> référence : "MTV Fanatic" du 14 avril 2000 (USA)

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Sarah is sitting on the set of Buffy. Alexis (the fan) walks in very emotional.

SMG: Hi.

Alexis: Oh, I'm going to cry.

SMG: Oh, please don't, you'll make me feel terrible! Are you OK?.

Alexis: Oh my God.

SMG: Can she have a tissue?.

Alexis: Oh my God I'm so...Thank you so much for doing this.

SMG: Oh my God no. Please sit down, have a box (hands her a box of tissues). I brought you something. You're going to make me cry now!.

Alexis: I'm just so happy I can't help myself. Thank you so much. I can't stop myself.

SMG: Really, I'm not that bad.

Alexis: For the last four years I've wanted to meet you so badly. I adored you since the first time I saw you. I wish I could stop crying so I could talk to you right now!.
I really wanted to meet you since I saw you in Buffy for the first time, I absolutely fell in love with you. Your character is so tough and so strong and oh I just... I was dying to meet you.
When MTV called I was hysterical, I was so happy.

SMG: I'm causing you so much pain!.

Alexis: I'm so happy I'm crying. I'm this emotional about everything.

SMG: It's like she's breaking my heart, I feel so terrible, please don't cry.

Alexis: I'm sorry I make you feel terrible.

SMG: No, no no no no no, fine, everything's great.

Alexis: Right, I have some questions I have to ask you. First of all, I'm so excited about the new series of Buffy.

Show clip of S4.

Alexis: I wanted to know if Buffy and Riley are gonna become a real item this year?.

SMG: Unfortunately I can't give you answers to that question. It's not because I don't want to, it's ‘cos they tell me nothing 'cos I have a really big mouth. And I'd probably tell you if I knew. I actually can honestly tell you that we have two episodes left to shoot in this season and I have no idea what happens in those two, let alone next year. But yes, he will be back next year, that much I can tell you.

Alexis: I feel like Buffy and Riley are so cute together.

SMG: Better than Buffy and Angel?.

Alexis: Well, the whole vampire and vampire slayer thing was kinda weird. And now she can tell Riley she's a slayer and she can talk to him about it and he was OK.

SMG: I wasn't incredibly understanding at first but I'm with you there, plus they're both very cute. I don't complain.

Clip from ‘Fear Itself'.

Alexis: I have seen all your movies and I absolutely loved ‘Cruel Intentions', was it hard for you to play such a manipulating part?.

SMG: You though she was manipulating (sarcastically)?.

Clip from ‘CI'.

Alexis: I absolutely loved your character.

SMG: Don't love her too much!.

Alexis: She was so devious and so cool and at the end everything she did came bad and the tear fell down your cheek and... Oh my God.

SMG: Well I felt badly for her because she was left all alone, but she kinda deserved it.

Alexis: I read that you were in and out of school all the time. Was it hard for you to make friends?.

SMG: I think that it's always difficult as you get older to make new friends and luckily I was very fortunate to have the few friends that I did have who were my true friends and I think that as you get older you realise more and more that all you need is your core best friends. And the ages, I'm sure you know this, between ten and sixteen, they're really hard. You get picked on for being different so that was I think very difficult for me.

Alexis: I can totally connect to you because I had friends that were my best friends since I was really little and they were constantly making fun of me and leaving me out and telling me that my body wasn't fit for a bikini.

SMG: (Laughs) Do you know what the best part is? You've just said that on national television, so I hope you guys are listening! The thing you have to remember is that what goes around comes around, and it just came around.

Alexis: I hope they're at home watching this.

SMG: You know, you don't have to because you know in your heart that you've grown past that and you know who your true friends are and I think that's what's really important.

Alexis: Oh God, I'm getting all tearful again! I was watching Buffy and your character made me realise that I can't let them walk all over me all the time and I can't let them make all my decisions for me. I was constantly changing myself to make them happy and I realised that I couldn't do that and that I need to be myself.

SMG: You're gonna meet me cry now!.

Alexis: And so when I started high school I realised that I couldn't go for the rest of my life having them treating me so badly. I made all these new friends who totally care about me.

SMG: (wipes eye) It's really embarrassing now! The most amazing thing about the show for me is when we can hear stories like that. The most important thing always is to be yourself and I think the one thing that we lose in junior high school is our individuality. It's what makes you you and what makes you special, and if I can give back even the slightest then my job's done.

Alexis: Are you ever planning getting married and having kids any time soon?.

SMG: What, in the next couple of weeks?.

Alexis: No, like...

SMG: Of course, absolutely, but you know I'm only 22, (whispers) I'll be 23 next month. But I think I have some time, so no it's not in my plan for the next two years, but you never know, I'm saying this now so never say never but I doubt highly in the next two years that marriage and kids are in my future. They're not in yours are they?.

Alexis: Not in the next two years!.

SMG: Just checking.

cut to Alexis' mother at the door holding a video camera.

SMG: See, your mom's really happy right now.

Alexis: I've read that that your mom is you best friend and I want to know some of the things that you and your mom do together.

SMG: Manly more than anything else we spend time together and I love her incredibly. Everything from shopping to going to the movies to hanging out to talking. She's always been that main force in my life and she always will be.

Alexis: My mom's my best friend also and I can tell her anything (starts to sob again).

SMG: Your goal is to make everyone cry isn't it?! Just wait ‘'til the soundmen start crying!.

Alexis: She's always there for me to tell me that things are going to be better tomorrow and I guess I just... Oh God!.

SMG: I think one of the things that sometimes people forget is that your parents are always there and more than anyone else in your life they're going to support you no matter what you do and just never forget that. Even though we might get a little troublesome in our teens when we talk back every so often (looking at Alexis' mom), we don't mean it.

Alexis: I mean, the fact that you didn't think it totally weird to be best friends with your mom and the fact that I don't either. Most people think I'm crazy that I even like my parents.

SMG: My three best friends Barry, Ginger and Britney always talk about how we couldn't be friends with anyone who wasn't really really funny with their mothers and we always say that. We're not only close with our own mothers but with each others mothers too. We always talk about that.

Alexis: OK, what's the nicest thing that anyone's ever done to meet you?.

SMG: I think we're witnessing that right now!

Alexis: Oh my God, thank you! I'm going to cry again!.

SMG: Let's hear it for the Maybelline waterproof mascara!.

Play Maybelline commercial.

SMG: Please take that out!!.

Play more of the Maybelline commercial.

Director signals time for one more question: SMG explains the signal to Alexis.

SMG: Well actually, more important than a question, we do have something for you here. Why don't we do that so that we make sure we have time. The whole cast couldn't be here today because unfortunately I'm one of the only people working here today, so we put together care of Mark (someone: presumably Mark: hands Sarah a bag full of Buffy goodies) a box of stuff from everybody here at cast and production so that you will remember your day here.

Alexis: Thank you so much for being here with me and doing this for me. You've no idea how much this means to me.

SMG: Oh well I hope you had fun. This was a pleasure.

The two hug.

SMG: Don't cry again please!!

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