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Jerry O'Connell at Maximonline on March 03, 2000
Maximonline.com: Welcome Jerry.
Jerry O’Connell: What’s up Maxim? I’m an avid reader. No question too
raunchy. Sock it to me.
Yiamas: Hey Jerry, what celebrities have you dated?
Jerry O’Connell: I’ve rumored to be involved with
Sarah Michelle Gellar, but that is no more.
Maximonline.com: We’re sorry.
Jerry O’Connell: I’m way too dopey to hold on to that
one.
Maximonline.com: Everyone here understands.
Jerry O’Connell: Chick dig me because I rarely wear
underwear. And when I do, it’s something erotic.
Crashed2manytimes: How old were you when you stared on My Secret Identity?
Jerry O’Connell: I was 14 to 16.
Maximonline.com: That’s the show where you had super powers?
Jerry O’Connell: It was such a great experience working on
a low budget TV show. It taught me all the fundamentals of film. That’s why I went to
NYU film school.
Maximonline.com: What were your secret powers?
Jerry O’Connell: I had super speed and I could fly.
Maximonline.com: What super power would you want? The ability to pee anywhere?
Jerry O’Connell: Super Drinker! Able to drink all night and
make that 6 a.m. call.
Spiffy415: How often do you go bowling?
Jerry O’Connell: I go every Monday night with my friends.
It’s called Heckle Bowling. We throw in $20 a head and split up teams. As the other
team is bowling, you can heckle them with ex-girlfriends and mishaps.
Maximonline.com: Beer is good.
Jerry O’Connell: A good beer is had by all.
Maximonline.com: Do you like to refer to a woman’s genitals as a hoo-ha or a
fun box?
Jerry O’Connell: I like to refer to it as the Golden Palace
of the Himalayas. You guys are going to ruin all my political ambitions.
Jocrocks: Was it fun shooting Mission to Mars up in Vancouver during the
summer?
Jerry O’Connell: Vancouver is the best place cause of the
fishing. I could open a sushi shop. Also, when you get up and put on a space suit everyday
it makes you feel like a true red blooded American.
Spiffy415: What was it like working with Gary Sinise?
Jerry O’Connell: He’s so intense. I was a little
nervous the first day I went to work. I was expecting his character from Ransom…but
no one’s cooler than Lt. Dan.
Elizabeth Ronholm: Do you personally believe the theories set forth about life on
Mars?
Jerry O’Connell: I think it’s pretty selfish to think
as humans we’re the only life out there.
ENYALIUS: What do you do when you are bored?
Maximonline.com: Except chat with Maxim Online. The Chat of Champions.
Jerry O’Connell: ESPN with my brother and a lot of beer.
Lots of beer.
Elizabeth Ronholm: Would you consider yourself a good role model for kids?
Jerry O’Connell: No, that’s designated for
professional athletes. Now that I’m an international movie star, things are much
easier.
Kattart: Jerry, I hurt inside—will you hold me and make it all better?
Jerry O’Connell: (LOL) I suggest you see someone. I will
talk to you, but I charge hourly.
Misdirected Hostility: Do you get mobbed by girls when you are out on the town?
Jerry O’Connell: Not really… I take a train in NY and
have no issues about it.
EHova: Did you get to pee inside the space suit?
Jerry O’Connell: No, we had a little fly. Unfortunately for
the women it was more difficult. They had to drop trou.
Misdirected Hostility: You are my role model! Drink Beer!
Jerry O’Connell: (LOL)
MrsCharlieOConnell: What brand of beer do you drink?
Jerry O’Connell: I’m a Bud man. Good ol’ red
blooded American or whatever’s cheapest.
Elizabeth Ronholm: You’ve said twice about being a “red-blooded
American”—would you ever fight in a war for your country, if asked?
Jerry O’Connell: Sure! All my grandparents did. Look guys,
I played an astronaut, too.
Jimmy carter: Did you ever find that jar of pennies that you buried beneath your
porch?
Jerry O’Connell: No, but if I don’t get a job soon I
may need to.
