November 29, 2023 • 10 mins
Aussie actor Emma Booth spoke to Clairsy & Lisa about her new show Paper Dolls.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This looks very intriguing for anyone who lived through this
period of time. Paper Dolls begins on Sunday on Paramount
It Stars Wa Zone, Emma Booth, Good morning, Emma.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Hello, Hi guys, Emma.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
The trailer for paper Dolls is giving us very much
Bardo of Pop Stars vibes. Tell us you know just
quickly what the show is about and about your character, Margo.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Paper Dolls is about the rise and fall of a
popular girl band in the year two thousand and I
play Margot Murray. So she's the publicity director and she's
really balls, the career driven woman who's basically trying to
make it in a man's world. But you know, it's
kind of an exploration of power and to kind of
(00:50):
look at the undercurrent of the music industry at that time.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Yeah, and what a strange time it was. So is
this This is actually based on the from Belinda Chapel
who was in Bardo And I've heard a podcast recently
with Belinda in and that group had everything, they had,
a thief in the band, are jealousy, they had betrayal.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
That sounds like a show.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Oh you need the drama. It's all about the drama.
And this show is very, very dramatic, so you're going
to get a lot of that.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
An all female team has created the show, and I
imagine you know, when you mentioned it, it's a girl
band in the year two thousand, it must shed a
light on the darker pre me to era for women
in the music industry.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
That was some of the worst times.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah, oh absolutely, I know. So things are obviously very
different these days, but back then it was like, you know,
you had to fight to get a seat at the
table and to be seen as an equal. So it's
really interesting we really get to explore that in this show,
which is you know, it's quite confronting.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
And for the girls in the band that you know themselves,
so there's no doubt we knew at the time these
people were being exploited. Now look back on it, it's
it's it's uncomfortable. I mean, I just read Britney Spears
book for example, the.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Whole I haven't read that.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
I was curious. I had to have a look. It
won't take you long. It's a quick rate, it is.
It is a pretty quick, a big.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Fat so I'm sure I'll actually love it. I love
it and I'm going to go get a coffee.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Now facinating, it is fascinating, but it was. It was
a an you know, to look back on an uncomfortable time.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Oh absolutely, you know. And and to be honest, I'm
sure it still exists now. It's not completely gold very much. Yeah,
you know, it's it's still there. And I think that's
this show really kind of explores that, you know, the
secretion and the abuse of power that these young artists
(02:56):
you know, had to face they were young.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
That's and vulnerable.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
There are so many yeah, I mean rock and rolls
littered with young people who signed contracts and sign things away,
but even more so especially in the bands that were
put together. In manufactured bands.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Oh absolutely, you know, it's like signing your life away
and also your identity, you know, kind of like you
will be who we want you to be. It's yeah,
it's just a really confronting thing. So but that's when
my character comes into it. And I can't give too
much to her, but you will see what happens. I
(03:33):
think my character is a bit of a she's a powerhouse,
bit of a rock star, you know, kind of comes
along and her intention is to create change and whatnot.
But I can't go too much into it. Yeah, it
was a very cool character to play. It was she
was awesome and I got the role literally, you know,
I got a sign call, I got the offer, and
(03:54):
then I said, okay, this looks great. When are they
shooting it? So like you're a flyer in a day.
So I wasa plane and out to Sydney and then
straight on set a week later. So it was very fast,
but it was a lot of fun shooting it, and
the girls were just phenomenal. I think that was probably
one of my biggest concern signing, and I was like,
(04:15):
how are you going to find five girls that can
sing and and act but not just act face some
really full on things, concepts and stuff that they have
to you know, do we want really incredible dramatic actresses?
And so it was a really long casting process, I
think five months oh wow to find the girls. But
then when I started to work with them, I was like,
(04:37):
oh my god, every single one of them were just
absolutely brilliant us completely completely. I mean I say, went
up and started a real band. Now maybe huge, it's
so good, it's so good and the music is so fantastic. Well,
I think that will be released.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Yeah, what pop song do you have a soft spot for?
Or bads?
