A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME Interview by Dani Tauber It's not every day I get to interview a superheroine; I mean, she sings, she designs, she models, and she acts. She even knows how to operate movie set equipment. Is there anything that Emma Rose Evans, a budding California socialite, can't do? Well, I suppose we'll start with a neutral stereotypical opening question: WHO IS EMMA ROSE EVANS? Tell us who you are, what you do, and where you do it. Anything you think we should know about you. Hi, I'm Emma Rose Evans. I'm an actress, I do some modeling, I design things as well as have interests in photography! Basically everything art related. I love expressing myself in creative ways and I love getting feedback so I can improve on what I do! Tell us about your ongoing charity work with the Invisible Children foundation; what do they stand for, and what can other people do to help? I'm not involved with Invisible Children directly, but I would love to be. I do however fully support the charity and love what they are doing. Invisible Children is a charity that is trying to get the word out about the children of Uganda, Africa. Children are being forced to go to war against their will to fight. The best ways that you can help are by donating, spreading the word about IC buy telling others, showing your friends the film or wearing their merchandise so hopefully someone will go "What's Invisible Children?" and you can explain it to them. Either way Invisible Children is definitely a large part of my life. I recently went to "The Rescue" which was an event where thousands of people all over the world tried to get the media's attention on what's happening in Uganda. Where can we see some of your web designing? You can see some of my web and graphic design at my official site EmmaRoseEvans.com at www.emmaroseevans.com, which is currently only showing a few samples but more will be up soon! How did you get into modeling, and what are you usually showcasing when you do work? I got into modeling back in 2001 it started with me shooting for some acting headshots. I began to do small runway shows and portfolio work for photographers. In 2004 and 2005 I had my first magazine spread and an advertisement out. After that I really wanted to get back into acting which is my real passion but I started modeling in my free time in 2007 again and during that year I had so many shoots for clothing lines, designers, etc. It's been a lot of fun, I love cameras whether I'm in front of them or behind, not too fond of people though, I'm actually shy. Speaking of acting, why don't you tell us about some of the projects you're working on, as well as some of the things you've done in the past? I currently have two feature films that are finished and going through post production. One called Zombies Ate My Prom Date and the other called One In Seven Million. My third one is still being filmed called Miar Vociche, I also just signed onto a film called Bloody Halls which hasn't started filming quite yet. This month (May 2009) I start filming a new web series and a short film. I have a few student and short films online that are already available for viewing you can get the links at my official site www.emmaroseevans.com Acting is my main thing so I put all my effort into this. I really enjoy it. Tell us what it's typically like on the set of a movie or film. How are the accommodations, usually? Being on a movie set is a lot of fun but there's a lot of just standing around and being bored because they have a lot of work to do, and sometimes, it doesn't involve you. You can either just sit around or you can help out. On the set of my first movie I actually got to operate camera B during a scene that I wasn't in. It really depends on the movie’s budget more than anything else. Sometimes you don't get anything, no food etc. Which sucks but if it's actually a movie with a budget you get food, makeup and hair (which is fun I love having my hair and makeup done), wardrobe, etc. What sort of movies do you aspire to be in? Rather, who would you like to be in movies with? Right now I would love to play the lead in a romantic comedy. The cute girl who falls in love with the cute guy. That'd be a lot of fun to be apart of. I'd love to be in a movie with Hilary Duff, she's a really good role model and I love the movies she's picking for her career lately, I cannot wait for "Greta" you have no idea. You've mentioned wanting to get into music at some point in many of our conversations; how would you like to go about this? Are you a pop princess or a metal mama? Ah, music. Music is a REALLY large part of my life, I am constantly, CONSTANTLY listening to music and being inspired by it. I started to learn the guitar at age six but quit because "it hurt my fingers" after a few years I tried again and again and again. I've taken so many classes but guitar just won't click for me. I haven't given up and I'm still trying. If I ever finish learning I hope to take some voice lessons because Lord knows I can't sing very well. My mom says "I can carry a tune, but I'm not 'American Idol' material." She's obsessed with that show for some reason. I know my levels in singing and they aren't as glorious as I wish they were but I'd love to do some soft acoustic numbers to start if I ever did. More of a hobby just because I need more of them in my life. As for what music I listen to I could describe myself in just three words but I'd rather not. I'll just say I listen to a bit of everything and a lot of ONE thing. Okay now, if you could suggest 3 books to absolutely ANYONEEE, what would they be, and why? I would have to recommend Late Bloomer by Fern Michaels, One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies is truly my one and only favourite book, its by Sonya Sones and lastly A Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux all have been my favourite at some point in my life. Amazing books and amazing authors. And last but not least, what do you see in store for your future? As for future I'd really love to do everything whether it be traveling the entire world to starring in every movie genre on the planet. I'm not sure what will actually happen but a girl can dream right? Emma also has a clothing line called I'm A Jerk Industries www.imajerkindustries.com launching on June 5, 2009.