"Rebecca Gayheart:
Out of the Shadows"
by By Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons: So,
sweetheart, what are we doing new with our career?
Rebecca Gayheart: Well, my new film Shadow Hours comes out this month.
RS: Porno flick?
RG: Sorry to disappoint you, no. It's a drama with Balthazar Getty and Peter
Weller. It's a pretty dark movie, Russ.
RS: You did a movie with Peter Weller, the guy whose house we used to rent?
The guy who put us out on the street? Well... I guess we did have a few too
many people in there.
RG: [Laughs] It was like a frat house. The minute you arrived, Russell, all
tranquility was gone.
RS: There was never tranquility in any house you lived in.
RG: [Laughs] What does that mean?
RS: I'm just telling the truth, keeping it real.
RG: Don't even start.
RS: It's true, Rebecca. You were a little girl from Kentucky, a sweet little
girl, and now you're "an actress."
RG: And?
RS: I've said enough. Anyone knows that there's a contradiction there -- "sweet
girl from Kentucky" and "actress."
RG: You're just confused, Russell.
RS: By the way, did I ever tell you I saw an item in the paper about what you
were going to wear to some big awards event? They had a big beautiful picture
of you. Then they mentioned all those smaller actresses like Cameron Diaz and
Gwyneth Paltrow. But they didn't get pictures.
RG: [Laughs] Shut up... So Russell -- give me some expert career advice.
RS: Well, I think you have to show more of the things you can do. For instance,
I knew you were capable of playing evil because I saw that look in your eye
the time you threw a glass of orange juice on that guy's face.
RG: Well, you were always my partner in crime.