{"id":22802,"date":"2024-09-01T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T12:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=22802"},"modified":"2024-09-01T15:39:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T13:39:30","slug":"qa-with-catherine-ohara-delia-beetlejuice-beetlejuice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/09\/01\/qa-with-catherine-ohara-delia-beetlejuice-beetlejuice\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A With Catherine O’Hara (Delia) – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

QUESTION: What was your first reaction when you read the script?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATHERINE O\u2019HARA:<\/strong> Scared. [laughs] No, reading the script was exciting!, because it\u2019s a great story and it involves some new characters, especially in the name of Jenna Ortega and Justin Theroux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTION: How did you prepare for your return?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATHERINE O\u2019HARA:<\/strong> I was going to watch the first movie and then a friend called and said, \u201cIt\u2019s on!\u201d So, I turned it on and then stood there, like I was going to watch it for a minute\u2026 and then I just never moved away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


It\u2019s so good and fun. And dark and funny. And dark and light. I was really glad to watch it, because I had done a character on a series recently, and my voice was a strong character voice in it.  And I was a little concerned that I would go into that. But the dialogue is so different in this, and watching the movie really helped. Because really, I talked like myself. I was worried about who Delia would be now, and I thought, \u201cWell, who are you now?\u201d Listening to my original voice, it wasn\u2019t much different from the way I spoke at the time. I thought, \u201cWell, I guess she\u2019s aged like I\u2019ve aged, so I basically have my own voice, just a different way of thinking.\u201d Not as smart and wonderful and talented as I am. Delia wishes she could be me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTION: Going back to her art, how has Delia\u2019s art changed over the years?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATHERINE O\u2019HARA:<\/strong> Delia is now multimedia. She really just did sculpture before. In this film, you\u2019ve got to see her gallery show. Just the \u201cart speak\u201d was genius and hilarious. It\u2019s very important work, what Delia is doing now. It\u2019s about her, but because it\u2019s about her, it\u2019s so specific\u2026 yet it\u2019s also universal and I think will appeal to everyone and really get them thinking about important things. It\u2019s profound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTION: What\u2019s it like returning to Winter River?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATHERINE O\u2019HARA:<\/strong> It\u2019s different. Winona and held on to each other walking onto the house set. My husband designed the original and the production designer [Mark Scruton] had said he was very aware of that. He came and talked to me about it\u2014he\u2019s been respectful of Bo\u2019s [Welch] work\u2014but he also did amazing sets on this. The art department did a beautiful, beautiful job. But going on the set of the interior of the house, Winona and I both thought, \u201cWhat\u2019s it going to look like? What\u2019s it going to feel like?\u201d The blueprint is there, but it\u2019s been seriously renovated. And I think I got the idea that [Delia\u2019s husband] Charles had really enjoyed it all these years. Delia probably spent a lot more time in the city and traveling. But it\u2019s still weird, as it always was, but it\u2019s definitely updated. The paint color is really beautiful. Delia has had her hand in the decor. It\u2019s actually prettier, I think, than it was, but still not quite comfortable, which it never was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTION:  What was your first day of filming like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATHERINE O\u2019HARA:<\/strong> It\u2019s always a little bit scary the first day, before you open your mouth for the first time. You imagine what you\u2019d like to have come out of your mouth, but you\u2019re not sure it\u2019s going to work that way, really. But, no, instantly fun. And Tim is so collaborative, too; it\u2019s always wonderful to have somebody who makes you feel like you have something good to offer. And this was right from the beginning, as soon as he sent the scripts to us. He wanted notes and he wanted all of our ideas, and that\u2019s just lovely to know that you\u2019re part of this great creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTION: How would you describe Delia\u2019s relationship with Lydia?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATHERINE O\u2019HARA:<\/strong> I just think they\u2019ve found a way to get along, Delia and Lydia. There\u2019s a line in the script, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m going to say it, but it\u2019s about ever since Delia\u2019s probably jealous at the same time and\u2014like some parents are\u2014happy for her child. Well, she\u2019s not really Delia\u2019s child. Delia\u2019s her stepmom. But she\u2019s happy Lydia has found success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTION: What about Delia\u2019s relationship with Astrid?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATHERINE O\u2019HARA:<\/strong> Funny. Delia maybe sees Astrid as a fresh new Lydia\u2014kind of dry and dark, and looking around like the world isn\u2019t nearly as cool as she is. But she is. Astrid and Delia have found fun ways to connect, like definitely on Lydia\u2019s relationship with Rory. I think they both see the reality of that. We seem to be letting Lydia find her way. I think Lydia finds her funny, too, and entertaining. In a way, it\u2019s entertaining to watch Lydia take the same crap from Astrid that Delia took from Lydia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTION: Was there much ad-libbing on set?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATHERINE O\u2019HARA:<\/strong> Yeah, when you have such a good script, like this one, then it just gives you ideas. When something\u2019s not well written, it just closes your brain down. But when something\u2019s well written and there are great, inspiring ideas in there, then yeah, it makes you want to try things. And it\u2019s fun. Michael [Keaton] played with lines and added great improvisation. And that happens, when you have a good script, you play with it. And we most certainly did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTION: Overall, how has your experience been on the film?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CATHERINE O\u2019HARA:<\/strong> Wonderful. First of all, I\u2019m lucky to be alive and lucky to be working\u2026 but especially lucky to be working on a Beetlejuice movie again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n