Interview with the Stars of "New York Minute," Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

The World Premiere of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's first big feature film, "New York Minute," was held May 1, 2004 at the historic Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Even with temperatures reaching the century mark, the Olsen sisters were cool and collected as they chatted up the media before taking a screening of their big screen action-comedy along with the film's director, co-stars, and other special guests.

INTERVIEW WITH MARY-KATE and ASHLEY OLSEN:

At the "New York Minute" press junket you said in the future, one of you may direct the other in a film. Is directing something you’re interested in doing at some point?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: I don’t think that anything’s planned that we do.

ASHLEY OLSEN: There’s so many things that we could do.

Does directing interest either of you?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Possibly. We’ve been in the business for such a long time and we’ve been on the sets, I think directing is something I think we could do – and we’d be a really good team.

Your "New York Minute" director Dennie Gordon said she did a lot of stunts with you to show that it was safe.
ASHLEY OLSEN: She did! She jumped off the stage, she did stuff down in the sewer. She got stuff splashed on her.

She really did do all that with you two?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Oh yeah, she was great. We were like little cheerleaders in high school (laughing).

Would you have done the stunts if she hadn’t have done them first?
ASHLEY OLSEN: Of course we would have. We just thought it was very funny to see her do it first (laughing).

Would you do more action comedies in the future?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Who knows? I mean, it was so much fun. I don’t know.

What was the hardest skill to master for this movie?
MARY-KATE OLSEN: Drumming and singing at the same time.

ASHLEY OLSEN: Maybe speaking Chinese.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
More Interviews from the "New York Minute" Premiere - Director Dennie Gordon and Andy Richter / Riley Smith / Mary Bond Davis and George S. Clinton / Premiere Guest: Eli Roth / Premiere Guest: Christian Kane
"New York Minute" Premiere Photos
"New York Minute" Press Junket Interviews, Credits, and Movie News