Shannon Elizabethunderstands the criticism of herAmerican Pieaccent.
“They were like, ‘We’re gonna play with the accent.’
So I’d say something and then they’d go, ‘Okay, do less of an accent.’
Shannon Elizabeth as Nadia in ‘American Pie 2’.Everett Collection
I was like, ‘Why are they messing with this accent so much?’
I had worked really hard with a dialect coach on this.”
“I was like, ‘No, they’re ruining it.
Don’t watch it.’
I was devastated after ADR.”
They didn’t let me do what I wanted to do," she said.
“I would have done it for free,” Elizabeth said.
“I was so happy to book a role.”
However, she refused to return to the sequels until she received her desired amount.
“I walked away from a lot of offers many times,” Elizabeth said.
“My lawyer and my manager and agent all thought I was crazy.
They were pushing me to say yes.
I just kept saying no.
I don’t know why.
“You get 15 minutes, so you gotta milk it,” she said.
Elizabeth reprised her role inAmerican Pie 2andAmerican Reunion.
Her other credits includeScary Movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Love Actually, andPlaying With Beethoven.
Watch Elizabeth’s podcast interview in full above.
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