marge_the_palmolive_lady asks "What do you like to do in your free time?" Kari:   I have this passion for pottery. I have a studio in my guest house with a kiln and wheel and I make pots and you know ... A potter. I also make candles. I love that. I do things like that. marge_the_palmolive_lady asks "What has been your most challanging role to date and why?" Kari:   Well .... In TV, it's definitely been Sliders because I came onto a series that was already established cast-wise and it's hard to you know ... enter somebody else's clique. You know? Plus, the role was very different from anything else I've ever played. So, it was a challenge but I got the hang of it real quick. I did a film called "Thinner" and I had to play this gypsy and I was torn between giving into the camp that the director wanted and maintaining the integrity of these real gypsys that I did research with ... I was afraid that if I didn't portray them accurately they were going to put a curse on me! And, then the accent, I didn't have any dialect coaches. I had to create this role from a place I believed in that no one else did and it was very hard. HSHost: Sounds very hard. I'll have to go rent it. guest1933 asks "Has there been any movie that has changed your look at life or moved you inspirationally?" Kari sighs Kari:   I haven't been that lucky. However, The Crossing Guard showed me that the American icons that we believe to define American cinema like Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn ... these people are no different from any of us except they have a lot more money and fame. They're insecure, crazy, have every emotion that we have. So, that grounded me a lot. I knew that I was good enough, capable enough and strong enough to be in a movie with Jack Nicholson just as easily as I could be in a movie with Joe Schmoe. It's an important revelation ... but then again, it's just a movie. Kari laughs! HSHost: Well, these big stars really get blown up big and so it really is a revelation. Kari:   I have just as much power as Jack Nicholson ... just in a different way. bilbobaggins asks "Is it hard to do a love scene in front of the cameras?" Kari:   Depends on the actor you're doing it with. Kari chuckles Kari:   Actually, let me change that. Yes, it's really difficult. The older I get it's harder cause things are more focused in my life and not as whimsical. The first one was with Eric Roberts and it was horrible! Kari laughs Kari:   His wife was in the corner watching and we're naked, trying to do this scene and he looks at me and says, "Man! This really sucks, 'huh? And, I'm like, what do you mean it really sucks? What's wrong with me?!" Kariwuhrer laughs! AllisonP27 asks "Didn't you start out doing a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial and one in which you drank orange juice?" Kari:   "I didn't ever do a KFC commercial. However, I did do an orange juice commercial. yes, that is true. AllisonP27 asks "Isn't your brother Chris in the entertainment industry?" Kari:   Oh my God! Allison who? He used to work at ICM, a talent agency. But, he is now living in Washington D.C. and is in computer website marketing. He's doing really well. He left L.A. as fast as he could. Kari laughs! DaveCrockett asks "do you know that your bio on the sliders web site says that you were picked up by the Ford agency when you were younger ?" Kari:   Yes. But, Ford had a TALENT division for TV commercials and TV and film. HSHost: Oh! Kari:   I did do an ad in Australia and I was on billboards there. And, in Japan but it was just a fluke. AllisonP27 asks "How do we find your web site?" Kari:   It's a really long address and I don't know it off the top of my head, but Yahoo under Kari Wuhrer or Kari Salin. That name will be gone, though! Kari laughs! ExciteUser asks " will we see you anywhere around louisiana when the time comes for your tours?" Kari:   You will see me in Louisiana at the end of August, beginning of September for a sci fi convention. I love Louisiana! HSHost: That's where I'm from. Kari:   I got married there. I love it so much. I'll be there as much as humanly possible. Alternate Real Audio Source For This Page Second Half ExciteUser asks " what will be the name of your group?" Kari:   Kari Wuhrer and the name of the record is called "Shiny" ... it's me as a solo artist ... I do have a great band. bilbobaggins asks "Did you do any of your own stunts?" Kari:   All of my own stunts as much as possible. And, if it's not me it's a girl I work with all the time, even throughout Anaconda. HSHost: Great. Dan_K asks "What was the movie you were in that you went back in time in a porsche" Kari laughs! Kari:   Beast Master II, baby!!!!! That was one of my first movies! Kari laughs! Kari:   A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! Kari laughs1 HSHost laughs! HSHost: Yeah." misstressformica asks "What do you find more difficult comedic or dramatic acting?" Kari:   Definitely comedic. There's a delicate art to comedic acting that is taking me a while to get down ... definitely. bilbobaggins asks "Who's your favorite person to work with?" Kari:   Let me think .. Hmmm ... I would have to say ... Kari:   Mmmm ... either Joe Montagna when I did "Thinner" or ... Jack ... Jack Nicholson when I did "Crossing Guard." Both were very generous, helpful, nurturing, great, great great guys. HSHost: Okay. Dan_K asks "Is it hard to shoot the special effects scenes? Is there a lot of blue screen?" Kari:   It's really hard to shoot special effects when you have to react to something that isn't there yet. Usually you're reacting to a tennis ball. That's really hard. The good thing about that is is that the effects come in later, so the effects group has the opportunity to create the effects to match your reaction which is a good thing. HSHost: Yeah. AllisonP27 asks "Would you recommend acting to others...is it worth the struggles?" Kari:   You know, there's the potential to make a lot of money doing this, especially for a woman even though we don't get paid as much as men in the business. There's a chance to make millions of dollars a year without a college education! So, the spectrum of potential is wide. You have to really really love it. If you're just in it for the money, go to college and be a doctor. 90% of this business is luck. You have to love it so much that you're willing to suffer through poverty. It's taken me a long time and wise investments to be doing well. Kari:   I've done movies for zero money and movies for lots of money. And, I've done them for zero money AFTER the lots of money ones." guest1938 asks "have you ever dated a musician?" Kari:   "Once too many times! Yes. My husband who is my ... estranged husband is a musician. And, ... yeah. Successful musician is sort of an oxymoron." Kari chuckles ExciteUser asks " what kind of music will you be doing?" Kari:   Um ... I like the idea of commercial or pop music but I also like music that is um ... ... very stream of consciousness .. very personl like P.J. Harvey or Tori Amos, women that write because that's what they're feeling. Hopefully, I'll get to the point where I can have some success in the music industry which is the most difficult industry there is. AllisonP27 asks "Do you think you'll ever have kids?" Kari:   I really want to. I'm really hoping. If I don't find someone to have kids with , I'll definitely do it on my own. HSHost says "We're almost done, but one more question ..." DaveCrockett asks "what would you like to do that you have not done yet?" Kari:   I'd like to climb a great big mountain! Get in incredible shape and climb with an expert, maybe some place in India ... or somewhere out there. Yeah. HSHost: Tons of places right here to practice. Kari:   Yeah, I do I hike and climb, but I'd like to do it somewhere else. HSHost: Kari, thank you so much for joining us tonight. It was a pleasure to have you on the show! Kari:   Thank you, Amy! Thank you so much! Back To Articles & Interviews Index Page