So Nicole, you seem to be racking up quite a horror resume. Do you have a thing for karo syrup and adhesives?

Shhh! Who told you? Those things are supposed to be private.

What are some of the films that you remember scaring the shit out of you when you were growing up?

"IT"!!!!! The one about the clown. I've watched plenty of them but that is about the only one that stands out. Something about it all happening to them as kids and all that blood and, oh yeah, then there's the CLOWN!!! What kid doesn't have nightmares after watching that movie? Oh, and Michael Jackson's Thriller video. That threw me for a loop too. Shut up, don't laugh.

In your own words, can you tell us what your new film BLUR is about?

It's a psychological thriller about a man who doesn't quite see things the way they are, but it's done so well, the audience really has a surprise waiting for them at the end. An artist, played by Salvator Xuereb, is being tortured by his own delusions throughout the film. The film sounds really simple when it's described, but there's nothing simple about it when you watch it.

Would you say the film is more of a horror or thriller? Judging from your plot description it sounds like it could be both.
 
I would say more thriller because there really isn't a villain going around killing off all the cast. It's more so just suspenseful and with a great twist at the end. Somewhat like THE SIXTH SENSE meets, well, I don't know what it meets, but it's good.

Please talk about your character for a bit. I don't suppose you play a sexy alien that walks around naked covered in slime do you? Maybe? Please???
 
Just the naked part. No really, my character is just a college student that comes over to pose for the artist. Very uneventful sorry to report. But the conversation is important and then I show up later to his party in all my clothes thank you very much, and I have more important conversation with various other party goers. I'm just one of those characters that helps to move the story forward, and I happen to be a little eye candy along the way.

BLUR seems like a step-up when compared to your previous film CANDY STRIPERS. By that I mean, more serious in tone and more to the story. Was that an intentional choice?

Well I didn't go looking for it necessarily, but yes, it is a step up in that regard. It's probably the biggest budget film, excluding the tiny part in "The Terminal". Definitely the most "grown up", and by that I mean, the script, cast, production... I'm proud to have been in this movie. It makes me feel really credible.

What do you like most about shooting horror movies?
 
I love watching the special effects being prepared. Come on, so much time and effort into one effect. In BOO, a pipe is dug into one boys head, his arm falls off, his face slides down, I get a bullet in my skull, then I come back to life and I'm all sunken in with prosthetics and the list goes on. How fun is all of that? It really impresses me. And in BLUR, the film gets pretty dark at one point, and the special effects of someone almost cutting off a guys hand, is so believable and realistic, it's almost hard to watch.

A little off topic but, if you could be slain by any horror movie villain or monster which would it be and why?
 
Oh, easy, Dracula played by Gary Oldman, sexy, sexy, sexy. Even as an old wrinkly evil Dracula with those long nails and that up do he sported. He can kill me any day. OK, so now you know my type. The ugly bad boy.

During my intense research I saw that you've done some sexy magazine spreads. Have you ever done nudity in film? I assume directors must ask you, right? I mean, we are talking about the horror genre here.

Sure, but you know what's funny? I've donned my boobs twice for full on comedy, and a fully nude shot for BLUR. And BLUR isn't even the cheap "B" Horror genre. I don't have a problem with nudity in film, (which is a complete contradiction to the way I was raised which is Southern Baptist., My parents clearly do not share my view on this topic.) But I do put thought into it before saying OK, or not. It definitely depends on content and it's purpose. And I'm a lot quicker to do it for comedy than horror.

So if you had a Saturday off, like you woke up with nothing on the agenda. What would you do?
 
Some say sleep when you die, I say Sleep on your day off. My dream day off would be, sleep late, take a ride on my motorcycle out to the beach, Manhattan or Malibu, maybe take a nap or just close my eyes a while on the sand, hit "Sushi Dan" on the way home and have every flavor mochi for dessert, then go to a movie and have popcorn and a soda! Most importantly I wouldn't answer a phone, look at my computer, or think of any responsibilities all day.

OK. Back to BLUR. So when can we see this film?
 
It's out now. It was released to video April 17th. Just keep an eye out at your local video store or you can order it from places like Amazon.com.

So what are you working on now Nicole?
 
Well, my next film is being released sometime in 2007 called COUGAR CLUB. Total comedy, great cast, check it out on IMDB. I'm really excited to see this one. My part isn't leading like most of my films, but it could be my best character yet and maybe my best acting so far, so watch out for Casey Dixon, with a lisp! And I have a pilot in the works, but not much to report on it yet. Other then that, just always trying to update my site, keep up with fans, and get out there, ya know? Let the world know I'm here.

Any final comments or thoughts my dear?
 
Thank you for the interview. I liked your questions, they have a sense of humor to them. I think it's important to be able to laugh at yourself and see the humor in almost everything in life. Take care, and maybe we'll talk again soon.

Love,
Nic