The Flashback Interview: Laura Summer
My newest interview subject, Laura Summer, has been performing since she was a teenager. Starting in front of the camera in movies like Girls Nite Out and Hard To Hold, she would later make a mark in voice-overs, most notably as Janine Melnitz in the first season of The Real Ghostbusters and Patamon in assorted Digimon projects. I knew that she would make for a fantastic interview subject, so we spoke on Monday, July 15th, and I hope you all enjoy getting to know her. Say hello to Laura Summer! Johnny: Hello, Laura. Laura: Hi. Johnny: Thank you for agreeing to do an interview with me. Laura: Of course. My pleasure. Johnny: I have my questions ready to go, starting with this: What inspired you towards an acting career? Laura: Shirley Temple. When I was little, I saw all those black-and-white films, and I thought, “Wow, that would be fun”. I had curls like that, and that was where it started. Johnny: Alright. You made your film debut as Jane