From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
   The Official Xena and Hercules Convention May 2001   
      
   Finally it was time for the event that everyone had been waiting for. After   
   they got everyone seated, they ran the video salute to Xena and Gabrielle,   
   which was to the song Time of Your Life. Then Renee came onstage to great   
   cheers from the crowd. She was obviously nervous, but Sharon jumped right in   
   and said that she had heard that even though they weren’t going to get to do   
   the Sappho musical episode, she had heard that Renee and Lucy had been   
   practicing some of the songs.   
      
   She then asked if Renee would be willing to share with us. Of course the   
   music was cued, so when Renee agreed, they started up Last Dance. Renee sang   
   the first verse and it was easy to see that she was kind of nervous about   
   that but gamely doing her best. Then we heard Lucy join in, and she walked   
   on to the stage to another round of thunderous applause and cheering.   
      
   Despite everything Renee has said, she can sing, she just has a bit of a   
   time finding the tune . It was clear that they both were a bit   
   overwhelmed at the reception they got though. After they were done, Lucy   
   said that she had wanted to sing Wind Beneath My Wings with Renee doing   
   ballet around her in a tutu. But, Renee told her that she was pregnant and   
   wouldn’t be appearing in any tights.   
      
   Lucy was dressed in her punk outfit from her Spiderman cameo, though she   
   didn’t have the wig on. Renee was wearing black slacks and a sky blue   
   translucent long-sleeved top. Both were looking gorgeous and relaxed, and   
   Renee was practically glowing .   
      
   Lucy commented that she’s sworn off stiletto heels after HOD  [Heart of   
   Darkness ep]  and was enjoying wearing whatever she wanted to. She went on   
   to say that for the dance in HOD they had her in 6-inch high heels and Renee   
   was in flats. Then they asked her to sort of scrunch down so they could get   
   them both in the shot. So she was sort of walking around like a preying   
   mantis (which she proceeded to demonstrate for us). She said it would have   
   been okay if they had just used the close-up camera but they had a wide   
   camera on them also. So in the shot you see her sort of stalking around   
   Renee.   
      
   Renee commented that she had had to fight in those heels and was amazed that   
   Lucy could do it. Sharon asked them where the comments about Renee being   
   taller than Lucy had come from, and Lucy said that sometimes they sort of   
   joke around in interviews and say things that are silly like that.   
      
   Sharon asked Renee how she got hooked up with the show. Renee said that even   
   though she had worked for RenPics before, she had had to go through the   
   auditioning process. Lucy piped in and said that even though Renee had to   
   audition for the part, Gabrielle had been written with Renee specifically in   
   mind.   
      
   Sharon asked Renee when she had first met Lucy. Renee commented that she had   
   initially met Lucy when she was in Los Angeles getting some training in   
   martial arts. Lucy said that she didn’t remember that meeting.   
      
   Sharon commented that there were a lot of things that Lucy seemed to forget,   
   like kissing Kevin Smith. Lucy said that she doesn’t really remember   
   nibbling on Kevin’s chest or kissing him because it’s all choreographed and   
   doesn’t really make that big of an impression on her.   
      
   Sharon asked Renee what she had thought initially of playing Gabrielle.   
   Renee said that she didn’t expect the role to continue more than that first   
   season. She figured she would give it her best and then she’d be back in the   
   States after a year.   
      
   Sharon asked Lucy if she would have been willing to come to the States if   
   the role had been offered to her but it was filming over here. Lucy said   
   that she knew that it was the role of a lifetime, and if that were the only   
   way for her to get it, she would have been willing to uproot and come to the   
   States to have it.   
      
   Renee was asked about her first experiences on the set. She said that things   
   were quite hectic and that Lucy apologized for not having a chance to really   
   get to know her when she first got there. After about a month, Lucy invited   
   her over for dinner and they spent quite a bit of time catching up and   
   getting to know each other.   
      
   Lucy commented that she remembered that meeting. Then Lucy commented that it   
   was her responsibility to hold it all together and Renee agreed, saying that   
   Lucy set the tone for everyone on set. Lucy then said that she couldn’t have   
   done it without Renee.   
      
   Sharon asked Renee what she thought about her character’s evolution. Renee   
   chuckled and said she certainly didn’t expect Gabrielle to become the   
   battling bard. Then Lucy said that she felt it would be horrible to be stuck   
   in a never changing role as the sidekick, so she had really pushed for them   
   to develop the role more. She wanted to make sure that everyone’s needs were   
   being met.   
      
   Sharon commented that Renee had worked with James Garner in one of her   
   earlier roles and that Lucy had worked with Anthony Quinn. What had it been   
   like to work with such greats early in their careers? Renee said that James   
   Garner had a dry wit and was wonderful to work with. Lucy said that she’d   
   enjoyed working with Anthony Quinn but really didn’t understand how big his   
   reputation was when she was working with him.   
      
   Sharon asked how Renee got started acting and she said she had gone to a   
   performing arts school when she was younger and that sort of set her on the   
   road. Then Lucy commented that she’d seen Renee in one of those crime shows   
   she’d done where she was playing a hooker. Renee was a bit embarrassed by   
   that and they laughed about it.   
      
   Lucy asked her what it was about her playing a hooker all the time when she   
   looked so innocent. LOL!   
      
   Sharon said that they had both commented on how their acting styles were   
   very different, and asked how they had learned to work with each other’s   
   styles. Lucy said that what they had figured out was that they could support   
   each other by talking to each other and listening to what the other said.   
      
   Sharon asked them about how they worked through all the stuff that their   
   characters had happen to them. Renee said that the important thing was that   
   they had to relate it to what it would mean for them personally and keep it   
   as real as possible, even when the circumstances were really out of this   
   world.   
      
   Since they were talking about acting and how they related, they proceeded to   
   show us ways that actors can detract from the other instead of supporting.   
      
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