Jerray: Jerry, did you really barf in the airport in Las Vegas because you were so
drunk?
Jerry O’Connell: Never happened. But I was with people who
did.
Maximonline.com: How well do you hold your liquor?
Jerry O’Connell: As good as the next guy…but I
don’t throw up. Come down to the sunset strip and find out for yourself.
S.A.M.: When did you know that you wanted to be a actor?
Jerry O’Connell: Right after Stand By Me.
Jerry O’Connell: In school I was considered hyperactive and obnoxious… I
soon found that behavior on a set is considered talent. It was an actor’s life for
me.
Bronson: What do you find is the biggest difference between working in motion
pictures and on TV?
Jerry O’Connell: You get to spend more time on scenes on
films… The pace in TV is a little frantic.
Misdirected Hostility: Can’t Hardly Wait…… you were damn cool in
that movie, is that what you are really like?
Jerry O’Connell: No, it was a character. I went to school
with the two directors and it was a fun film. Not only that, I would do anything to get
close to Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Elizabeth Ronholm: Do people still consider you hyperactive and obnoxious?
Jerry O’Connell: Yes.
Kattart: Have you bagged a lot of geek girls because of your role on Sliders?
Jerry O’Connell: No, I don’t use the sci-fi thing to
get laid. My brother on the other hand scours sci-fi conventions across the country for
lonely souls.
Linda Ann: Jerry what would the woman of your dreams be like?
Jerry O’Connell: An awesome golfer and a Knicks fan.
Gregslider: If you had the choice, would you like to slide or to go to Mars?
Jerry O’Connell: Without a doubt, Mars.
Maximonline.com: Why?
Jerry O’Connell: The budget is a lot bigger.
Gomerphs: What kind of tunes do you chill with?
Jerry O’Connell: Stevie Wonder, the new Q-tip album. Other
than that, I’m am a sports kinda guy.
Spiffy415: What’s this about live cockroaches in your mouth for Joe’s
Apartment?
Jerry O’Connell: I do what I have to do as an actor.
Maximonline.com: Did you have to get drunk after that?
Jerry O’Connell: It wasn’t necessary, but I believe I
did.
Linda Ann: Jerry, do you ever hang out with Carson Daly? I’ve heard you guys
are friends.
Jerry O’Connell: Yeah, he’s a cool guy. Although, he
hooked up with a girl I was dating in college.
Maximonline.com: Does he secretly hate TRL?
Jerry O’Connell: No, I think he loves it. He meets really
hot chicks.
Maximonline.com: Do he and JLH still hang out?
Jerry O’Connell: I don’t know, I haven’t spoken
to her… she’s gets busy with her show.
Spiffy415: What should we do if the Kromaggs come back here to Earth?
Jerry O’Connell: Run from your TV sets!
Zacscott77: How’s Mariah Carey doing?
Jerry O’Connell: She’s on tour. I have a serious crush
on that woman.
Maximonline.com: Was that a fun shoot?
Jerry O’Connell: It was so much fun.
Maximonline.com: How did you get the gig?
Jerry O’Connell: I begged and pleaded.
S.A.M.: Out of everything you’ve acted in what are you most proud of?
Jerry O’Connell: Mission to Mars…getting to work with
Brian De Palma.
Maximonline.com: How was working with De Palma?
Jerry O’Connell: He’s incredible…the best
director I’ve ever worked with.
Maximonline.com: Better than Rob Reiner?
Jerry O’Connell: Different styles.
Maximonline.com: But both chubby and bearded?
Jerry O’Connell: Actually, Reiner’s looking pretty
good these days.
Maximonline.com: Do you still see any of those guys from Stand By Me?
Jerry O’Connell: No, I don’t really talk to those guys
anymore. But, check out the 15th anniversary DVD of Stand By Me… they talked
to me and Rob Reiner. It was on TNT the other weekend and I got tons of
calls…everyone from my mom to girlfriends.
Maximonline.com: Did they pick on you during the Stand By Me shoot?
Jerry O’Connell: No, I was from NY and they were from
Hollywood.
