Playboy.com: Who do you play in the big-screen version of Bewitched?
Kristi Clainos: I am an actress auditioning for the role of Samantha. I'm trying to do the nose twitch and it doesn't work so well. Nicole Kidman is a real witch, but no one knows that. When they see that she can twitch her nose, they hire her on the spot. I have a few scenes with Will Farrell who plays an actor who is playing Darren.
PB: What was it like working with Will Farrell?
KC: Will is super-nice, but it was a little intimidating trying to be funny in front of him, because when you think someone's so funny you don't feel funny at all. I was so focused on what I was doing that when I was done I went, "What just happened?"
PB: Is that really you naked in the love scene in Headhunter?
KC: We filmed it from the back. I had little pasties over my boobs. Basically I was topless in front of the crew. But the distributors wanted more nudity and more gore, so we did reshoots. They found a body double who matched up to my measurements. Technically, it looks like I did nudity, but I did not.
PB: Would you ever do nudity?
KC: I would only do it if it were completely my choice. I would never want to do it to get myself seen. I was initially kind of nervous being topless on the set in front of crew people, but after one take I was fine with that. It's just about having it preserved on film forever for anyone to see feels a little out of control for me.
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