October 11th, 1999
David Arquette will ham up the big screen again reprising his role of the loveable Deputy Dewey Riley for 'Scream 3'. Read on as he talks about his wife Courteney Cox Arquette and making 'Scream 3'.
Bob Goen: So you're going to shave your
moustache off now?
David Arquette: Yes, it's history.
Bob: You know what you should do? Shave
half of it and then go home and show Courteney [Cox Arquette] -- act like
nothing is wrong. How would she react to that?
David: I'm not exactly sure. We
should try that out, Bob!
Bob: So you've wrapped today. Was
it an exhausting shoot?
David: It was strenuous, but
fun. It's great to work with Wes [Craven]. It's always such a treat
-- he's such a great director. The cast -- Neve [Campbell] is the glue to
this movie. She really holds it all together, and keeps it all
alive. She grounds the movie. It's always a treat to work with
Courteney. It's a dream. In a business where it is so hard to find
time for each other, to be able to work with each other and interact is such a
treat.
Bob: Then you go home and run lines and
work out characters...
David: Yeah,
sometimes. We're pretty good about leaving work at work.
Bob: What's your relationship with
Courteney in the film?
David: It's
sort of similar to the past ones -- there's that tension. We are not
really sure we're supposed to be together.
Bob: So there is some sexual tension
there -- now we are getting somewhere!
David: That's right!
Bob: That would be easy, I would
assume!
David: That's right. It is
good! After you get married, the sex just goes out the window! (laughs)
I'm kidding.
Bob: Oh, man, is she going to nail you
for this! Speaking of which, are you planning a family?
David: We'd love to, but it will take
awhile. We are both really career oriented.
Bob: It sounds like things are going
great for you guys -- there's a lot of lovey-dovey stuff going on out
there. You just can't keep your hands off that woman!
David: That's right, especially on the
set. We are so comfortable together. It's a lighthearted place, and
we fell in love on the set.
Bob: So can you possibly explain this
movie? There's this big shroud of secrecy around it.
David: There is. We're not
allowed to say too much. We can let you in on certain elements. It
takes place in Los Angeles, in Hollywood. It's very much a tongue in cheek
attitude toward Hollywood. It being a movie inside a movie, there are
people playing us and so on and so forth.
Bob: See, you can't do it! (laughs)
David: Okay -- 'Stab' is a film about
what happened in the 'Scream' movies. The 'Scream' movies are the
realities of these characters based aroung Neve's character, Sidney
Prescott. Courteney's character writes these books, one became the 'Stab
1' movie, then 'Stab 2' was 'Scream 2.' It's a play on a movie inside a
movie.
Bob: It gets harder doesn't it?
(laughs) What I do know is that Courteney plays an entertainment reporter, not
unlike what I'm doing.
David: That's really true -- maybe
you're the man in the mask!
Bob: Is it really difficult to go home
with a woman who could be an entertainment reporter?
David: No, absolutely not. It's
so funny -- when she gets into that mode she gets real frisky! Much like
yourself, Bob! (laughs)
Bob: (laughs) Thank you! When people describe me, frisky is usually the first word that comes!
By Bob Goen, Entertainment Tonight
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