I LOVE Betty White! I just saw “The Proposal” today, and that movie would have been just another romantic comedy without Betty. On Chelsea Lately this week, she talked sluts, boobs, and Golden Retrievers. 

Clifton Collins Jr. plays a bad guy in “Crank: High Voltage” (in theaters April 17, 2009). He also plays a bad guy in “Star Trek” (in theaters May 8, 2009). In fact, he’s played a lot of bad guys, and he’s ok with that. He says it’s kind of fun playing the bad guys.

Read on as he talks about whipping Jason Statham’s ass, being awed by Leonard Nimoy, working with Andre Braugher on “Thief,” and the magic that is “Grand Theft Auto.”

JANE: You play a Mexican mob boss in “Crank” High Voltage.” Did you study other movie mob bosses to get a feel for it?

CLIFTON: I studied the two brothers in the original piece. I watched them attempt to be sort of a modern day “Scarface” imitator, and I say ‘modern day’ because my two younger brothers would have NO knowledge of the Howard Hawks’ “Scarface” [circa 1932].

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You might not know her name, but there’s a 99.99% chance that you’ve seen Lorna Scott either on the big screen in theaters or the small screen in your living room. The veteran character actor has been in dozens of movies and TV shows, and right now, she’s everywhere!

She plays a secretary in Zac Efron’s "17 Again" (in theaters this Friday), a secretary in "Bedtime Stories" (on DVD this week), and a neighbor on "Surviving Suburbia," Bob Saget’s new show airing Mondays at 9:30 p.m. on ABC. Read on for my exclusive interview with Lorna and her thoughts on working with Zac Efron, Adam Sandler, Bob Saget and Angelina Jolie.

JANE: So many actors are hit and miss, but you’ve been working steadily since the 1990s, and you’ve scored roles in so many movies and TV shows. Do you have a secret formula for working steadily all those years?

LORNA: Casting directors and producers want to feel secure when they hire you. They want to know they don’t have to worry about you when on set. So, you want to be as prepared as possible and remember, when you go into the room, they are on your side. They want you to do well. Also, I try to get along with everyone on set, no matter what.

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Alexis Raben is currently heating up movie screens as a hot lesbian in "Miss March," co-starring in the sex-romp comedy with Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore. But you might be surprised to learn that she initially wanted to be a director. Read on for my exclusive interview with the star …

JANE: You created your first short film at the School of Visual Arts in New York when you were in high school. Is it your goal to be a filmmaker and/or director?

ALEXIS: It was originally my goal to be a director. I studied film at college and was beginning to pursue a directing career. Then there came a point where I felt limited in my skills in directing actors, and decided that experiencing their job first-hand would help me understand how to better facilitate actors’ performances and become a better director.

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I’ve been posting Paul Byrne’s interviews with Movies.ie for a while now, and if you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m a big fan. I’m convinced that Paul must take his interviewees through some yoga moves first, because they always seem so thoughtful and meditative.

Nicolas Cage is usually pretty thoughtful in interviews anyway, and he and Paul sat down and discussed his new movie "Knowing," religion, changing his last name, and everything in between.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have done hundreds of interviews for “Revolutionary Road” (5 out of 5 Geckos from me) over the past month or so. Here DiCaprio sits down with Paul Byrne from Movies.ie (I’m loving his interviews).