Tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, highlights of your career so far, how you got into this crazy business, and how you became involved with the movie. 

David Yates: I was walking down the street to an antique shop in Burbank and saw a sign that said auditions. I decided to check it out.  They asked if I was reading for the part of Billy or Murphy, I said the smaller one and they told me that was Murphy.  So I went in and read the scene on the spot.  They had me read it several times.  I guess I did pretty well because I got the part.

 

In your own words, what is the film about? 

DY: It’s a love between two people that doesn’t die despite some trying circumstances.

 

What was it like working on a low budget film? 

DY: It was great.  The food was great. The people were nice.  The set was cool.  I loved it.

 

Where there any interesting obstacles or/and creative quick thinking on the set? 

DY: There was a scene where I had an alien crawl up my leg and they were trying to fix the string so the alien went up inside my pants.  We were standing in the middle of a road and I was asked to take down my pants.  I was going commando that day and was hesitant to pull down my pants. I told the special effects guy, so we ended up going behind a large truck so he could fix the effect.  I came back around the corner pulling up my pants and everyone cheered. 

 

What was your favorite moment working on the film?

DY: When I found out I would be working with Courtney Lee.  I watch the Disney channel and I am a huge fan of hers.  I showed up a couple times to the set when I wasn’t shooting just so I could see her work. SHE’S BRILLIANT!!!

 

What does it mean to you to be infected? 

DY: It means having your guts taken over by an alien life form.

 

How did you work on the arc of your character?

DY: I couldn’t get the feel of the character for about a week, then one night when I was at Jumbo’s Clown Room, having a few stiff ones, the whole character finally hit me.  At that moment I became Murphy.  My friends thought it was funny for the first hour but everything I did for the next week until the shoot was Murphy.  I talked like Murphy, I walked like Murphy, I referenced Murphy’s friends, old girlfriends, everything.  I actually became Murphy, and I think it really shows in the film.