Marina says,"Hi everybody! I just logged on!"
jigglypuff says,"HI Marima "
Confused says,"hi Marina"
jigglypuff says,"Hi Marina "
Tehi says,"hi all"
Marina says,"Hello Tehi!"
jigglypuff says,"Marina Are you better now?"
Tehi says,"Hey Marina!"
Marina says,"not really, still a sore throat"
jigglypuff says,"Marina are you having problems with your computor ?"
Marina says,"I'm 100% better. Sorry we missed last week"
Penny_Lane says,"if there IS a real marina in here"
Marina says,"who are you?"
Marina says,"not yet"
Skunk says,"who's who? sorry"
Marina says,"someone is pretending to be me in here, and I'm going to leave if they don't stop"
Marina says,"what happened? "
jigglypuff says," Marina stay please ."
Skunk says,"So...any news on spectres? *raises eyebrow*"
Skunk says,"or better yet...found those Ostrich eggs yet? *is hungry*"
Marina says,"I am contacting EStar head office and we're going to try to disable the fake Marina."
Marina says,"I notice there are alot of new ppl out there. welcome"
Skunk says,"only if I get mad or on a moodswing ;)"
Moonshade says,"Skunk, you are not the master of moodswings, believe me!"
Marina says,"I think Michael would argue that I'm the queen of mood swings!!!"
Skunk says,"So, Marina, any news on spectres, despite the moodswings?"
Marina says,"the producers haven't called to tell me how the premiere was in London. I should call them and let you all know"
fred27 says,"Hello, Marina! Mood swings you say!
Skunk says,"Hmm, Phill said they were very happy with how it was received :)"
Marina says,"there you go. you all know more than I do yet again"
fred27 says,"Skunk: Who is Phil"
Tehi says,"Marina, how did you and Phil Leirness get along?"
Skunk says,"Phil Leiress, the director"
Marina says,"Phil Leirness was the director of Spectres"
Marina says,"Phil and I got on great. It always helps when the director thinks you're a wonderful actress. lol"
Skunk says,"yeah, he was full of praise"
Skunk says,"even defended you to the badguys online *g*"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"Marina how could anyone not think you were wonderful actress!?"
Marina says,"You'd be surprised how many people don't think that. LoL"
Skunk says,"Marina...did you find the Ostrich eggs yet?"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"Does anyone have anything special planned for Valentine's Day?"
Marina says,"no, we have a shortage of ostriches in hollywood. I'm looking into it"
Marina says,"I'm going to Lake Arrowhead to be with Michael and gaze on him adoringly while he works!!!"
StEpH says,"Bye Marina, hope all is well!"
fred27 says,"Marina, does Micheal have a gig on V-Day?"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"Marina does your husband just play or does he sing as well?"
Marina says,"Michael has a gig every weekend. He plays in his restaurant"
Marina says,"He is the lead singer as well as the lead guitarist"
Marina says,"bye Steph"
fred27 says,"Marina, that is cool. Has he taught you how to play guitar yet?"
Skunk says,"Marina, if you could be invisible for a day, what would you do?"
Tehi says,"Marina, what is the name of Michael's band?"
Marina says,"Michael's band is called Hurd of Turtles and if I could be invisible, I would sit in on high powered casting meetings and find out exactly what the producers say about us when we leave"
Skunk says,"@Fred: her nails, her nails! nothing should come between a woman and her nails"
Moonshade says,"I can play guitar with long nails "
fred27 says,"@ Skunk: LOL! But Marina could use a pick to play."
Skunk says,"well...not with the nails *she* has ;)"
Skunk says,"but how can you audition when you're invisible?"
Marina says,"Actually when I played guitar, I didn't use a pick because I learned classical guitar where you have to use all your fingers"
Marina says,"Ok Skunk, you're in top form today. I wouldnt be auditioning. I just want to know what goes on"
Doree says,"Marina, does Michael prefer electric, acoustic or classical guitars?"
Marina says,"Michael plays electric and electric accoustic"
fred27 says,"Marina, I seen some of these people in action. It is nasty! Joan Rivers's nasty!"
Skunk says,"here's a question...would you prefer to get the role because you are the best, or the better?"
Marina says,"Fred what kind of auditions have you been in on. and actually Joan Rivers is a sweetheart in real life"
Marina says,"I want to get the role because they want me to be in their project "
fred27 says,"Dance audition in Chicago and Hamburg"
Skunk says,"Oh, Marina did you finish Crash yet?"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"Marina what is your favorite food to snack on?"
Marina says,"I'm glad you asked about Crash. On the day that I was supposed to work, the director had an angioplasty so actually I've been paid for 2 1/2 weeks but haven't worked yet"
Marina says,"my favorite snacks are cookies and cakes"
Tehi says,"Marina, what's the best gift you ever got on Valentine's day?"
