| 10-year-old
Haylee Wanstall guest starred
on the first year’s season
finale, "Mr. Monk and the
Airplane," in a memorable
turn as the little girl who finds
the perfect victim in the seat
behind her. Haylee is from Toronto
and she made her feature film
debut playing an autistic child
in The Safety of Objects (2001)
with Patricia Clarkson and Glenn
Glose. She recently finished working
on the Steve Martin film Cheaper
by the Dozen 2, to be
released in theaters Christmas
2005.
Haylee was kind
enough to answer a few questions
for me. [Special thanks to Karen
Wanstall for all your help and
for the pictures.]
Getting
the Part
They chose me because I am good
at being relentless, and that
was really what the part was.
The director of The Safety of
Objects [Rose Troche] said that
I get brat parts because of "my
nose". LOL
First
Day on the Set
I was a little nervous because
I had watched Monk and really
liked it and didn't know if I
was going to be good enough for
it. I was on set for a week and
it took the first day to calm
down.
Funniest
Moments
There were a couple. The first
one was I mixed up the words from
Pete and Repeat and said Repeat
and Pete were on a boat and Tony
Shalhoub was laughing and the
director was yelling cut and everyone
was cracking up. The
other thing was when the wine
spilled they thought it was the
last take so Tony spilled the
wine for real and then they had
to do another one. So he was freaking
out.
The
Best Part
The best part was how nice they
were. Tony made time for me and
explained what it was like to
play a part of someone who was
unsure but smart. Bitty was great.
She was really nice and invited
me to her trailer and we took
pictures. Garry was really really
nice and he sent me a copy of
the Princess Diaries and a signed
book and took pictures and he
told me he runs a baseball league
which I thought was really cool.
He told me one day when I become
famous he might put me in one
of his movies. They were all really
great.
What
She Learned from Monk
I learned that the way TV is shot
is much faster than film. I did
Queer as Folk was when I was little
and I didn't remember. I learned
that each director has a different
way of dealing with things.
Time
for Pete/Repeat
It took all morning pretty much.
Tony had to take a break because
he was laughing so hard and so
was Garry. It was my favourite
scene.
When
She Started
I have been acting since I was
4 and I have learned a lot in
6 years.
Best
Thing About Acting
I like that I get to meet people
I look up to. But I also like
to watch directors and learn because
that is what I want to be when
I grow up. I love playing different
people other than myself. I like
to be in somebody else's mind
and think differently than I do.
Hardest
Thing About Acting
The hardest thing is getting settled
for the part. I played a girl
with ADD in a movie called Sugar
recently and I had to cry really
hard. That was hard to do but
I did it three takes in a row.
Her
Favorite Actor
My favourite actor is Patricia
Clarkson. I worked with her on
Safety and she was really nice
and has amazing range in roles
and is serious, but very funny.
Of course, I love Orlando Bloom
like every other girl my age.
I like Johnny Depp. I like Nicole
Kidman too. There are so many
it is hard to keep track. Oh yeah,
Mike Myers and Jim Carrey cause
they're Canadian and very funny.
Favorite
School Subject
I would have to say spelling and
I love to read.
Favorite
Pastimes
I hang out with my best friend,
I figure skate 3 times a week,
I play on the internet. I love
swimming.
What
She’d Like to Do This Summer
I would make my mom take me to
Hollywood.
[Hollywood
should be ready whenever you are,
Haylee.]
--
Teresa Murray
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