by rebamerrill | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog
How many times have you received a beautifully wrapped gift only to be disappointed by it’s contents? In Hollywood most of the stars I interview are always perfectly wrapped with their hair, makeup and outfits, but what was underneath did not always match the...
by rebamerrill | Nov 10, 2014 | Blog
It seems to me I had been waiting for Whitney Houston for quite a while. I was to interview her for the film Waiting to Exhale and she did not show up, not only for me, but for any of the international interviews. I had seen her interview with Diane Sawyer where...
by rebamerrill | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog
Joaquin Phoenix has been in and out of my life for many years.The first time I sat down with him, Phoenix was an unknown actor and it was for the film Inventing the Abbots. I found him pleasant, cordial and handsome. I figured that would be the case in the future, but...
by rebamerrill | Oct 14, 2014 | Blog
The first time I interviewed Ben Affleck was for his first blockbuster film Armageddon in 1998. A film that received mixed critical reviews, but became a box office success anyway. I looked at him and saw a young and sexy Paul Newman. He had charm and charisma , and...
by rebamerrill | Sep 24, 2014 | Blog
What I remember most about my first interview with Diane Keaton is that the executive that hired me was smiling as she got what she was looking for after two other interviewers had failed. I am grateful for not being told it might be tough, because it wasn’t-...
by rebamerrill | Sep 9, 2014 | Blog
I only met Joan Rivers once after her performance in the play “A Work In Progress” at the Geffen Theatre. She wrote and starred in it, and it struck a chord in me as it was the story of what’s it like to be a woman working in Hollywood. Her words took my...
