: I think to fly.
K: Me too, I'm a flyer.
What TV shows
do you watch?
K: I don't have a TV.
A: Me neither. I have very little self-discipline, so if
I had a TV, I would probably sit inside all day and watch the TV and not to
all the things that I want to do with my life. So basically, I remove it so
I will do other things.
Does working
together ever put a strain on your friendship?
K&A: No!
A: If anything, it enhances our friendship. Every time I
look at the call sheet and I see that I'm working with Kristin, I get really
excited because I know it's gonna be fun.
K: We have a lot of fun together.
What do you guys
do when you're not working?
A: We create companies, we travel, we watch movies, we go shopping.
K: We drink a lot of coffee -- a lot of coffee.
Kristin's birthday
is coming up. How are you celebrating?
A: We're celebrating her birthday together this year, which is a
first in seven years. So we're trying to decide what we want to do, but we're
definitely going to be together, which will be very fun.
How would you
describe each other?
K: I think I'd describe Allison as really creative and joyous and
curious and explorative and spontaneous. She's a really lovely person who
kind of reminds me of a little kid in some ways because she's always trying
things and she doesn't know what's gonna happen, but she does it anyway.
A: I think I would describe Kristin as an elegant and graceful
woman of beauty and mindful intent. I think she's one of the most compassionate
and loving people that I've ever known, and she's such a global thinker and
has such an amazing concept of where she wants to go in the world and what
she wants to see. I'm constantly inspired by her.
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