Marina says,"Tehi, thats easy. Michael bought me Skilaki for valentines day 13 years ago"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"I have always wanted to see Marina in Harry Potter!!"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"There are some really cool characters in those books"
Marina says,"what would I play in Harry Potter?"
fred27 says,"Marina, did Michael know that you want to have a dog or was it just a good guess on his part?"
Emma says,"Marina, I was wondering which diet do you think that works better? (as in loosing more in less time)"
Marina says,"We were watching the Westminster dog show and he asked me if I could have any dog what would it be, and I said a Yorkie. He then proceeded to tell me how he hated those little rats so when he turned up with a 11/2 lb Skilaki you could have knocked me over with a feather. unfortunately he can never top that gift"
Skunk says,"*wonders if Marina went out trying her broom and vacuumcleaner*"
Marina says,"Michael says my vacuum cleaner has headlights, so I suppose I would use that"
jigglypuff says,"Is it a Huskie Micheal has ?"
Tehi says,"Marina, what talent do you wish you were born with"
Marina says,"as far as diets go, the only way to lose weight and keep it off is to use up more calories than you are eating so you have to do the math. It takes minus 3500 calories to lose one pound"
Marina says,"yes, CC is a husky"
Marina says,"I wish that I was able to type"
Emma says,"thanks, marina :)"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"I think we have left Marina behind remember she can't type!"
fred27 says,"Marina, can your husband type? If so bring him along next chat and let him type for you!"
Marina says,"I have someone typing for me but its not Michael. He is even worse than I am, because he can't spell"
Moonshade says,"Kat's question again: @ Marina: Who is your favourite painter?????"
Marina says,"my favorite painter is Kandinsky"
jigglypuff says,"Who"
Penny_Lane says,"he worked in my home town for some time"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"Marina you need that device that types what you say!"
fred27 says,"Kandinsky is cool. What is your favourtie work?"
Marina says,"Ok Jigglypuff, I think he is Russian and he's a modern artist who uses color wonderfully. I'm not saying I know what all his painting means, but they are wonderful to look at "
Penny_Lane says,"he is russian, worked at bauhaus"
Tehi says,"Marina, what type of music do you like to listen to which helps you to relax after a hard day ?"
Marina says,"Actually Carolina, that would be really cool"
St*r says,"Talking of painters, does anyone like Manet? [no, not Monet]. He had the same birthday as me!"
Doree says,"Marina, if you were to make a movie about your life(up to this point), who should play you and would it be a comedy, drama or dramedy?"
Marina says,"My taste in music is pretty eclectic right now I'm listening to a lot of Greek music for the first time in my life. Its taken me this long to like it"
Moonshade says,"I prefer Chagall and other Surrealist like Margritte. And I love Pop Art"
Skunk says,"Oh Greek music is cool, especcially when you're walking over the Acropolis ten times in 30 degrees celcius"
Marina says,"Yes, I do like Manet. I'm very fond of the impressionists and if there were a movie of my life, it would have to be a comedy some of it is so heavy you'd need to lighten up"
Tehi says,"Marina, how would you celebrate if you won a prestigious award?"
Skunk says,"Well, comedy/humor is a good way to deal with stuff :)"
Marina says,"man, we are getting some really good questions today. I would celebrate an award by bringing my whole family here to celebrate with me"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"If I couldn't laugh at my situation I think I would have serious problems"
Marina says,"Carolina, I think that goes for most people"
Doree says,"I have found that comedy/humor tends to heal a lot of things. It has always worked for me."
St*r says,"Marina, how are all your cats?"
Marina says,"Well I suppose humor is relative but I think sometimes people are nasty and then try to cover it up by saying they were trying to be funny. Laughing at people is very different to laughing with people "
Marina says,"My cats are great even Knack. He had a blood test recently and he hasn't gotten any worse, so thats good news"
Emma says,"Do you prefer doing original pieces where you have room for collaboration on your character with the author, or the classics where there obviously isn't much room for changes in the script? And do you approach these roles differently?"
Moonshade says,"Marina, what's your fave Beatles song????"
Marina says,"My favorite Beatles song is...I can't choose just one "
Carolina_Gal81 says,"Marina I have to ask you!! Did you like Lord of the Rings?"
Doree says,"What was the most difficult thing your were asked to do in acting school?"
Marina says,"I haven't seen LOTR "
jigglypuff says,"Have you read the Book?"
Marina says,"Looking back drama school was pretty painful for me and the hardest thing I had to do was lose my thingyney accent and speak BBC english. "
fred27 says,"I would love to see the triology which will be playing this weekend at the Cinedom, try finding a childminder, who will look after a 3 year-old for ten hours."
Marina says,"I am planning to see LOTR but of course I have read the trilogy albeit many years ago"
Marina says,"Ok Fred, sitting in a movie theatre for 10 hours is not fun. Its work!"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"I didn't have fun in Drama school"
fred27 says,"Caroline: That is so true! Drama school is difficult that is why I quit."
