Q1: How much time did you spend working on XIII, both preparing and recording?

I really didn’t know what to expect going into the recording session because I’ve never done anything like this. I thought I would come in do some lines and some sound effects, but I was surprised at the length and depth of XIII’s script. XIII’s story is extremely captivating -- no different to any movie script I’ve worked on. Probably the hardest part was trying to time my lines to synch up with the character on screen.

Q2: What was the motivation for your character in XIII?

Major Jones is strong, confident, she’s cute. She has an vulnerability when it comes to XIII, which is a good side to see some times. But usually she’s tough and strong and you know not to play with her. She can hold her own. She also saves XIII a number of times in the game, I like that about her.

Q3: Tell me how you identify with a strong woman who’s in the military who’s kicking ass against the guys?

I guess in my life it’s that way too. I’m the only female of Rough Riders, which are a million guys. I’m always around a bunch of guys when I’m with them. That’s just the way it is. Being in the business, it’s a male dominated business, so as a female you have to come in and pretty much kick ass, you have to let people know I’m about my business and that’s it. There will be no games.

Q4: Did you get to play much of XIII? What did you think?

I haven’t played XIII too much, just what I saw during the recording session. I’ve seen most of my parts in the game, and it looks really exciting with a lot of action. I am definitely interested to see how everything gets pieced together, I am not sure how the story ends because Ubi Soft didn’t tell me, so it will be a nice surprise when I play the game.

I can’t wait, I can’t wait to play it myself because I want to hear myself. And I’m definitely going to recommend it to a lot of people, so go get the game!

Q5: With XIII and your recent and future film/TV projects, you’re clearly focusing more on your acting career than your music. Do you see yourself putting more emphasis on music again soon?

I actually came into acting by accident, but it was something I did with music all the time – performing is performing. Being involved in Barbershop and XxX opened a lot of doors for me. I am doing a TV series with UPN this Fall and shooting another movie, The Woodsman, with Kevin Bacon. I like acting, but music will always be my first passion, you will be seeing another release soon enough.

Thank you for talking with us.

Thank you for inviting me.

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