April Scott
"I had no money and no clue how I was going to survive. But I really had no choice. I felt like I couldn't survive if I didn't move out here." -April Scott (on moving to L.A.)
Interview by Randy Mallett
May 2009
BP: April, it's great to talk to you again! How have you been?
AS: I've been great! I've been living in Los Angeles for six years now and pursuing
modeling and acting and it's been a lot of fun.
BP: So it's been a long time since we were kids hanging out in Malden, huh?
You've come a long way!
AS: Yeah, that was a lifetime ago. Geez, I guess we were like 12 :)
BP: Before we get to your recent smoking-hot performances on TV, can you
tell the readers about your childhood and growing up in Campbell, Missouri?
AS: I'm glad that I grew up in a small town. I lived on the outskirts of Campbell (2000
people) on a 20 acre farm with cows and a pond, and I think it has really helped me stay
grounded through all the chaos that surrounds me here in LA and in the entertainment
business. It's really an integral part of me. I've picked tomatoes, cotton, corn, peaches,
you name it, in the Southeast Missouri humidity. Once, you've done that, you can basically
do anything.
BP: I remember you being in a lot of beauty pageants growing up, and well, all I have to say is those other contestants must have been pissed! You were like the Tiger Woods of beauty pageants, haha.
AS: Well, thanks. I really enjoyed them. It was a chance to get all dressed up and get on a stage. My school never had any theater programs or anything, so it was my opportunity to perform I guess.
BP: How many pageants did you enter and how many did you win?
AS: I think I was in around 80. I won 40 something. They're all in a trunk in my old room back home.
BP: After high school, you attended the College of the Ozarks in Branson, MO. In what ways did that help you in your current career?
AS: I majored in Theater and it gave me a solid foundation in acting. Also, since it was a work study school, I had to work fifteen hours a week on campus in order to pay my tuition. My job during the first year was in maintenance (I was the janitor for a girl's dorm scrubbing toilets, mopping, and cleaning windows). Not a whole lot of fun, but it taught me to work hard and be humble. My later job was an RA in a girl's dorm, and then I worked in a writing lab until I graduated.
BP: Tell us about going to California to pursue your dreams. Did you feel like you were taking a big risk?
AS: Sure, I had no money and no clue how I was going to survive. But I really had no choice. I felt like I couldn't survive if I didn't move out here. There was just an overwhelming urge that couldn't be satisfied. I knew I had to move. I knew that if I didn't I would be miserable for the rest of my life. You'll never know what you can accomplish unless you try.
BP: Alright let's get to the good stuff. You've already had numerous television appearances, including CSI Miami, The Shield, Entourage, Ripley's Believe it or Not, and my personal favorite - lead actress in Motley Crue's "If I Die Tomorrow" video. What was it like filming the video?
AS: It was great. The guys were really cool and the director Paul Brown was amazing. I actually worked with him a couple of years ago again on a film with Michael Madsen.
BP: Were you a fan of Motley Crue growing up?
AS: Definitely, my sister had the Dr. Feelgood CD that I would steal and listen to.
BP: How much of a trip was it to play Daisy Duke in the new film, The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning?
Was that a comfortable role to play?
AS: It was really cool. Growing up I loved the show. I even had the little toy cars. It was my first film role and to get the
chance to play such an icon was unreal. They auditioned like over a thousand girls. I was working on Deal or No Deal
at the time, and I just auditioned as a fluke. I had no clue that I would even get called back. Fate was smiling on me that
day. Of course, I know that neither of the films even compare with the TV series, and I'm no Catherine Bach, but I did
my best to remain true to her as best as I could.
BP: Tell us about your first book, "Behind The Briefcase."
AS: It was a fun autobiography of my time working as a model on Deal or No Deal. I was on the show for 38 episodes during season 1 and 2. I explained what it was like to be a model on the show. I have actually finished a second book as well, a guide to modeling, but I don't know when I'm releasing it yet. I have this desire to do a self-help book for girls who want to become a model, but just don't know how to get started. I feel like, "If I could do it, anyone can." I want to encourage girls to follow their dreams no matter what they are.
BP: ...and the resume continues, with impressive distinctions such as inclusions in Maxim's Hot 100, Stuff’s 100 Sexiest Celebrities, FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of the World, Ask Men's Top 99 Women, and People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People, and gracing the cover of the Maxim 2008 Celebrity Calendar. Did I leave anything out? lol
AS: I think that's about it :)
BP: What's been some of your favorite projects you've worked on so far in your career?
AS: I've enjoyed a lot of what I have done. Everything from the lingerie modeling I used to do to shooting for Maxim.
Of course, I love the acting most of all. I've got three films that haven't been released yet, and it's always gratifying
when you finally see a project finished. I'm looking forward to those coming out just so that people can see me in a
role other than Daisy Duke:) I've also been writing and recording country music songs the past two and half months.
I have seven songs finished and I am planning on doing three more when I get back from filming. I write all of my own
songs, and my dad, Jim McIntosh, co-wrote four of the seven with me. He's an awesome writer and together we
have come up with some great stuff. I play the guitar and compose the melodies and then we write lyrics via email
or phone. It's been the coolest thing ever. I'm going to put it all up on myspace music so that everyone can check it
out. I'm really proud of the songs.
BP: What are your (other) future ambitions in the entertainment industry?
AS: I'm getting ready to leave in a week to shoot a film called, "The Living Will," in New Jersey. I'm the lead female and the lead male is Ryan Dunn from the Jackass Films and Viva La Bam:) It's a comedy, and I'm really looking forward to it. Quite a few of the Jackass crew are going to be there. It should be fun.
BP: I'm sure it will be! Haha. Ok here's your chance for some more shameless self-promotion! What do you want to tell those reading this, or you may be just finding out about you? Where do we go to find out more about April Scott?
AS: www.aprilscott.com. I'm also on Facebook and MySpace.
BP: Ok thanks for the interview April! Best wishes and good luck with your career! Your fans down in the Bootheel have always got your back!
AS: Thanks! Great talking to you Randy. Take care!!!
Pics courtesy of April Scott
Click below to watch April in Motley Crue's video "If I Die Tomorrow."
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