Once Philips and Long established their onscreen relationship, Philips found herself with the challenge to adjust being in a lead role. While Philips says she excited to be starring in her own feature film after “playing the daughter of every Italian man in Hollywood,” she admits that the experience was nerve-wracking as well.
“There were moments on the set where it was obvious that Justin and I were carrying the film,” Philips admits. “The fact that we didn’t even have one moment free caused both of us to feel stressed, and one thing you learn in the business is that when you are on a set feelings are contagious. So we were faced with the responsibility to keep everyone happy and hide our stress, which I never had to worry about before.”
With “Jeepers Creepers” now in theaters and the independent film “Anarchist” (starring Philips’ ex-boyfriend Johnny Whitworth) already wrapped, Philips is happy to go back to the set of “Boston Public.” Although she would like to co-star in another film, Philips isn’t sure when she will have time, especially since she is starring in an upcoming production of “The Vagina Monologues.”
“I have such big goals right now I am not sure if I will ever meet them,” Philips laughed. “Seriously though, I really want to do it all. Between “Jeepers Creepers,” “Boston Public” and “The Vagina Monologues” I am hopping back and forth between all these acting mediums, and I couldn’t be happier.”
So what is left for this rising young star? Philips says she is grateful for her classes in college that taught her how to budget and finance and is hoping those skills will help her save her paychecks so that she can travel the world. Philips also says she is interested in opening a restaurant one day, though the recent closure of the jazz and blues club she helped open with her brother is giving her second thoughts.
