Enchanting Amy

With Enchanted out on DVD this week we chatted to the star of the show Amy Adams. In the film she stars as Gisele, a beautiful maiden, about to marry the prince of her dreams – when she is suddenly banished from her idyllic magic kingdom, to the harsh reality of New York. There she encounters a very different, more realistic kind of romance, with a cynical lawyer, (Patrick Dempsey) who is also a single parent and does not believe in happily-ever-after endings.

Wearing spiky stilettos and a tight fitting, emerald green Ralph Lauren dress the glamorous redhead talks about playing the kind of role every little girl would love to play.

Q: What was it like portraying a classic fairy tale princess?
A: “I loved Disney princesses growing up, my own favorite was Cinderella. It was fun playing Giselle. I had a lot of permission to be free and get in touch my inner child and play. What I like about Giselle is that there is such a sense of possibility with her character. She was not born a princess and we identify with her as a young girl I think, when we see her in animated form with the forest animals, because she proves that you can come from anywhere and become special.”

Q: How did you envisage the character?
A: “I think all acting requires imagination. There was a different challenge with ENCHANTED, not because I was playing a princess, but because we were doing musical numbers -- she bursts into song like every true Disney princess. Also, this role was challenging because there was a lot of action and romance and we were often acting with elements that were not present (like the computer generated chipmunk, Pip) so it was essential to imagine what was happening around me. That can be very challenging, but it is fun to do that, to use your imagination to that extent.”

Q: What kind of woman is Giselle, can you talk about her personality?
A: “I think she is never too sugary or too saccharine because she is open, so although she is innocent, she is never just satisfied sitting in that innocence.

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