Stevie Discusses American Horror Story

[michelej1]

Rolling Stone

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/n...crets-20131203


By Gavin Edwards December 3, 2013 12:50 PM ET

In her new documentary, In Your Dreams, Stevie Nicks tells the story of the last time she acted: in a fourth-grade play about The Alamo. "It was so bad," Nicks says. She went home after that elementary-school debacle and told her mother that she was swearing off acting forever. Nicks stuck by that pledge until now: she's appearing early next year in American Horror Story: Coven, the third season of the horror anthology created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (who also collaborated on Glee and Nip/Tuck).


"I go straight from nothing to the middle of American Horror Story!" marvels Nicks. Sitting in the foyer of her Los Angeles home, she said that she did the show because of her love of Glee. "I was very attracted to Glee, and to Ryan and Brad's writing of misfits. They write about people who don't fit in." Nicks identifies with outsiders, having spent her childhood moving around the western United States. (Her father was the president of soap manufacturers Armour-Dial, which was acquired by the Greyhound bus company.) "I was always the new girl," she explains. "I was lucky, because I managed to be such the chameleon that I did fit in."

Nicks had visited the Glee set in 2011 when they were covering her "Landslide" (the show later devoted a whole episode to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours). "I was devastated when Cory [Monteith] died," she remembers. "I wrote a letter to the cast, and I wrote a letter to Lea [Michele]. I tried to be of some solace." Nicks felt that she was part of the extended Murphy/Falchuk tribe, so when they approached her about American Horror Story, "I couldn't say no. I could say, 'I'm not an actress, so it's going to suck — but I will be glad to try, for you."

Her appearance (as herself) went well enough that the producers asked her to extend her time on location in New Orleans; she stayed for most of the week before Thanksgiving, working in the show's custom-built house. "I got to watch Jessica Lange do scene after scene where she was perfect," Nicks reports. "I got to watch the little witches, who were also amazing — Emma Roberts is so evil that it's just scary. You can't help but think of Julia Roberts, and you'd never think anything evil about her — but Emma is just great."

Nicks has very little experience with horror: she's seen only a handful of old horror movies, like Bride of Dracula. "They don't scare me," she says. "I just love the costumes." Now that she's a horror professional, she raves about the entire experience, with the exception of her own performance: "I don't want to be bad at anything that I do that people see. If I try to learn to skate and I'm terrible, nobody's going to know about it. But it was really fun. I now belong to a very secret society. And you'll be surprised — not with my terrific acting, but with the whole thing."


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[michelej1]

Now, this is more detail than I had before of Jess' job and his company being acquired by Greyhound. I thought he was directly employed by Greyhound.

Michele

[olive]

I can't imagine ( hope ) it being more than she is conjured up in some type of spell or hallucination. she is not crucial to the plots or story line .

[singertobe]

Secret society? Wrong choice of wrods Stevie! Watch Mark Dice say she's been intiated into the illuminati!

[BombaySapphire3]

Stevie is without a doubt one of the greatest lady rock stars of all time but I have serious trepidations about her "acting," I hope I am wrong.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by singertobe

Secret society? Watch Mark Dice say she's been initiated into the illuminati!

Maybe we'll also get a surprise appearance by Jay Z and Beyonce.

[reebokandlace]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Rolling Stone

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/n...crets-20131203


By Gavin Edwards December 3, 2013 12:50 PM ET

In her new documentary, In Your Dreams, Stevie Nicks tells the story of the last time she acted: in a fourth-grade play about The Alamo. "It was so bad," Nicks says. She went home after that elementary-school debacle and told her mother that she was swearing off acting forever. Nicks stuck by that pledge until now: she's appearing early next year in American Horror Story: Coven, the third season of the horror anthology created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (who also collaborated on Glee and Nip/Tuck).

The "last time she acted"? Really Stevie? Hello, you acted in Phoenix a few years ago...on stage...you were the ghost of....ugh.....the woman has the shortest memory. Or maybe it was bad writing on the writers part. Did Stevie forget that she was in the play "A Christmas Carol" in Phoenix? (because he dad asked her to be in it).... Does anyone remember what year that was? '98? '99? I have a rehearsal picture somewhere of her all white and ghost like holding a script in her hand....she was pretty good too! And what about her cameo in "Up All Night" wasn't she acting in that?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by reebokandlace

The "last time she acted"? Really Stevie? Hello, you acted in Phoenix a few years ago...on stage...you were the ghost of....ugh.....the woman has the shortest memory. Or maybe it was bad writing on the writers part. Did Stevie forget that she was in the play "A Christmas Carol" in Phoenix? (because he dad asked her to be in it).... Does anyone remember what year that was? '98? '99? I have a rehearsal picture somewhere of her all white and ghost like holding a script in her hand....she was pretty good too! And what about her cameo in "Up All Night" wasn't she acting in that?

She was on Chris Isaak too. Michele

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by olive

I can't imagine ( hope ) it being more than she is conjured up in some type of spell or hallucination. she is not crucial to the plots or story line .

she was fab in Up All Night
I don't watch this incarnation of AHS caca
buuuuuuut ... oh for a candid oF Mama and JLange pllllllllllllleeeeeeeease

[Maxd9]

Originally Posted by reebokandlace

The "last time she acted"? Really Stevie? Hello, you acted in Phoenix a few years ago...on stage...you were the ghost of....ugh.....the woman has the shortest memory. Or maybe it was bad writing on the writers part. Did Stevie forget that she was in the play "A Christmas Carol" in Phoenix? (because he dad asked her to be in it).... Does anyone remember what year that was? '98? '99? I have a rehearsal picture somewhere of her all white and ghost like holding a script in her hand....she was pretty good too! And what about her cameo in "Up All Night" wasn't she acting in that?

According to this, it was 1996. And she was pretty good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKd_tIhywDQ

[Dex]

Originally Posted by Maxd9

According to this, it was 1996. And she was pretty good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKd_tIhywDQ

That was interesting! Was she trying an accent at the beginning or is it just me? "Are you the spirit who's coming was foretold to me?" "... A yam..."

She's actually better than a lot of her co-stars, here. Or maybe I'm just not used to radio plays. Glad to know about this, anyhow. Gives me a bit of hope that her AHS appearance will hold up ok.

[reebokandlace]

Originally Posted by Maxd9

According to this, it was 1996. And she was pretty good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKd_tIhywDQ

Thanks for finding that!

[Fannymac]

Considering how twisted/campy/creepy this show has been ~ sort of a more quirky/sexual cross between "Dark Shadows" and "Rocky Horror Picture Show!" ~ I can't wait to see Stevie's episodes (Ryan Murphy just announced she coming back for a second one!).....should be a hoot!!!

[Newzchspy]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Now, this is more detail than I had before of Jess' job and his company being acquired by Greyhound. I thought he was directly employed by Greyhound.

Michele

Its just MORE of Stevie's revisionist history!!!

[BlueDenimLamp]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Now, this is more detail than I had before of Jess' job and his company being acquired by Greyhound. I thought he was directly employed by Greyhound.

Michele

Not to get totally OT here but found this http://www.genealogymagazine.com/stevienicks.html Jess Nicks was President/ Vice President of several companies but I'm pretty sure he didn't own them...