As an actor, you are always looking for something fresh and interesting and not ordinary.
Megalyn EchikunwokeI think it's important to see that, as an audience member, because a lot of times you pass judgement on people, right off the bat, depending on whatever they're involved in or the people they surround themselves with, or something like that.
Megalyn EchikunwokeIt was fun. I'd never done anything like that. I'd never done any bi-sexual or lesbian scenes before, but it was really fun.
Megalyn EchikunwokeIf someone said, "Here, you have your pick, you can do either a musical, Moulin Rouge type of movie, where you sing and dance, or an action movie, or a Shakespearian or Elizabethan movie," I would definitely love to do a movie that was based on a musical, where I would get to sing, dance and act, all at the same time.
Megalyn EchikunwokeI always like an environment where theres lots of women and everyones different.
Megalyn EchikunwokeI did do a little research. I went to a couple really fantastic strip clubs with really talented dancers, just in terms of their physical prowess. For the scene, there was a whole dance routine that I had to do, so I worked with a pole dance instructor who helped me choreograph a number for that scene. We broke down the principles of pole dancing, for three days, for an hour a day.
Megalyn Echikunwoke