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Oh god? You know, back in those days I was
a bit of a fan of in Vogue. Yeah, I
love Britney Spears still do. Yeah, Oh look, I'd have
to go through the old records collections to be honest.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
For your mind. The rest will follow my head.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
That there's a show sort of head towards focusing when
we talk about the modern the money and the things
that are surrendered. They stick a bunch of girls in
a house or whatever it might be. But do they
focus on the body issues as well? They had to
be a certain size, and eating disorders come in when
they have to wear certain outfits.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Touch on that.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Oh look, it is briefly touched on because you know
that was something of the era of it. But times
have changed so much and it's so welcomed. It's kind
of like be your individual self now and that's what
people love and that's what sells, which is so refreshing.
But yeah, of course it was. That was definitely a
hot time in those days. And then briefly touched on
(06:02):
in the show for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
So you live in Florida now, which is quite different
to I believe you were born in Denmark, in Australia,
in Western Australia. Yeah, as in our Denmark.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
I'm not in Europe. Yeah, yeah, yeah, so that must
be a bit different.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
It is, but you know, I was modeling from fifteen
years old. I was first living in Tokyo, and so
I've been traveling pretty much most of my life. Yes,
and so for me, you know, it's not that weird.
I love it here. It's really great. We ended up
moving during the lockdown because we're in Hollywood.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Oh Okay, have family.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
Here, my husband does. And it was like, well it's open,
it's one of the few places that are open, and
we're going there. Yeah we yeah, yeah, great weather.
Speaker 4 (06:54):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
I was just actually talked by someone recently about that
whole Tokyo modeling era.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
That was, I believe, a very fun time to be alive.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
It was.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
How do you know, she said, so what happened.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
In Tokyo stays in Tokyo, but she just said it
was she was talking about the nineties, so it might
be a little early for you, but she said it
was a happening in the city thousands.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Yeah, he really was, like so many models came from
all around the world to model there because he made
great money and it was just fun. I mean most
of us were just out partying.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
Yes, sorry mum.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
She found the photos. Yeah, and it was just it
was just so fun. And I love the culture there.
I'm best Japan, yes, and so I spent seven years
here on and off so on and so yeah, I
was hanging to go back there.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
It's very popular at the moment.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
People love to go skiing there every second per and
you're talking like, oh, I'm going skiing in Japan, okay,
yeah nice for your half your love.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Yeah, yeah, I hope my birth You didn't get at
a bed for less than ten grand in those days.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Oh, absolutely not, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
Can we talk about improvising and acting for a moment?
Is licking Billy Bob Thornton's head Devil Speak the moster yea,
the most random improvisation.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
You've really random? Yeah, he's amazing in general and a
complete gentleman.
Speaker 4 (08:42):
Yeah, and I did.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Yeah, it was just yeah, He's it was a weird
thing and I was like, just go for it. For
some strange things happen hands when in places, and I
was like, oh my god, what do I do? His
head that's kind of where that came from his head.
But you know what it worked in the film. Yeah,
just licked the head.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
It does, that's right.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Was going on?
Speaker 3 (09:12):
Oh dear, Yeah, I am miss much about you miss
much about about home?
Speaker 4 (09:17):
What about Perth? What about the West?
Speaker 2 (09:19):
Look, I missed my family and missing down south southwestern
Australia and just the beaches and transibility there.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
You come back to perthony go, oh my gosh. This
there's something about the light.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
That's so true. That's so true there really is. It's
a very special place. And where we live on Bustle
turns right on the beach. There a broadwater and often
you go down then there's no one there and it's
so it's just it's a very spiritual place for me.
Speaker 4 (09:49):
Beautiful.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
We can't go here and be on your own. Hard
we're very spoiled, a little bit.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Hard Well, we're getting the winder because you have a
very busy day. But Paper Dolls starts on Paramount on Sunday.
Emma plays a total boss and I'm looking forward to
watching it.
Speaker 4 (10:10):
Thank you very much, Emma bur Channel.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Thank you guys, and and enjoy you. I'm sure you'll
love the show. It's really fantastic. Thank you, thank you, Worries, Worries,
you have a great day.
