Miley Cyrus is the star of a long-running television show and films, a recording artist and an accomplished stage entertainer. Now, the 16-year-old Cyrus is adding another credit to her resume. She stars in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest project, BOLT, as Penny, a young girl with her own action-adventure show that she shares with her best friend—her dog named Bolt. But off-screen, Penny isn’t allowed to enjoy time with the pup, because that would spoil the illusion painstaking created and maintained by the director and crew…Bolt believes he actually possesses the special effects-driven super powers that save Penny on a weekly basis. Cyrus recently took a break from her dizzying schedule to speak to us about BOLT.
Q: You’re an actress and a performer.
In animation, we only get to hear your voice. What was it like just
relying on your voice?
MILEY CYRUS: Ever since I was little, people would
always make jokes about my low voice. But they also complimented me
on it—‘it’s so different, it’s so low.’
But still, in school, people would make fun of it. But now, I think
it’s so cool that you don’t have to have the picture-perfect,
girly voice to do an animated film. I think it’s great for kids
with different voices to know that they could do something like this.
Q: How many dogs do you have? It comes
across in your voice when your character is playing with Bolt.
MILEY CYRUS: I have six. You could tell? You could
hear the baby voice? ‘Come on, boy, c’mon Bolt!’ Everyone
was laughing when I was doing that part—they thought it was the
greatest thing that I was speaking to Bolt like he was real. Yeah, I
have six dogs, and I love ‘em!
Q: When your fans and friends come see
BOLT, what sort of message do you think they’ll get?
MILEY CYRUS: There are certain movies you go and see,
and then after, you wanna go home and talk to your best friend and tell
her that you really love her. I hope on this one, people will want to
go home and love on their dog. I hope that they realize, one, that you
love your pets and know what great friends they can be. And two, that
no matter what you do for a living, realize that that can go away in
a second …it’s people, like Penny or your best friend, that
matter.
Q: What was the process of making this
animated film like for you? How long did it take?
MILEY CYRUS: I recorded it in about five sessions,
so it was pretty quick. That was great. I loved going in there in my
sweats—that was my favorite part. ‘All right, I’m
a mess, let’s roll it, let’s get it done!’ Then I’d
go home and take a shower!
Q: What was it like, working with the
directors?
MILEY CYRUS: I worked mostly one-on-one with Chris
[Williams]. It was great, working that way, having the director right
there to tell me what was needed. That really made things easier…and
fun, too.
Q: But if you’re recording sporadically,
you have to remember what you were doing the last time, what your character
was feeling…did that come easily to you?
MILEY CYRUS: Yeah, it was something that came easily.
The only thing that was hard is that I’m really strict with myself—I
want everything to be perfect, if I’m going to do it. I had to
realize that this wasn’t me on-camera, I wasn’t animating
and that I didn’t get to use my hands or anything. It was hard
not to be able to use my body to get across what I was trying to do.
I thought that was a little frustrating.
Q: How is your character of Penny compared
to you? How are you different, how are you alike?
MILEY CYRUS: Penny is a little hard core—I love
the opening scene, that is my favorite. Everyone was always asking me
what my favorite scene was, and I’d say, ‘I love it when
she comes in with her hair all chopped off, and her Doc Marten boots
and she’s riding her skateboard.’ I think that’s so
cool, something that I’ve never been able to do. I’ve always
kind of wanted to be that girl. And I love how vulnerable she gets when
she loses Bolt. So she shows that that’s just a persona.
- Gone With The Twins
Click HERE to read the interview with John Travolta!
Click HERE to read the Theatrical Review of Bolt!
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