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I lied, and got it done early! Here are some highlights from the chat with Samantha Ferris. There were a lot of people in the room, and we were asking questions in order, and chatting in between. Under the cut is the discussion about the SPN crew and fanfiction, her thoughts on working with Jared and Jensen, and some more cool stuff! :) There are no spoilers here!
(Sam tells us to have balls!)
10:10 gramarye :) Thanks! Sam -- Aside from a theatre degree, what other degrees in college would be useful for someone looking to act? (Not just TV, but commercials, voice-overs, etc)
10:10 samferris okay, shoot graymayre
10:10 gramarye jumped the gun, sorry :)
10:10 samferris no..cool....hmmmm
10:11 samferris unfortunately school does't work for acting...
10:11 samferris i shouldnt say that
10:11 samferris there are some very good and well acclaimed acting schools....
10:11 samferris but i think its gotta be in your bones.....
10:11 samferris you could be a well trained actor and suck...
10:11 samferris and you could have no experience and rock....
10:12 samferris a lot of very famous and talented actors had no formal training.
10:12 samferris gotta have balls
(Thoughts on working with Jensen and Jared.)
10:25 samferris purple nurple? haven't heard those words in a long time.
10:25 samferris shoot PN.
10:26 purple_nurple here is my question and I start right away with it: I am also a huge Supernatural fan and I was wondering what it is like working on Supernatural with Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki?
10:26 samferris okay question
10:26 purple_nurple I love the episode with that sentence and love the word purple nurple and got almost everywhere :P
10:26 samferris the boys...
10:26 samferris they are the best bunch of guys i have ever worked with.
10:27 samferris no lie.
10:27 samferris and i've worked with a few.
10:27 samferris i think its their southern upbringing, but they are well behaved,
10:27 samferris no diva stuff,
10:27 samferris polite
10:27 samferris considerate,
10:27 samferris sweet
10:27 purple_nurple I heard they are very down to earth. :)
10:27 samferris HOT
10:27 gramarye AMEN
10:27 Shoi LOL
10:27 samferris and yes, very down to earth.
10:28 purple_nurple So true.
10:28 samferris very warm and inviting to anyone on set.
10:28 Yasmine32068 well we now know that you aren't dead from the waist down
10:28 Shoi It seems like the set is a lot of fun!
10:28 samferris great senses of humour
10:28 the definitive they are hot and i don't even go that way
10:28 samferris ha! well if you get a chance to jump the fence....
10:28 samferris do it with one of them'
10:29 Shoi LOL
10:29 the definitive LOL!
10:29 samferris super guys
10:29 Candice and then tell them Sam Ferris said so ;)
10:29 purple_nurple LMAO!
(SHE REALLY, REALLY LIKES THE GUYS.)
10:30 samferris i think they'd look good naked.
10:30 Ghostwhisperer ...........
10:30 gramarye Please tell the producers this. :)
10:30 Shoi Please do. :)
10:30 samferris i KNOW they'd look good naked.
10:30 teeny21 yes please
10:30 samferris right...never going to happen.
(Sam, fanfiction, and the cast and crew's online presence!)
10:31 samferris oh, right i saw that fan fiction once....what is it? you guys write your own stories?
10:31 Shoi :D
10:31 Candice You say hilarious, the rest of us say 'perverted'
10:31 Yasmine32068 yeppers
10:31 Shoi LOL No, Sam, you don't want to know about fanfiction!
10:31 roxygirl880829 Yes :)
10:31 purple_nurple shirtless dean :P aslong as he doesn't take his skin off again.
10:32 samferris no? do i get trashed?
10:32 Ghostwhisperer we were just excited to see Sam duct taped to a chair
10:32 gramarye Heck no!
10:32 Shoi No way!
10:32 gramarye But it can be...
10:32 Shoi ...perverted?
10:32 samferris i saw that...graphic
10:32 samferris me and dean....
10:32 roxygirl880829 Never! we love Ellen
10:32 samferris i liked that...suggested it to Jensen.
10:32 samferris we had a good laugh.
10:32 roxygirl880829 Haha!
10:32 gramarye LOL LOL
10:32 samferris to tell you the truth, we have great chemistry on and off screeen.
10:32 Ghostwhisperer holy crap!
10:32 Shoi That is AWESOME
10:33 gk hee!
10:33 teeny21 niceee
10:33 samferris he'd already heard it.
10:33 purple_nurple that's totally awesome :D
10:33 samferris people read stuff....
10:33 gramarye I'm sure someone on the set totally prints this stuff out
10:33 Candice Dude, you just started a new wave of Real Person Fiction!
10:33 Yasmine32068 so these guys read this?
10:33 Shoi I'm a little afraid of what he and Jared see on line!
