Milla Jovovich: Milla Meter
Q: What was Cannes like?
A: It's the only time you can be pretentious and not feel bad about it.
Q: Have you ever been starstruck?
A: I had the privilege to talk to Jodie Foster the other day. She got put on the phone and the person I was with didn't tell me. He's like, "Here's someone who wants to talk to you," and he handed me the phone and Jodie said, "Keep up the good work." I said, "Oh my God, oh my God." I just think she's so intelligent and she's such a good girl, somebody that kids can really look up to. She's not like, you know, the guys from Marilyn Manson.
Q: My friend saw them at Bed Bath & Beyond buying towels the other day.
A: For when they do shower. [Laughs]
Q: Before Luc, if you really liked a guy, would you be aggressive about going after him?
A: I was always insecure. Before I started modeling I was insecure because I thought I was ugly and then after I started modeling I was insecure because I thought guys just liked me because I was modeling or maybe they wouldn't like me because I was modeling. It was constant insecurity.
Q: Are most of your friends still male?
A: Definitely. I see girls driving around with four friends in the car and laughing, and I've never had that experience. I was always pretty much excluded by girls.
Q: A few years ago you released an album, The Divine Comedy, which was well-received by critics. What do you think about when you listen to it now?
A: I laugh a little because I remember being so young and dramatic.
Q: Are you working on another album?
A: Yes, but I'm changing my style. I'm not making folk music anymore. It'll be a bit more lounge-y. I like to say it's like Frank Sinatra on drugs, even though I'm not on drugs. I like the idea of Frank Sinatra taking a hit of acid and singing.
Q: Who would you most want to do a duet with?
A: Bob Marley.
Q: Did your parents ever give you a sex talk?
A: I don't think they ever felt the need to. It was the late '80s. That information was everywhere--movies, TV, books. We weren't just idiots, you know. It's weird to me that kids wouldn't know.
Q: Do you have any hidden talents?
A: I'm very good at packing clothes. If all else fails, I could get a job at some place folding things correctly after customers take them apart.
Q: Do you have to watch your weight?
A: I'm sure by the time I'm 26 I'll be in the gym, but right now I'm all right. Spike wanted me to gain 10 pounds for He Got Game and it was rough because I'm at this time in my life where I'm just burning calories constantly. So I would eat about five orders of French toast in the morning. I gained five pounds but finally I said, "Dude, I'm getting sick." Spike said, "It's OK. Don't get sick over it."
Q: Shortly after Dazed and Confused came out you were on the cover of High Times magazine. How did that happen?
A: We approached them. I always wanted to be on the cover just so my friends could get it in their mailboxes and see me on the cover of one of our favorite magazines.
Q: Do you still smoke pot?
A: Not really. I don't have time. I have too much work to do to bungle up my brain.
Q: At 22 you've already cornered the modeling world, cut a record and been in seven movies. Do you ever feel like you grew up too fast?
A: Well, I may have grown up faster than other kids, but at the same I ended things quicker. I think it's made me a lot smarter and it also made me really know what I wanted to do. I think it could have been tragic if my mom wasn't there, but she was.
Q: What makes you content now?
A: Being secure with my life. I've met a wonderful man who makes me feel happy, and I'm so much more confident with myself and my place in the world.
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Dennis Hensley interviewed Bridget Fonda for the Dec./Jan. 98 issue of Movieline.
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