Enchanting Amy

And I said: ‘no I’m not going to get it, they are going to cast someone who is much more famous’, so it was fantastic to find out I had got the role. I was so excited.”

Q: There are a lot of musical numbers in the film, and so you are acting and singing at the same time, was that challenging?
A: “That was not daunting for me because I have always been a huge fan of movie musicals. Julie Andrews was my princess, I thought of her as Disney royalty when I was a kid. I love singing, but I was always more of a chorus singer, I was not a soloist by any means, I was a dancer by trade. I worked in musical theater before I moved to Los Angeles, so I was very comfortable with the idea of singing, but Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz just raised the level so much in my mind, that I immediately got into the musical aspect of the film. I really wanted to make them proud and I wanted to use my own voice if I could. And I was thrilled that they were happy with my voice.”

Q: Do you sing a lot at home?
A: “I sing all the time, I literally burst into song all the time throughout the day. I love karaoke actually. I have to admit, my most recent favorite, which I think is funny, is Thank You For The Music, by Abba. I don’t think one should ever take oneself too seriously when doing karaoke so my songs tend to have a very self effacing air to them.”

Q: How did you tackle playing a fairy tale princess – rather than a fully-fledged human woman?
A: “As I was acting, I just treated the role, like playing any other character. She does become a real woman in the real world. I think now I have to live up to that princess image though, because young girls will see me as a special princess and I will be some kind of role model to them. I see Giselle as someone with a kind spirit and a warm heart. I don’t think I’ll be perfect, nobody is perfect, but I will always be honest and take that responsibility seriously.”

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