Emilie de Ravin on Remember Me and the Learning Curve of Lost

Switching gears to Lost, but when you took Season Five off, did the producers say, "Stay close; we've got something juicy planned for you in Season Six"?

Yes. I agreed to be put on a holding deal for Season Five, and I'd come back. That's basically exactly what they said: "It'll be really interesting." I didn't know how or why until I came back.

But you didn't watch Season Five, right?

No, I didn't. I consciously didn't, and I'm glad I didn't because the scenario with Claire wasn't involved. It was just more interesting to me that way -- even though, of course, I heard all about it.

So when you come back to whole new characters and situations on a show this crazy, what's the learning curve?

I sort of got used to being confused and having to really think about the things in the scripts those four years prior. There's always been -- and I'm sure there will be until the last day -- so much going on and so much to remember. Situations and happenings that are coming up from Season Two are brought up again, and you have to reflect back and remember characters and happenings and scenes that you may need to know about. I think it's been a bit of brain-training over the years. I've gotten better at that.

Does it ever feel like they're just making it up as they go along?

[Pauses to think] No. No, they've known for a long time -- since when they announced their end date three years ago -- where they're headed and how this will all tie up. They have endless opportunities for what they can do with the show. There are no boundaries. And they come up with the craziest stuff. It's amazing. I don't know how they do it.

What percentage of your experience on Lost would you estimate has been spent wearing wigs?

Well, now I'm very glad I wear a wig. I wouldn't want my hair to look like that -- all dreadlocks and dirt and gnats. But I suppose ever since I cut my hair in Season... Three? If I recall?

Australian cinema is going through quite the renaissance right now. Do you follow the industry back home or ever want to take on a project there?

I do, or I try to. And yes, I would love to work back home. I really would. Obviously it's all about the project, and there's not quite the quantity of films that come out of the States. But there's some really interesting stuff, and we've got some really talented people. So... absolutely.

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