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Special Sisters
Aired November 27, 2003 - 08:22 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Emma and Sarah Bolger, two young sisters now ages 8 and 12. Their father plays a role in this film, where he tries to be an actor in New York City. And earlier this week, I sat down with the two young girls. Sisters in real life and sisters also in this movie.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
SARAH BOLGER, ACTRESS: One family moves to America, and who have to get over it, a kind of tragic accident that happened in Ireland where their son dies.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He does ask for help in America, you demand it. Trick or treat, you don't ask. You threaten.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You can't do that on our street.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why not?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Because you can't trust drug addicts and transvestites, that's why.
S. BOLGER: They come to America, to a kind of (UNINTELLIGIBLE), and start a new life. And they come from Ireland.
HEMMER: So coming from Ireland yourselves, you guys are born and raised in Dublin.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
HEMMER: Right? You come to New York City, which is where you are right now. Kind of fits the plot, doesn't it?
S. BOLGER: It does.
HEMMER: There's a character in this movie, his name is Mateo, right? He's a neighbor?
S. BOLGER: Yes.
HEMMER: Tell me about him.
S. BOLGER: When we move into the apartment, he -- it's scary, because he screams and he goes...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Trick or treat.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What?!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hello.
S. BOLGER: When we trick or treat in the apartment, we find that he's a really nice guy. And he becomes a friend to us in the apartments.
HEMMER: Now I understand, Emma, you helped your sister get the role for her part. How did that happen?
EMMA BOLGER, ACTRESS: Well, there was me, Jim, and a girl. I was reading the part. And Jim thought I was too...
HEMMER: Jim's the director?
E. BOLGER: Yes, Jim Sheridan. And he thought I was too good. And I don't know why, but he didn't think a six-year-old could read. So then he said, Kristen, his daughter, do you have any other -- any other little girls? And so he handed the script to another little girl. And then he felt something pulling at his jacket. And then there I was. And I said to him, "Jim, is there girl over there playing my part?" And he said, "No, no, it's yours. You know, I don't know what she's here for," but she was here for the part, of course.
HEMMER: Uh-huh.
E. BOLGER: And then I said all right, Jim, I've got a sister in the car. Do you want to meet her? And he was like, what age? And I said 10. And he said too young. And I was like please, Jim, just see her. And then I pushed him into the car like. And then I dragged Sarah to the car. And she was like what's going on? What's going on? And then he met her. And then after four or five auditions, that was it.
HEMMER: What do you think people should learn about maybe the roles that you play?
E. BOLGER: That we're very sweet little children.
HEMMER: Is that true, Sarah?
S. BOLGER: Yes.
HEMMER: Yes? How sweet is Emma?
S. BOLGER: I'm a bit sweeter than her probably.
E. BOLGER: Sweeter than a lollipop.
HEMMER: You're age 8, Emma. You're 12. Where does this take you your acting career with this success you're having already?
S. BOLGER: Well, I -- we've done these auditions. And well, some day I hope I get another film.
E. BOLGER: Yes.
HEMMER: Yes? Go ahead.
E. BOLGER: No, you go ahead.
HEMMER: What do your parents think of this?
E. BOLGER: They're very happy for us.
HEMMER: Yes?
E. BOLGER: Yes, they're like helping us and stuff all the time.
HEMMER: Giving you a lot of support, huh?
E. BOLGER: Yes.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
HEMMER: Very sweet. "In America" now playing in cities across the country, and critics really giving some thumbs up on this. Really good reviews thus far.
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Aired November 27, 2003 - 08:22 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Emma and Sarah Bolger, two young sisters now ages 8 and 12. Their father plays a role in this film, where he tries to be an actor in New York City. And earlier this week, I sat down with the two young girls. Sisters in real life and sisters also in this movie.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
SARAH BOLGER, ACTRESS: One family moves to America, and who have to get over it, a kind of tragic accident that happened in Ireland where their son dies.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He does ask for help in America, you demand it. Trick or treat, you don't ask. You threaten.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You can't do that on our street.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why not?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Because you can't trust drug addicts and transvestites, that's why.
S. BOLGER: They come to America, to a kind of (UNINTELLIGIBLE), and start a new life. And they come from Ireland.
HEMMER: So coming from Ireland yourselves, you guys are born and raised in Dublin.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
HEMMER: Right? You come to New York City, which is where you are right now. Kind of fits the plot, doesn't it?
S. BOLGER: It does.
HEMMER: There's a character in this movie, his name is Mateo, right? He's a neighbor?
S. BOLGER: Yes.
HEMMER: Tell me about him.
S. BOLGER: When we move into the apartment, he -- it's scary, because he screams and he goes...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Trick or treat.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What?!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hello.
S. BOLGER: When we trick or treat in the apartment, we find that he's a really nice guy. And he becomes a friend to us in the apartments.
HEMMER: Now I understand, Emma, you helped your sister get the role for her part. How did that happen?
EMMA BOLGER, ACTRESS: Well, there was me, Jim, and a girl. I was reading the part. And Jim thought I was too...
HEMMER: Jim's the director?
E. BOLGER: Yes, Jim Sheridan. And he thought I was too good. And I don't know why, but he didn't think a six-year-old could read. So then he said, Kristen, his daughter, do you have any other -- any other little girls? And so he handed the script to another little girl. And then he felt something pulling at his jacket. And then there I was. And I said to him, "Jim, is there girl over there playing my part?" And he said, "No, no, it's yours. You know, I don't know what she's here for," but she was here for the part, of course.
HEMMER: Uh-huh.
E. BOLGER: And then I said all right, Jim, I've got a sister in the car. Do you want to meet her? And he was like, what age? And I said 10. And he said too young. And I was like please, Jim, just see her. And then I pushed him into the car like. And then I dragged Sarah to the car. And she was like what's going on? What's going on? And then he met her. And then after four or five auditions, that was it.
HEMMER: What do you think people should learn about maybe the roles that you play?
E. BOLGER: That we're very sweet little children.
HEMMER: Is that true, Sarah?
S. BOLGER: Yes.
HEMMER: Yes? How sweet is Emma?
S. BOLGER: I'm a bit sweeter than her probably.
E. BOLGER: Sweeter than a lollipop.
HEMMER: You're age 8, Emma. You're 12. Where does this take you your acting career with this success you're having already?
S. BOLGER: Well, I -- we've done these auditions. And well, some day I hope I get another film.
E. BOLGER: Yes.
HEMMER: Yes? Go ahead.
E. BOLGER: No, you go ahead.
HEMMER: What do your parents think of this?
E. BOLGER: They're very happy for us.
HEMMER: Yes?
E. BOLGER: Yes, they're like helping us and stuff all the time.
HEMMER: Giving you a lot of support, huh?
E. BOLGER: Yes.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
HEMMER: Very sweet. "In America" now playing in cities across the country, and critics really giving some thumbs up on this. Really good reviews thus far.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
