IGN FilmForce recently got the chance to chat with Ashanti during a roundtable interview in Los Angeles.
Q: What was it about doing John Tucker, or this kind of movie, that appealed to you?
Ashanti: It was a totally different character for me. I had just come off of Coach Carter and I wanted to show that I was diverse. It was a different demographic. It was younger, more lighthearted.
Q: So is it easy for you to go back to those dark days of adolescent angst?
Ashanti: It was easy, but I must say my high school years were cool. I didn't have a dark period. I had a good time. Q: Have you ever taken out revenge on a jilted lover, or boyfriend? Ashanti: Yes, but not as good as these girls. I wish that I would have done it a little better. Q: What did you do? Ashanti: I found out that, you know I wasn't giving up the goods. My boyfriend went out and got the goods from an older chick. I found out and I kind of just overly, overly ignored him. Like if you were sitting right here and you were him, I would say "Oh, hi! How are you!" to all of his friends. I passed him right through him and never returned his calls or pages. Q: What's happening with your music career?
Ashanti: We're in the middle of recording. We're taking it slow and mellow. I'm kind of sliding into this Hollywood walk right now.
Q: So why has music taken a back seat now to your acting? Ashanti: Well, I think it's time. I've been out since 2002, dropping albums. I wanted to do something different. Q: How do you see your discipline paying off for you now? Ashanti: I think my motto is to always remain focused on what it is that you're trying to accomplish. It's so important to never limit yourself, to find yourself in a box. To not reinvent yourself. The challenge is definitely what is the catalyst to the growth as a person and as an entertainer. I think it's so important to always try and do something different and new. Q: How is your new album going to sound? Is it different than what you've done before? Ashanti: It's obviously going to be very different. It's been a year, and it's going to be my fourth album. Q: So what is the next big thing? Ashanti: Well, we actually just wrapped Resident Evil: Extinction, which is a totally different character for me. I get to shoot a 9mm, and I'm walking around with bullets hanging around across my chest.Click here to continue reading the entire article
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