10:33 samferris kripke got a lot of ribbing about me and dean.
10:33 Ghostwhisperer how much do they actuially read on the fanfiction communities... the guys that is...
10:33 samferris oh ya.
10:33 gramarye Oh noooooo
10:33 samferris maybe not THIS as in today, but they are on it.
(Snipped a little here, but tail end of this conversation.)
10:34 samferris its all very secrective...but i know that there are people specifically out looking at the forums and conversations on line.
(She was asked if there were any particular people who inspired her "tough" characters.)
10:37 samferris no, my toughness comes from me....
10:37 samferris my voice,
10:37 samferris naturally quite tough and tomboyish
10:38 samferris outspoken
10:38 samferris ballsy...
10:38 samferris got it from me mum.
After which several of us told her how inspiring that was. She seemed pretty thrilled to hear that.
(I asked her what inspired her to start in showbiz.)
10:45 samferris well....i think i always knew i would do thisl...it was just a matter of when...
10:45 samferris i've had a few other careers but none were grabbing me....
10:45 samferris one day a light went on.....
10:46 Shoi Heh, the old lightning bolt?
10:46 samferris i woke up to find that my dad had died, i hated my job, and the current boyfriend wasnt' working out...
10:46 Janine ouch
10:46 samferris and i thought, Jeesus....this sucks.....i might as well take this leap of faith and go after what i really
10:46 samferris want to do in this life....so i did......
After this she was asked about how Ellen feels about Sam and Dean. Her first response was that she loves them, dearly, would fight tooth and nail for them, etc. She elaborated a little to say that Ellen feels very motherly towards Sam, and Dean is "complicated".
10:55 samferris i would kill and die for these boys.
10:56 samferris and their dad?...whoee, don't get me started on that one.
(And then... the "birdhouse".)
10:59 Trik_Ster wear a short skirt, no panties and get photographed getting out of of a car
10:59 Yasmine32068 oh hell no!
10:59 Ghostwhisperer please dont
11:00 Candice Classy ;)
11:00 Candice Next up: Teeny21
11:00 the definitive lol
11:00 samferris ha....my birdhouse isn't that pretty...nobody's is, is it?
11:00 Trik_Ster well afaic, that's what those 2 are famous for...
11:00 gk hahahaha
11:00 gramarye LOl
11:00 Ghostwhisperer LMAO
There was quite a bit more, but these were my favorite bits. If you're wanting the whole transcript, I think the website will have it up eventually! All in all, she's really awesome, was very generous with her time and her good humor, and I think everybody had a lot of fun! &hearts
(Sam tells us to have balls!)
10:10 gramarye :) Thanks! Sam -- Aside from a theatre degree, what other degrees in college would be useful for someone looking to act? (Not just TV, but commercials, voice-overs, etc)
10:10 samferris okay, shoot graymayre
10:10 gramarye jumped the gun, sorry :)
10:10 samferris no..cool....hmmmm
10:11 samferris unfortunately school does't work for acting...
10:11 samferris i shouldnt say that
10:11 samferris there are some very good and well acclaimed acting schools....
10:11 samferris but i think its gotta be in your bones.....
10:11 samferris you could be a well trained actor and suck...
10:11 samferris and you could have no experience and rock....
10:12 samferris a lot of very famous and talented actors had no formal training.
10:12 samferris gotta have balls
(Thoughts on working with Jensen and Jared.)
10:25 samferris purple nurple? haven't heard those words in a long time.
10:25 samferris shoot PN.
10:26 purple_nurple here is my question and I start right away with it: I am also a huge Supernatural fan and I was wondering what it is like working on Supernatural with Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki?
10:26 samferris okay question
10:26 purple_nurple I love the episode with that sentence and love the word purple nurple and got almost everywhere :P
10:26 samferris the boys...
10:26 samferris they are the best bunch of guys i have ever worked with.
10:27 samferris no lie.
10:27 samferris and i've worked with a few.
10:27 samferris i think its their southern upbringing, but they are well behaved,
10:27 samferris no diva stuff,
10:27 samferris polite
10:27 samferris considerate,
10:27 samferris sweet
10:27 purple_nurple I heard they are very down to earth. :)
10:27 samferris HOT
10:27 gramarye AMEN
10:27 Shoi LOL
10:27 samferris and yes, very down to earth.
10:28 purple_nurple So true.
10:28 samferris very warm and inviting to anyone on set.
10:28 Yasmine32068 well we now know that you aren't dead from the waist down
10:28 Shoi It seems like the set is a lot of fun!
10:28 samferris great senses of humour
10:28 the definitive they are hot and i don't even go that way
10:28 samferris ha! well if you get a chance to jump the fence....
10:28 samferris do it with one of them'
10:29 Shoi LOL
10:29 the definitive LOL!
