You, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Rosario Dawson seem to get on so well on screen, did you know each other before coming onto this film?
No, none of us knew each other before doing this, but that was great. As soon as we met we knew we'd get along. That was so important. I think when we went to band camp that really brought us close together too. We bonded, it wasn't like we bonded as actors and felt competitive, we bonded like we were a team which is a big difference. We had a great experience on this movie.
Could any of you play any instruments before this film?
None of us could, we had to learn them. We all started out together. I don't have any particular musical influences, but we watched The Go-Gos, The Bangles, and stuff like that, because there aren't too many girl groups who play their own instruments, except those from the 80s. I became pretty good. Even a professional drummer couldn't have played those three songs better than I could. There's no way. The same with the other girls.
Did the notion of sudden fame strike a chord with you after you did "American Pie"?
I could identify with that definitely, fame does change things. People do look at you differently, they talk about you, and occasionally you do sit next to somebody who's reading a magazine with a picture of you on the cover. Weird stuff happens all the time.
"Josie and the Pussycats" is released in UK cinemas on Friday 24th August 2001. Visit the .
