October 10th, 1999
'Scream' queen Courteney Cox Arquette is becoming Gale Weathers again for the third installment in the 'Scream' series. Get the scoop as she chats with us from the set of 'Scream 3!'
Bob Goen: I was talking to David
[Arquette] and I was thinking about your schedule -- between this, 'Shrink' and
"Friends," working out and pulling hip flexors and all that, you don't
look as exhausted as I would expect you to be!
Courteney Cox Arquette: Thank
you! I have a lot of make up on!
Bob: But are you tired? Does it
wear you down after awhile?
Courteney: It has been such an
exciting summer, and an exciting time. Doing 'The Shrink Is In' was such
an important movie for me because it's something I really believed in. It
was a big deal for me, and I executive produced it. I had so much energy
riding on the excitement of doing that, and then getting married -- you know how
exciting that can be! Then we went away, and I relaxed so much. I
read three books, and did nothing. It was so relaxing. This is a
great time. I love doing 'Scream' so much. I'm tired, but I don't
want to complain!
Bob: This has got to be a comfortable
place for you. Tell me about the friendships and all that...
Courteney: Well, a lot of people have
been through all three of them. Wes Craven is one of my favorite
people. He's such a wonderful, sweet man. He was at my wedding -- he
really is a special friend to me. It's a great team. I could go on
and on, but it is kind of like going home. Like after a summer when I go
back to "Friends."
Bob: Is there the same kind of
excitement over this particular installment of the trilogy?
Courteney: Yes -- probably more in a
way. We had a great time in the first one and in the second one, but they
were different. I think they have taken the best of everything and put it
all in the third one. I really think it's the best one. It's really
funny. Neve [Campbell] is a real important character in this movie because
she grounds in such reality. I was watching her -- it's like, "Wow!
This makes it so real!" Then you have characters like Gale and Dewey
who are a little over the top and silly. Parker Posey is in this one, and
she plays Gale Weathers in the making of 'Stab 3.'
Bob: So she's playing you?
Courteney: She's playing me, and she's
hysterical.
Bob: Does she have you down?
Courteney: She has me -- up it a few
notches.
Bob: Did you have to teach her you?
Courteney: I always thought that
Parker and I looked alike so much anyway -- and then to see her with the blonde
streaks, the ones I wore in 'Scream.'
Bob: So your character is playing an
entertainment show reporter?
Courteney: Yes.
Bob: Where do you go for your research
for that character ... please say me!
Courteney: You! She started out
as a newscaster, and she was on gossip shows, and she is in charge of
"Total Entertainment."
Bob: The plot is not convoluted -- but
it is confusing...
Courteney: In thrillers you have to
keep people guessing, so there's a lot of stuff going on, which makes it more
interesting. It has to be that way. I couldn't give you a oneliner,
other than they are making a movie called 'Stab 3.' Some stuff goes down -- you
know what I'm saying. Gale gets a load of it, she comes by, Dewey comes
by, Sidney comes by. We all meet up! That's about it! People
come by for some running, screaming, chasing and stabbing!
Bob: So then this has been shrouded in
secrecy! You're not allowed to say anything?
Courteney: The only secret I have is
to who the murderers are...
Bob: Now the big debate is behind you
-- on the back of your chair it says "Courteney Arquette." What
are you officially going with?
Courteney: I'm going with Courteney
Cox Arquette with no hyphen. When I was a kid I always wanted to change my
name. It feels good - it feels like I'm really committed. It makes
him happy.
Bob: Is that what is on your driver's
license?
Courteney: It's for real -- my social
security card, everything!
by Bob Goen, Entertainment Tonight
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