10:29 samferris super guys
10:29 Candice and then tell them Sam Ferris said so ;)
10:29 purple_nurple LMAO!
(SHE REALLY, REALLY LIKES THE GUYS.)
10:30 samferris i think they'd look good naked.
10:30 Ghostwhisperer ...........
10:30 gramarye Please tell the producers this. :)
10:30 Shoi Please do. :)
10:30 samferris i KNOW they'd look good naked.
10:30 teeny21 yes please
10:30 samferris right...never going to happen.
(Sam, fanfiction, and the cast and crew's online presence!)
10:31 samferris oh, right i saw that fan fiction once....what is it? you guys write your own stories?
10:31 Shoi :D
10:31 Candice You say hilarious, the rest of us say 'perverted'
10:31 Yasmine32068 yeppers
10:31 Shoi LOL No, Sam, you don't want to know about fanfiction!
10:31 roxygirl880829 Yes :)
10:31 purple_nurple shirtless dean :P aslong as he doesn't take his skin off again.
10:32 samferris no? do i get trashed?
10:32 Ghostwhisperer we were just excited to see Sam duct taped to a chair
10:32 gramarye Heck no!
10:32 Shoi No way!
10:32 gramarye But it can be...
10:32 Shoi ...perverted?
10:32 samferris i saw that...graphic
10:32 samferris me and dean....
10:32 roxygirl880829 Never! we love Ellen
10:32 samferris i liked that...suggested it to Jensen.
10:32 samferris we had a good laugh.
10:32 roxygirl880829 Haha!
10:32 gramarye LOL LOL
10:32 samferris to tell you the truth, we have great chemistry on and off screeen.
10:32 Ghostwhisperer holy crap!
10:32 Shoi That is AWESOME
10:33 gk hee!
10:33 teeny21 niceee
10:33 samferris he'd already heard it.
10:33 purple_nurple that's totally awesome :D
10:33 samferris people read stuff....
10:33 gramarye I'm sure someone on the set totally prints this stuff out
10:33 Candice Dude, you just started a new wave of Real Person Fiction!
10:33 Yasmine32068 so these guys read this?
10:33 Shoi I'm a little afraid of what he and Jared see on line!
10:33 samferris kripke got a lot of ribbing about me and dean.
10:33 Ghostwhisperer how much do they actuially read on the fanfiction communities... the guys that is...
10:33 samferris oh ya.
10:33 gramarye Oh noooooo
10:33 samferris maybe not THIS as in today, but they are on it.
(Snipped a little here, but tail end of this conversation.)
10:34 samferris its all very secrective...but i know that there are people specifically out looking at the forums and conversations on line.
(She was asked if there were any particular people who inspired her "tough" characters.)
10:37 samferris no, my toughness comes from me....
10:37 samferris my voice,
10:37 samferris naturally quite tough and tomboyish
10:38 samferris outspoken
10:38 samferris ballsy...
10:38 samferris got it from me mum.
After which several of us told her how inspiring that was. She seemed pretty thrilled to hear that.
(I asked her what inspired her to start in showbiz.)
10:45 samferris well....i think i always knew i would do thisl...it was just a matter of when...
10:45 samferris i've had a few other careers but none were grabbing me....
10:45 samferris one day a light went on.....
10:46 Shoi Heh, the old lightning bolt?
10:46 samferris i woke up to find that my dad had died, i hated my job, and the current boyfriend wasnt' working out...
10:46 Janine ouch
10:46 samferris and i thought, Jeesus....this sucks.....i might as well take this leap of faith and go after what i really
10:46 samferris want to do in this life....so i did......
After this she was asked about how Ellen feels about Sam and Dean. Her first response was that she loves them, dearly, would fight tooth and nail for them, etc. She elaborated a little to say that Ellen feels very motherly towards Sam, and Dean is "complicated".
10:55 samferris i would kill and die for these boys.
10:56 samferris and their dad?...whoee, don't get me started on that one.
(And then... the "birdhouse".)
10:59 Trik_Ster wear a short skirt, no panties and get photographed getting out of of a car
10:59 Yasmine32068 oh hell no!
10:59 Ghostwhisperer please dont
11:00 Candice Classy ;)
11:00 Candice Next up: Teeny21
11:00 the definitive lol
11:00 samferris ha....my birdhouse isn't that pretty...nobody's is, is it?
11:00 Trik_Ster well afaic, that's what those 2 are famous for...
11:00 gk hahahaha
11:00 gramarye LOl
11:00 Ghostwhisperer LMAO
There was quite a bit more, but these were my favorite bits. If you're wanting the whole transcript, I think the website will have it up eventually! All in all, she's really awesome, was very generous with her time and her good humor, and I think everybody had a lot of fun! &hearts