With Season 1 of AMCs hit zombie TV series The Walking Dead hitting shelves this month on DVD and Blu-Ray, I was lucky enough to have a bit of a chin-wag with the charming Emma Bell, who plays Amy in the show. It was definitely an informal phone conversation more than an interview which hopefully comes through and I went for some light-hearted questions to throw at Miss. Bell and she was very cool with her responses. Enjoy! OWF: In The Walking Dead your character Amy, along with the other survivors, finds herself in a pretty extreme life or death situation. How would Emma Bell react in a similar situation?
Emma Bell: You know, I think Amy is really close to who I am. I tend to be a bit more emotional like Amy, and I think if I had my older sister there I would definitely rely on her like Amy does. Though I think if I was in that situation, I would be much more aware of the dangers and would be able to protect myself better than Amy does.
OWF: If you could choose to play the part of one of the other characters in The Walking Dead who would you choose?
Emma Bell: Ah, interesting question. Were all really good friends on the show so I dont think that hell get mad at me for saying this, but I would definitely take Steven Yeuns part of Glen. I think hes so cool, hes funny, hes a survivor and I think he has some of the best lines in the show. It would just be really cool to play a badass, you know?
OWF: The Walking Dead is an adaptation of a very successful graphic novel - are there any other graphic novel adaptations or comic book movies that youd like to have a part in?
Emma Bell: I have a very low level of knowledge about graphic novels and comic books so I wish that I could give you a more knowledgeable answer, but I guess that it would always be cool to play Supergirl or Poison Ivy.
OWF: If you were being attacked by flesh-eating zombies but could survive by sacrificing a body part: what would you rather lose?
Emma Bell: I would want to keep my legs and my feet so that I could walk, and I feel that I could probably get along OK like that, so probably a hand.
OWF: Its sometimes a struggle for the survivors in the show to find their next meal. Whats the worst thing youve ever had to eat out of hunger?
Emma Bell: Oh, well there was this little independent film I did a couple of years back, it was called Death and Love and, believe it or not, I was playing a Jewish girl in a concentration camp who was about to be experimented on by a German Doctor but they end up falling in love. Obviously it was a comedy.For that role I lost 17lbs over a month and that was not an easy task, I will tell you. I was pretty much hungry all the time and that is a horrible feeling. I turned into a feral animal.
OWF: This interview is for a website and film blog called Obsessed with Film. Are there any films that youre obsessed with?
Emma Bell: Yes, yes, yes. My favourite films that I can watch over and over again are Edward Scissorhands- I love that film so much. The Princess Bride, Baz Luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge. You know, I love The Lord of the Rings series and Dirty Dancing is a great one, ha, ha. But Edward Scissorhands is at the top of my list. Its my favourite movie of all time!
Be wary! The very next question in this interview is a big spoiler for the show, so if you haven't seen the first season of The Walking Dead yet (and honestly I don't think I want to know if you if that is true) then go out and buy the Blu-ray and then come back and read.... OWF: Which character would Amy the Zombie eat first?
Emma Bell: Oh wow! Um, well, if were going by how we shot it then it would be her sister, coz shes right there, but if she could choose then shed go after Shane because hes the big man on camp. Shes a girl zombie so shed go after the boy!
The Walking Dead is out on Blu-ray now. There's still a week left in our Walking Dead comp too if you want to win yourself a copy!