This looks very intriguing for anyone who lived through this
period of time. Paper Dolls begins on Sunday on Paramount
It Stars Wa Zone, Emma Booth, Good morning, Emma.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Hello, Hi guys, Emma.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
The trailer for paper Dolls is giving us very much
Bardo of Pop Stars vibes. Tell us you know just
quickly what the show is about and about your character, Margo.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Paper Dolls is about the rise and fall of a
popular girl band in the year two thousand and I
play Margot Murray. So she's the publicity director and she's
really balls, the career driven woman who's basically trying to
make it in a man's world. But you know, it's
kind of an exploration of power and to kind of
(00:50):
look at the undercurrent of the music industry at that time.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Yeah, and what a strange time it was. So is
this This is actually based on the from Belinda Chapel
who was in Bardo And I've heard a podcast recently
with Belinda in and that group had everything, they had,
a thief in the band, are jealousy, they had betrayal.
Speaker 4 (01:09):
That sounds like a show.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Oh you need the drama. It's all about the drama.
And this show is very, very dramatic, so you're going
to get a lot of that.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
An all female team has created the show, and I
imagine you know, when you mentioned it, it's a girl
band in the year two thousand, it must shed a
light on the darker pre me to era for women
in the music industry.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
That was some of the worst times.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah, oh absolutely, I know. So things are obviously very
different these days, but back then it was like, you know,
you had to fight to get a seat at the
table and to be seen as an equal. So it's
really interesting we really get to explore that in this show,
which is you know, it's quite confronting.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
And for the girls in the band that you know themselves,
so there's no doubt we knew at the time these
people were being exploited. Now look back on it, it's
it's it's uncomfortable. I mean, I just read Britney Spears
book for example, the.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Whole I haven't read that.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
I was curious. I had to have a look. It
won't take you long. It's a quick rate, it is.
It is a pretty quick, a big.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Fat so I'm sure I'll actually love it. I love
it and I'm going to go get a coffee.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Now facinating, it is fascinating, but it was. It was
a an you know, to look back on an uncomfortable time.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Oh absolutely, you know. And and to be honest, I'm
sure it still exists now. It's not completely gold very much. Yeah,
you know, it's it's still there. And I think that's
this show really kind of explores that, you know, the
secretion and the abuse of power that these young artists
(02:56):
you know, had to face they were young.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
That's and vulnerable.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
There are so many yeah, I mean rock and rolls
littered with young people who signed contracts and sign things away,
but even more so especially in the bands that were
put together. In manufactured bands.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Oh absolutely, you know, it's like signing your life away
and also your identity, you know, kind of like you
will be who we want you to be. It's yeah,
it's just a really confronting thing. So but that's when
my character comes into it. And I can't give too
much to her, but you will see what happens. I
(03:33):
think my character is a bit of a she's a powerhouse,
bit of a rock star, you know, kind of comes
along and her intention is to create change and whatnot.
But I can't go too much into it. Yeah, it
was a very cool character to play. It was she
was awesome and I got the role literally, you know,
I got a sign call, I got the offer, and
(03:54):
then I said, okay, this looks great. When are they
shooting it? So like you're a flyer in a day.
So I wasa plane and out to Sydney and then
straight on set a week later. So it was very fast,
but it was a lot of fun shooting it, and
the girls were just phenomenal. I think that was probably
one of my biggest concern signing, and I was like,
(04:15):
how are you going to find five girls that can
sing and and act but not just act face some
really full on things, concepts and stuff that they have
to you know, do we want really incredible dramatic actresses?
And so it was a really long casting process, I
think five months oh wow to find the girls. But
then when I started to work with them, I was like,
(04:37):
oh my god, every single one of them were just
absolutely brilliant us completely completely. I mean I say, went
up and started a real band. Now maybe huge, it's
so good, it's so good and the music is so fantastic. Well,
I think that will be released.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Yeah, what pop song do you have a soft spot for?
Or bads?
