The Lostpedia Interview:Leslie Ishii (Lara Chang)

[Sam McPherson]

Leslie Ishii, who plays Lara Chang on the show (that's Miles' mom and Pierre's wife) is going to be interviewed by Lostpedia in the coming month. Questions, as always, can be submitted in this thread by anyone. Questions will be due the afternoon after the season finale airs, so get them in quickly! Ms. Ishii is very excited for the interview, so let's give her some good questions.

[Fried_Frogurt]

Ooooh cool!

Okay:

How is it working with François Chau/what's he like in person?

To what extent do the producers tell you details about your character? Did you know that Miles was going to be your character's son from the get-go?

[LostINZ]

Mrs.Ishii, thanks for coming.I know that Lara is Chinese and Sun is Korean-but they look alike.Do you think they will have a connection in the future?

Do you think Miles' powers come from his parents or through an electromagnetic encounter of soem kind?

How long do you think your character will last on Lost?

Thank you.

[Richard Alpert]

Priviliged with a part on the show, could you briefly describe the atmosphere on the set of Lost? Is the crew very serious or nonchalant etc?

[stroh]

There has been great speculation as to whether the illness Lara was suffering is a result of being at or leaving the island. Are you able to elaborate on your character's illness and it's connection (if any) with the island?

[escalinci]

We obviously didn't have time to see the minutiae of Miles growing up. How does a mother react to having a son with that sort of power? How do you protect him when all of the worst things in the world are talking right at him? And do you feel she blamed Pierre for passing that power on?

That was supposed to be one but it may have been several. Thanks!

[Legoleg]

Before acting on LOST, were you a regular viewer and fan? Do you still watch it now, and does acting on the show change how you (personally) view it when watching it?

[Dharma Ranch Dressing]

Originally Posted by Richard Alpert

Priviliged with a part on the show, could you briefly describe the atmosphere on the set of Lost? Is the crew very serious or nonchalant etc?

To go along with this...does the existing cast interact substantially with actors who have more limited roles? In other words, do the veteran Lost actors spend time with the actors with more limited roles off camera?

[The Continental Op]

Will you be having any scenes with Ken Leung?

Originally Posted by LostINZ

Mrs.Ishii, thanks for coming.I
know that Lara is Chinese and Sun is Korean-but they look alike.Do you think they will have a connection in the future?

[TehJimmy]

What's the smoke monster?