| Pete Timms interviews Lisa McCune pre 2007 Logies (5 May 2007) |
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5 May 2007 PT: Lisa McCune, welcome back to the Logies, of course. LM: Nice to be here. PT: We haven't seen you for a little while on TV. What was the last thing that we probably saw you on? LM: Probably 'Forensic Investigators' or 'Tripping Over', I think. PT: And now you've jumped ship and you're over at Channel Nine. LM: Jumping ship - pardon the pun! [both laugh] PT: Sea Patrol - do you know when it's on? LM: Probably mid year I'd say. They're still editing and putting the final bits and pieces together and selling it overseas. It's sold overseas already which is great, to about 100 countries which is a very big deal. Very exciting. PT: Wow, it must be really good. Have you seen it? LM: I've seen two episodes and I was really impressed by the action and...we worked really hard out on the water for about 6 weeks, 7 weeks and it just looks superb. And it shows Australia to such an extent that people will be seeing it and saying 'We've got to go and shoot up north'. It's beautiful. PT: So, when you say action, like lots of explosions and that sort of thing? LM: Explosions, fast boats, jumping from one vessel to another... PT: Is this you doing this? LM: I did a bit. I did quite a bit actually. PT: You're own stunts? LM: Yeah. We had people standing by for us just in case it got too dangerous but it was amazing over the shoot period how we actually got our sea legs - pardon that pun too - and managed to do all of our stunts. PT: And how was that - no seasickness? LM: I had a couple of days where it was really rough but that's...it was extreme drama..it was like that shooting it and on screen it just comes up a treat because of that. PT: Cool. Fantastic. So, Logies on tomorrow. You're presenting an award? LM; I'm presenting an award. PT: Which one are you presenting? LM: Something later in the evening. PT: Oh, so we're not allowed to talk about that one? LM: Well, I suppose we could but it's supposed to be a secret. I was told not to tell anybody. PT: Alright, we won't tell anybody. They'll just have to watch tomorrow. Now, who are you looking forward to bumping in to? LM: Oh, John Wood, I'm looking forward to seeing John because even though we live in the same state, I've got kids and we're away working quite a lot and so is he. That, for me, is what the Logies is about now. You work with people and you always say, 'Oh, we'll catch up after this' but then you get busy and go to a different state or you have family commitments or whatever. So I think, for me, I love the Logies now because I get to catch up with people. PT: It's sort of like TV's Christmas time when the family all comes together. LM: It is a bit like that [laughs] PT: What about anyone who you want to sort of avoid? LM: Umm, there might be someone afterwards...no, no, there's absolutely no one. I'm going to be well-behaved, I think, until the party afterwards and then I'm going to let loose. PT: So, is that what you're looking forward to most. You've got a night away from the kids? Going a bit crazy? LM: Yeah, it'll be nice. It'll just be nice to go out, let our hair down, see what's coming up in the next year. And the Logies is great because I think it actually instills in everybody a bit of a notion that we've got a great industry...for an industry night, we all get excited. There's lots of chat, lots of 'Let's get together and talk about a project'. And that's exciting. PT: What about planning ahead? How long have you been planning your outfit? LM: Oh, well, my outfit was a little bit like...I was going over to Channel Nine to talk to them about a dress and then I saw them putting a dress on a dummy and went 'Oh, that might be okay, great, that's all I've got time for'. So, if that's the one I wear, it was literally...they were putting it on a dummy in a shop window and I went 'Yep, that's great. That'll be fine if it fits'. And it did. PT: And jewels as well? LM: Oh, I don't know about jewels. I had a bit of a disaster with a fake tan. You probably won't be able to see it. I went into one of those fake tanning booths, thinking 'I'm so pale and I look really ill and I've got dark hair at the moment' So I went into one of those spray tanning booths and I got home...and I woke up this morning - they said don't have a shower when you go home tonight. So I went home and woke up this morning and went 'Oh my Gosh!' I've got like streak marks, though you can't see it. PT: It's not too bad. LM: I had to wear boots because it's embarrassing and my kids keep saying 'Mum, you stink!' PT: All over the sheets as well? LM: Anyway, we try these things. It's my one bit of glamour, I thought I'll brown up a bit. PT: But you should know better than to do it the day before. LM: Well, it's safer than going into the sun and it's like Cinderella going to the ball, it only lasts for a little while. PT: I guess. We're all looking forward to Sea Patrol. Good luck with it all. LM: Thanks very much. PT: And have a good night tomorrow night. LM: Yeah, I will. You too. PT: Cheers, Lise. Bye. |
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