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Oh god? You know, back in those days I was
a bit of a fan of in Vogue. Yeah, I
love Britney Spears still do. Yeah, Oh look, I'd have
to go through the old records collections to be honest.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
For your mind. The rest will follow my head.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
That there's a show sort of head towards focusing when
we talk about the modern the money and the things
that are surrendered. They stick a bunch of girls in
a house or whatever it might be. But do they
focus on the body issues as well? They had to
be a certain size, and eating disorders come in when
they have to wear certain outfits.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Touch on that.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Oh look, it is briefly touched on because you know
that was something of the era of it. But times
have changed so much and it's so welcomed. It's kind
of like be your individual self now and that's what
people love and that's what sells, which is so refreshing.
But yeah, of course it was. That was definitely a
hot time in those days. And then briefly touched on
(06:02):
in the show for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
So you live in Florida now, which is quite different
to I believe you were born in Denmark, in Australia,
in Western Australia. Yeah, as in our Denmark.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
I'm not in Europe. Yeah, yeah, yeah, so that must
be a bit different.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
It is, but you know, I was modeling from fifteen
years old. I was first living in Tokyo, and so
I've been traveling pretty much most of my life. Yes,
and so for me, you know, it's not that weird.
I love it here. It's really great. We ended up
moving during the lockdown because we're in Hollywood.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Oh Okay, have family.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
Here, my husband does. And it was like, well it's open,
it's one of the few places that are open, and
we're going there. Yeah we yeah, yeah, great weather.
Speaker 4 (06:54):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
I was just actually talked by someone recently about that
whole Tokyo modeling era.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
That was, I believe, a very fun time to be alive.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
It was.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
How do you know, she said, so what happened.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
In Tokyo stays in Tokyo, but she just said it
was she was talking about the nineties, so it might
be a little early for you, but she said it
was a happening in the city thousands.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Yeah, he really was, like so many models came from
all around the world to model there because he made
great money and it was just fun. I mean most
of us were just out partying.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
Yes, sorry mum.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
She found the photos. Yeah, and it was just it
was just so fun. And I love the culture there.
I'm best Japan, yes, and so I spent seven years
here on and off so on and so yeah, I
was hanging to go back there.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
It's very popular at the moment.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
People love to go skiing there every second per and
you're talking like, oh, I'm going skiing in Japan, okay,
yeah nice for your half your love.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Yeah, yeah, I hope my birth You didn't get at
a bed for less than ten grand in those days.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Oh, absolutely not, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
Can we talk about improvising and acting for a moment?
Is licking Billy Bob Thornton's head Devil Speak the moster yea,
the most random improvisation.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
You've really random? Yeah, he's amazing in general and a
complete gentleman.
Speaker 4 (08:42):
Yeah, and I did.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Yeah, it was just yeah, He's it was a weird
thing and I was like, just go for it. For
some strange things happen hands when in places, and I
was like, oh my god, what do I do? His
head that's kind of where that came from his head.
But you know what it worked in the film. Yeah,
just licked the head.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
It does, that's right.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Was going on?
Speaker 3 (09:12):
Oh dear, Yeah, I am miss much about you miss
much about about home?
Speaker 4 (09:17):
What about Perth? What about the West?
Speaker 2 (09:19):
Look, I missed my family and missing down south southwestern
Australia and just the beaches and transibility there.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
You come back to perthony go, oh my gosh. This
there's something about the light.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
That's so true. That's so true there really is. It's
a very special place. And where we live on Bustle
turns right on the beach. There a broadwater and often
you go down then there's no one there and it's
so it's just it's a very spiritual place for me.
Speaker 4 (09:49):
Beautiful.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
We can't go here and be on your own. Hard
we're very spoiled, a little bit.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Hard Well, we're getting the winder because you have a
very busy day. But Paper Dolls starts on Paramount on Sunday.
Emma plays a total boss and I'm looking forward to
watching it.
Speaker 4 (10:10):
Thank you very much, Emma bur Channel.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Thank you guys, and and enjoy you. I'm sure you'll
love the show. It's really fantastic. Thank you, thank you, Worries, Worries,
you have a great day.
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