Marina says,"It seems that most people have a common experience of drama school. They are really good at knocking you down and really bad at rebuilding you up"
Skunk says,"Criticism/...without it you don't get anywhere"
Skunk says,"Personally I love it...I don't trust ppl who just keep telling me that everything I do is perfect"
Marina says,"its not about criticism, its about making you feel like everything you do is crap and you should not be in the business at all. I know people will say that it trains you for the hard knocks, but if they destroy your self esteem to a point where you start to abuse yourself like with an eating disorder then I think they are doing it wrong"
fred27 says,"Skunk, That is very true, but it is how it is done. Some of the teachers at drama school are ruining young kids' lives"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"It was the part were the director yelled "you suck" and get out of my theater and don't come back that got me"
Marina says,"Its hard to respect your teachers when most of them are failed actors and they are insanely jealous of any spark of talent they see in someone else"
Marina says,"In my case, the phrase revenge is a dish best served cold really comes into its own. I am the only actor in my time at drama school who has had this level of success."
Carolina_Gal81 says,"Does anyone know were Orange Ca is? Please don't say California I know that "
Doree says,"I was an athlete and have been a coach and yes there is always a degree of tearing down, but you always have to balance that out with the building up. It is just as important in my classroom. Not all are A students, but you have to find that one thing that they can do and build on that."
Marina says,"Orange is by Anaheim which, as you all know, is the home of Disneyland "
Marina says,"Doree, I wish I'd had a teacher like you "
St*r says,"How long is this chat going on for? I'm not bored or anything - just that the internet cafe where I am closes in about an hour."
Skunk says,"@Marinal what's the most daring thing you ever did?"
Marina says,"St*r, we're stopping around 1 p.m. PST"
Marina says,"coming to America. I didn't know anyone and had hardly any money but I knew I had to get on the plane"
Tehi says,"Marina, what is the thing that most gets to you?"
Marina says,"cruelty of any kind especially to children and animals "
Skunk says,"Marina, they're lighting the Olympic flame on my brirthday... ill you sing happy birthday for me? I'll be watching the telly *sticks out her tongue*"
Marina says,"When is the lighting?"
Skunk says,"August 13th "
Marina says,"That is the day I travel to Greece, so let me wish you a happy birthday now as I will be in the air on the actual day"
Doree says,"Speaking of all this education stuff. I have to go to a teacher's meeting. Thanks, Marina for the chat. I look forward to the next one."
fred27 says,"Oh, before you go Marina, will you be going to France this spring?"
Marina says,"bye Doree. Hope to see you soon"
Marina says,"No, I have no plans to go to France"
Skunk says,"Are you still using the sleeping pills for the jetlags?"
Carolina_Gal81 says,"Marina what is the greatest thing about living for you? I know it's a little deep"
Marina says,"I always use the sleeping pills. Otherwise I would be good for nothing"
St*r says," What I meant to ask was: I've heard you like Tetris. If this is true, have you ever scored more than 182 lines on it? I haven't. "
Marina says,"With Tetris I always scored points. My highest score was around 500,000 but you do have to start on level 9 to score that high. Has anyone scored higher? "
Marina says,"OK Carolina, you get the prize for the deepest question ever. I suppose the love I get and give to those I care about. And having been involved in Star Trek, I have found that I've made a difference in peoples lives. Thats pretty special too"
fred27 says,"The highest I have scored is 125,000 and my sister erased the game because she was so jealous. that was Christmas 1987. We still fight about that one. Haven't touched it since then."
Marina says,"To be honest I just found my Gameboy after years of thinking it was lost so I haven't played for a long time either. What I do now is crossword puzzles. And before you ask the LA Times not NY Times"
Tehi says,"Marina, what is the thing you miss most, from your childhood?"
Marina says,"I don't miss anything from my childhood except some of my friends who are now living all over the world and I don't get to see them as often as I would like"
Marina says,"As you get older, crossword puzzles are a way of stopping your brain from shutting down" 1:04pm)
fred27 says,"I was going to say your friends and your father."
Marina says,"Fred, Thanks for reminding me of my father. Of course I miss him" mple chat
fred27 says,"It is said that Queen Elisabeth does her crossword puzzle in ink"
Marina says,"Well then the queen and I have something in common because I do them in ink too. sometimes they don't look so great when I'm done LOL "
fred27 says,"Marina, find a hobby and that will keep you young. I plan to make my Kenya project a life long project."
Carolina_Gal81 says,"I am learning to play soccer and I think it is making me older"
Marina says,"Fred, you set an example that is really hard to emulate"
Marina says,"I think soccer is probably the best way to keep in shape. have you ever seen a fat soccer player? "
Emma says,"Marina there is one: MARADONA"
Marina says,"Maradona was stocky and I'm not sticking up for him because as a Brit I feel he was a big cheater. But he wasn't really fat"
Marina says,"He is now"
St*r says,"Talking of soccer/football...dare I utter the words Manchester City...??! [my dad supports them, by the way]"
Marina says,"St*r at least he doesn't support United and on that note I'm going to say goodbye"
Marina says,"I'll speak to you all again soon. Peace"
