Huffington Post - Interview Rose McGowan

These days, our knowledge of celebrities too often originates with paparazzi images and snarky quotes by anonymous "insiders." After a while, it's easy to forget that stars are real people. That's why HuffPost Celebrity decided to launch its all-new #nofilter quick-fire question-and-answer series. Because how well do you know someone until they've shared their guiltiest pleasures?

Who knew that Rose McGowan only drank rosé wines? Cheesy as it may sound, the 39-year-old "Once Upon A Time" actress dryly admitted to Huffington Post Celebrity that the pink drink was her sole wine of choice as we caught up with her Wednesday at New York's Gramercy Hotel, where she was promoting a limited edition of Apothic Rose Wine. Sitting cross-legged on a plush couch, McGowan also told us about how she's transitioning from acting to directing, what she does to relax and that time she may or may not have stolen a car.

How did you get involved with Apothic Rose Wine?
Well ironically, I only drink rose wine, for real. I was lucky to become involved with this company, and Apothic Rose is such a cool name, it's very strong. And I love that it's seasonal, so just a special, short-time-only thing. It's like wearing an evening gown and then you have to return it.

How often do you drink wine?
Oh every day, in the morning. [Laughs] Probably three or four times a week. In Los Angeles, you have a great outside area, outside fireplace, so my friends sit around it and actually drink this.

What's been keeping you busy?
I just directed something for Ridley Scott's company, RSA Black Dog; it's his commerical music video division. It's a short film set in 1961. I wanted to explore young women's sexual politics of that era before it turned into the late '60s. That's a tiny moment in time, it's almost as if after Kennedy got shot, all the innocence went away. Also all of those '50s moms telling you what you had to be like, what you had to do. So I wanted to explore that tiny twilight period of the '60s. I also found another feature to direct in the next five or six months. I'm acting of course still, but I look at it more like waitressing. It's going to be my day job.

So you want to make the transition from being in front of the camera to being behind it?
Yeah. And I don't want to be on camera, I don't want to direct myself. I was never trying to be an actor, so I've never had any great desire to be on screen. I know I'm good at what I do, but I could take it or leave it.

How did people react to you after you did "Grindhouse," in which your character has a machine gun as a prosthetic leg?
They come up to you and they're like, "Oh, you grew your leg back!" I deal with that about five times a day.

Have you ever stolen anything?
I stole a wallet at a movie theater once. A woman next to me had left it and it had all her IDs in it, but I didn't give it back to her. It didn't have any money, I think I just needed a wallet at the time. I felt so bad about it that I never stole anything again. I was 14. Oh, I guess I also stole a car, but that's a whole other story.

What's one question you wouldn't ask yourself?
Do you believe in magic?

What do you wear to bed?
Underwear. I'm sorry, but I can't get up and catch a robber in the middle of the night with no panties on.

If you were on death row, what would your last meal be?
Rice pudding. Kozy Shack brand.

How did you get on death row?
Shooting people who kill animals.

What's the first thing you reach for when you need to decompress?
I can't say. [beat] It's legal in California though.

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Comment avez-vous été impliquée pour la marque de vin Apothic rosé?
Rose McGowan: Eh bien, ironiquement, je bois peu de rosé. J’ai eu la chance de pouvoir participé à cet évent, et Apothic rosé est un nom vraiment bien pour un vin, c’est très fort. J’aime beaucoup car ça va avec la saison. C’est vraiment un moment génial.

Vous buvez beaucoup de vin?
R: Oh chaque jour, le matin. [Rires] Probablement trois ou quatre fois par semaine. A Los Angeles, il y a une grande terrasse, donc avec mes amis on y va et on parle autour d’une bouteille de vin.

Quelles sont vos occupations en ce moment?
R: Je vais diriger quelque chose pour la société de Ridley Scott, RSA Black Dog, qui s’occupe de la production de film mais aussi de la musique. Il s’agit d’un court-métrage qui se déroule dans les années 60. Je voulais explorer la politique sexuelle des jeunes femmes de cette époque. C’est assez court dans le temps, c’est presque comme si que depuis la mort de Kennedy, toute l’innocence a disparu. Donc, je voulais explorer cette petite période sombre et mal connu des années 60. J’ai aussi trouvé un autre projet qui va beaucoup m’occuper dans les cinq ou six prochains mois. Je jouerai bien sur, mais je serai impliqué dans la réalisation. Ça sera le fruit de mon travail.

Donc vous voulez faire la transition entre devant la caméra et venir derrière la caméra?
R: Ouais. Et je ne veux pas être devant la caméra. Je ne veux pas me diriger moi même. Je n’ai jamais essayé de devenir actrice, donc je n’ai jamais eu de grand désir d’être devant la caméra.

Que vous dise les gens depuis le film « Grindhouse », dans lequel votre personnage a une mitraillette à la place de la jambe?
R: Ils viennent à vous et ils disent comme : « Oh, votre jambe est de retour! » On me dit ça environ ‘/5 fois par jour!

Avez-vous déjà volé quelque chose ?
R: J’ai volé un portefeuille une fois dans une salle de cinéma. Une femme à côté de moi avait quitté la salle et il n’y avait pas d’argent. J’avais juste besoin d’un portefeuille à l’époque. Je me sentais tellement mal à ce sujet que je n’ai jamais plus rien volé. J’avais 14 ans. Oh, je suppose que j’ai aussi volé une voiture, mais c’est une toute autre histoire.

Qu’elle est une question que vous ne voudriez pas que l’on vous demande?
R: Croyez-vous en la magie?

Que portez-vous au lit?
R: Des sous-vêtements. Je suis désolé, mais je ne peux pas me lever et attraper un voleur au milieu de la nuit sans culotte.

Si vous étiez dans le couloir de la mort, quel serait votre dernier repas?
R: Le riz au lait!

Qui pourriez-vous tuer?
R: Les personnes qui tuent les animaux

Quelle est la première chose que vous faites quand vous avez besoin de décompresser?
R: Je ne peux pas le dire. Mais c’est légal en Californie cependant.

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