Maximonline.com: You had NYC street credentials?
Jerry O’Connell: Oh, yeah.
Elizabeth Ronholm: How’d you get the role in M2M?
Jerry O’Connell: I met with De Palma a few times and
really wanted to work with him. Once again, he’s the technically advanced director
alive today. I would get him coffee on his next film.
EHova: Jerry, I named my my pet spider monkey after you. I affectionately refer to
him as O’Connie.
Jerry O’Connell: That’s funny, cause I’m trying
to get involved with this Spiderman movie as Peter Parker.
Maximonline.com: Have you talked to Sam Raimi?
Jerry O’Connell: Not yet, but I love his flicks.
Jerry O’Connell: Especially Evil Dead.
ENYALIUS: What’s the weirdest place you’ve ever made woopee?
Jerry O’Connell: Let me think about that… Nothing too
crazy…but I’ll keep you posted for the next chat.
Maximonline.com: Cleverly evasive Jerry…
Jerry O’Connell: Actually…In Mission To Mars I
officially became a member of the 10,0000 mile high club.
Zacscott77: OK, your pick…Pamela Anderson or Shannon Elizabeth?
Jerry O’Connell: Shannon Elizabeth. I might be working with
her in a film called Tomcats. I don’t only think she’s hot, she’s
also got great comic timing.
SUICIDE BLONDE: What roles have you really wanted that you never got?
Jerry O’Connell: Whoopi Goldberg’s character in Ghost.
I’ve been crushed ever since.
Maximonline.com: You’d be a wonderful black woman, Jerry.
Bronson: What is your favorite thing to do on a Saturday night?
Jerry O’Connell: Throw on my nicest leisure suit and
boogie-oogie-oogie till I just can’t boogie no more.
Maximonline.com: Do you live a swingers life?
Jerry O’Connell: I live with my bro in Hollywood and
we’re both single. I’ll let you decide that.
Linda Ann: Do you and Charlie still hang out in NYC? Do you consider California
home now or are you still a NYC guy?
Jerry O’Connell: We do half and half. When I’m in LA
I’m always working…in NY, I’m always playing.
Bronson: What is the first thing you notice about a woman?
Jerry O’Connell: If she’ll talk to me.
Love Machine: Have you been to Amsterdam and smoked the big fat doobies?
Jerry O’Connell: No. Midnight Express instilled a
little bit of fear in me.
Maximonline.com: Have you ever enjoyed giving anal pleasure to a lovely actress?
Jerry O’Connell: (LOL) Please be careful everyone, my
mother is online right now. For further details, get my E-mail from Maximonline.com.
Spiffy415: Ever get jealous when Charlie has a girl and you don’t?
Jerry O’Connell: No, my brother and I were taught at an
early age to share everything.
Maximonline.com: Have you ever wanted to wrestle Jennifer Love H. to the ground and
tickle her till she pees?
Jerry O’Connell: I don’t know about the last
part…but anything to do with her I’m game for.
Elizabeth Ronholm: How would you describe yourself in three words?
Maximonline.com: Hunky?
Jerry O’Connell: Sleepy, dopey, and sneezy.
Maximonline.com: Do you like cheese?
Jerry O’Connell: Yeah.
Maximonline.com: Melted?
Jerry O’Connell: Sure.
Maximonline.com: On a hooker?
Jerry O’Connell: (LOL) Only if it’s fat free.
Zacscott77: Have you ever heard the phrase, “He who goes to bed with an itchy
butt, wakes up with a smelly hand” and if you have …do you find that it applies?
Jerry O’Connell: Umm…dude you should write fortune
cookies.
Spiffy415: Jerry, can you handle the truth?
Jerry O’Connell: Nice, Rob Reiner movie reference.
Maximonline.com: Is Tom Cruise of this Earth? Is he from Mars?
Jerry O’Connell: He is the nicest guy I’ve every
worked with.
Maximonline.com: You like him in Magnolia?
Jerry O’Connell: Everyone should get a chance to work with
him on a set. He was great in Magnolia.
Maximonline.com: Do you still talk to him?
