ELIOT: The "bots" on TV's "Mystery Science Theater 3000" regularly
talked about you...and Crow T. Robot went out of his way to express
his love and admiration. Did that make you feel uneasy?
KIM: No...I loved the attention I got from Crow. And I want more!
ELIOT: Have you ever had a robot pursue you?
KIM: Not that I know of.
ELIOT: What do you feel are Crow's best qualities?
KIM: His sarcasm, his wit, I'm very partial to his antlers. He is
intellectually very stimulating! His beady little eyes.I can't go on!
ELIOT: Is it true that you had something to do with
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" ?
KIM: I did the Canadian premiere production on stage! I wasn't
in the movie. But I played Janet in the major stage production!
I wish I had been part of the film version!
ELIOT: Tell us about your work in "Star Trek!"
KIM: I've always been a big science fiction fan!. I was a big fan
of the original TV series. Playing "Star Trek" was one of my
favorite games as a kid.
I actually auditioned for "The Wrath of Khan" and didn't get it.
When "Star Trek VI" came along, it was the same director. I just
didn't want to be another actress playing Lt. Savak.
So I took a creative meeting with Nicholas Myer the director and
would like to change the character and he and Leonard Nimoy
gave me full reign to do so!
ELIOT: Do you prefer playing sexy/"femme-fatale" type roles,
or more straight-forward characters?
KIM: I like to play both. The best combination is to play a woman
who is a straight-forward femme-fatale. I am attracted to dangerous
women roles.
ELIOT: Do you feel sorry for any film you made ?
KIM: I did a film with Gary Busey in 1993. I don't remember
the name!. I was very unhappy. There were strange things going on.
When it was released, they did a nude scene with a body double
afterwards that they didn't tell me about.
The whole atmosphere was unpleasant.
ELIOT: What was it like to be in a mind-meld with Leonard Nimoy?
KIM: If you have to be in a mind meld, it's best to do it with
Leonard Nimoy. It was very crucial and sensory...like being totally
dominated physically and emotionally.
It was quite a moment. I don't think Leonard or anybody knew what
to expect. In different takes I was hyperventilating,
crying...differnt responses every time we did the take.
It took the whole day to shoot the sequence.
ELIOT: What were your greatest influences as a child?
KIM: I remember seeing Glenda Jackson in "Elizabeth R" on PBS and I
never saw a woman portrayed so strong. When I came to Hollywood,
Jane Fonda was very big. She was finding her own projects, and
that influenced me to do the same!
ELIOT: What hobbies do you have?
KIM: I like to ski, hike, I like to read and write short stories.