5 Minutes with Krysten Ritter: Green Apples, Serial Killers & Writing Truth

Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon

"I've always been very scrappy, very resourceful, very much someone who thinks outside the box and has big ideas and goes for them."

Welcome Krysten Ritter:

We’re joined on the Starline by actress, producer, musician, model and author of Bonfire. You’ve seen her on film andscreen. Her latest project is her second novel “Retreat”. We welcome Krysten Ritter.

Krysten, let’s go Beyond the Mic. Con woman Liz Dawson is on the run, from her marks to her own mother. Why is her escape from detection from her own deceptions a trap in itself?

How long did it take to write “Retreat” and how easy was it to get back into writing mode 8 years after “Bonfire”?

When you make the film, who would you love to cast as Tilly?

The Fast 5:

It’s time for the Fast 5, 5 random questions, there is no Pressure.

1. How long did it take you to record the audio book and how many cough drops did it take?

2. Which ride at Disneyland is your favorite?

3. Favorite Interpol song of all time?

4. Character you always wanted to play?

5. Last thing you have knitted?

Sneaking in One More:

Which character out of all of your roles do you relate the most to? Who influenced your love of acting?

One Big Question:

How has your own survival instincts grown from modelling and Hollywood found their way into “Retreat”?

The Wrap:

She loves Incredicoaster, last knitted a hat and wants you to read her novel “Retreat”. Krysten Ritter, thanks for taking the time to talk with us today.

And that my friends is a Beyond the Mic Mini.

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