Jen Johans interviews the actress who's so nice that even when her cat hangs up on you, she'll call you back! Cook discusses upcoming DVD release of Bob Funk, future film projects, and upcoming appearances on Psych.

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Rachael Leigh Cook Will Call You Back
By Jen Johans

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Rachael Leigh Cook about the independent film Bob Funk which hits DVD shelves on 6/23.

As a fellow native Minnesotan who’d grown up around the same time and in similar neighborhoods as Cook—it was an interview I was very much looking forward to taking on since aside from realizing that she is incredibly professional and truthful-- once our mutual backgrounds came into play, the conversation became much more free-flowing.

While Film Intuition is nearly three years old and more than twelve hundred reviews have been compiled into our database-- it’s only over the course of the last year that I’ve been fortunate enough to take part in interviews and Cook’s in particular is one I know I won’t soon forget.

Aside from feeling completely at ease—there was an element of great humor involved for, after confessing to Cook that like her Bob Funk character Ms. Thorne, I’m a terrible klutz—midway through the call, somehow we got disconnected.

Terribly embarrassed and worried I must have done something wrong, I looked at my phone in panic and thankfully after a few seconds, Rachael Leigh Cook called right back, confessing that most likely the mishap had occurred due to her mischievous cat who had been trying to sabotage the interview in the hopes of gaining Ms. Cook’s undivided attention as well as a trip outdoors.

Earnest, self-deprecating, far too humble, and quick to laugh or give a refreshingly honest answer—although I was voted off the island by her cat (marking my first celebrity pet hang-up experience since the feline was just not that into me) — I was honored that Cook took time out of her busy schedule to help promote a film and also discuss her extremely varied career.

Thus, Minnesota nice-- I’m happy to say-- still triumphs in Hollywood.

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[Edit: The interview part of this article has been removed from this post at the request of the author. The complete article/interview can be read at the link below. -TR]

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Really extensive interview! I liked it. Thanks for that Quel.