Jerry O’Connell: It’s a small town, you see everybody.
MrsCharlieOConnell: What is your favorite thing to eat?
Jerry O’Connell: Ribs.
Maximonline.com: What is your favorite thing to eat… covered in gravy?
Jerry O’Connell: Fried chicken.
Maximonline.com: We prefer Caprice covered in gravy…
Elizabeth Ronholm: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done for fun?
Jerry O’Connell: Flew to Ohio to party with my friends in a
really small town. In the meantime I had the best weekend of my life.
Hixster: How old were you when you lost all those lbs.?
Jerry O’Connell: I just got tall and it all stretched out.
Jackyl: Were you romantically involved with Teri Hatcher?
Jerry O’Connell: No, can’t say that I was.
Maximonline.com: And neither were we…
Jerray: Jerry, do you still play the piano?
Jerry O’Connell: Yeah. I’m starting to lose my chops,
though. My neighbors in L.A. hate it when I start banging out.
Hixster: Who’s the most intimidating actor/actress you’ve worked with?
Jerry O’Connell: My brother because I was constantly
fearing he would forget his lines. He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Maximonline.com: What locations did M2M on?
Jerry O’Connell: In Vancouver, Canada. They also did second
unit shots in Africa. They shot the desert in Africa.
Maximonline.com: Nice bud in BC?
Jerry O’Connell: Bitchin, dude.
Cueballz: Ever have an orgy?
Jerry O’Connell: Nope… I’ve never been to an
orgy, but I have seen them in concert.
Elizabeth Ronholm: What was the worst mischief you got into as a teenager?
Jerry O’Connell: I got picked up a couple of time by the
NYPD for truancy… other than that, I was pretty well behaved.
Elana: What Hollywood actors are you secretly attracted to?
Jerry O’Connell: All of them.
Maximonline.com: Even Kathy Bates?
KaraokeStar: In a chat a long time ago a girl asked you to her high school prom and
you said yes and that you’d rent a limo and bring flowers. Did you ever make it, if
so how was it?
Jerry O’Connell: We partied like it was 1999.
Linda Ann: What is the last concert you’ve been to, Jerry? What about the last
movie you saw?
Jerry O’Connell: I say Macy Gray. The last movie was The
Insider.
Maximonline.com: Was it any good?
Jerry O’Connell: Wait a minute, the last movie I saw was Mission
to Mars and it was really good.
Maximonline.com: How was that Jerry O’Connell kid?
Jerry O’Connell: He’s a punk.
HugeJuggs: OK, which is better…sex in water or sex in an elevator?
Jerry O’Connell: Sex in general.
Elizabeth Ronholm: Do you spend much time on the computer?
Jerry O’Connell: Yeah, it just gets easier and easier every
day.
S.A.M.: What’s it like to be you? We all want to know what you love the most
about your life.
Maximonline.com: Other than breathing. And being a Hollywood star…
Jerry O’Connell: Time is of the essence here…if you
really want to know about me download my bio at blowme.com.
Stephanie: I am not asking names, but have you worked with anyone who was a real
pain in the ass?
Jerry O’Connell: I’ve been pretty fortunate…no
horror stories.
Gregslider: Is there ONE thing that you regret very much in your career?
Jerry O’Connell: NO! The pay is too good.
Patricia: What was it like working with Brian DePalma? Did he allow for room to
move or was more in control? Open to feedback from you about your character?
Jerry O’Connell: He’s open to all suggestions…To
study him in film school, where I wrote papers on him…then to work with him, is a
dream come true. I’d be his personal pedicurist on his next job.
Spiffy415: Are you secretly a member of the Yahoo club Jerry O’Connell’s
Fan Club?
Jerry O’Connell: No, I don’t really check myself out
online that much… It freaks me out a little bit…but I do go to the Mission to
Mars site.
IrishRedhead: Would you go out dancing with a southern belle like me
sometime?
Jerry O’Connell: Sure, I’ll even line dance. You
better be a woman, though.
Cueballz: Levaing Sliders may have been a good career move…but
don’t you miss Kari Wuhrer? You had some awful good scenes with her.
Jerry O’Connell: Yes, but the show must go on.
Maximonline.com: What’s your next project Jerry?
Jerry O’Connell: I’m going to do a film called Tomcats
with Shannon Elizabeth…hopefully, it will happen.
Maximonline.com: Any writing or directing?
Jerry O’Connell: A little bit of writing…I sold a
script called First Daughter. It’s shooting this summer.
Maximonline.com: What villain do you think they should pick for Spiderman?
Jerry O’Connell: The Green Goblin…he’s a freaky
little cat.
Maximonline.com: Indeed he is.
IrishRedhead: Are you a Kid Rock fan?
Jerry O’Connell: Yeah, I think he’s funny.
Maximonline.com: And veeeeery skanky…
MrsCharlieOConnell: Will you come to Chicago so we can drink together?
Jerry O’Connell: I love that town…I think I might go
see Gary Sinise in Coco’s Nest at Steppenwolf.
Hixster: Would you consider yourself to be a big flirt?
Jerry O’Connell: No, I’m pretty genuine.
Maximonline.com: Some might say dreamy…
Jerry O’Connell: (LOL)
IrishRedhead: Which would win in a fight? Batman or Spiderman?
Jerry O’Connell: Spiderman…his powers are
gift…Batman just buys toughness.
EHova: What did you think of Jeniffer Lopez’s Grammy dress?
Maximonline.com: She’s got a purty pooper…
Jerry O’Connell: I loved it…I even recorded it on tape
just to savor the moment.
Spiffy415: Would be a guest speaker at my Jerry O’Connell’s Cult
sometime?
Jerry O’Connell: Please call Disney publicity for any
further inquiries about that.
Maximonline.com: Somebody at Disney Publicity’s gonna hate you…
HugeJuggs: How often do you work out? Do naked/half-naked
scenes freak you out?
Jerry O’Connell: No. I don’t work out that much, but I
do surf.
Maximonline.com: How does that work?
Jerry O’Connell: Right before M2M they got me a
trainer and I was pretty jacked up. The guy dragged me out of bed and made me work. If you
really want to get into shape, become the star of a big movie. They’ll get your ass
in shape.
Elizabeth Ronholm: How do you handle unwelcome come-ons?
Jerry O’Connell: I welcome all come-ons.
IrishRedhead: Who’s the better fencer? You or your brother?
Jerry O’Connell: My brother…I was 17th in the nation
he was 3rd.
Kattart: Do you like to put things in your navel, Jerry? Peanut butter feels warm
and gooshy in mine.
Jerry O’Connell: I can’t because I have an inney. I
have to be careful what goes in there.
VLAD: What’s the best toy you’ve bought so far with your millions?
Jerry O’Connell: Titlest DCI golf clubs.
Maximonline.com: How often do you play?
Jerry O’Connell: I try to get out once a week. I beat my
boss yesterday, the executive producer on M2M. I even took $10 from him
Maximonline.com: What’s the best course?
Jerry O’Connell: Brentwood is the best…once again my
boss Tom Jacobson allows poor folk like myself to play with him.
HugeJuggs: Are you good in bed?
Jerry O’Connell: That’s not a question for
me…you’ll have to consensusncensus of my past.
Dsd915: The scene is set. The woman is ready. You are primed….what gimmicks do
you use?
Jerry O’Connell: A little Neil Diamond…a shag
carpet…a fireplace and some pink champagne. You can’t go wrong.
Maximonline.com: A bottle of Thunderbird and a fist full of Cheeze Whiz? Thanks for
chatting, Jerry.
Jerry O’Connell: Thank you.
Maximonline.com: Jerry’s been up for 37 hours helping crippled starving
children…: When does the movie open?
Jerry O’Connell: March 10th.
Maximonline.com: Is it as good as the trailer…
Jerry O’Connell: Yes, and better. Thanks guys, you were a
lot of fun. See you later.
Maximonline.com: Thanks dud, have a good weekend… Go forth gentleman, and
verily… chat well…
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