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Anna Faris on Kate Spade Handbags and Playing Hard to Get

Photo credit: Anthony Harvey / Getty
Photo credit: Anthony Harvey / Getty

From ELLE

Anna Faris is awesome and everyone knows it, including Kate Spade. The label devoted to arm candy just gave the actress free reign over a series of kooky short films, and the results are way better than any commercial-disguised-as-content should be. Co-starring Rosie Perez and filmed on a fake airplane, the shorts show the actresses traveling-badly-together.

You can watch them below, but first read our exclusive chat with the actress, because-as previously stated-she's awesome.

This is your first fashion campaign-but it's not exactly glamorous. You're stuck in the middle seat of an airplane…

It was an actual dissected plane they had in a movie studio, like a real plane that was somehow cut in half. It was very surreal, to be honest.

And your seatmate is Rosie Perez.

The best person to sit with! We actually did a lot of improve during the shoot, and she's an amazing comedian because she just goes with it. Honestly, that's why I wanted to be a part of this. With so much of the other stuff I do, you have to stick to an agenda-you know, a schedule, a shot list. With Rosie, it felt like, "this is crazy, this is kooky, we get to do whatever we want." There was a lot of room to play. And the bonus was, we got to use handbags that looked like piñatas. I was dying.

You became a movie star in the early 2000s-right when Kate Spade became a big deal. Did you have an old-school rectangle one back in the day?

You know, the very first bag I was ever gifted was this beautiful blue Kate Spade bag. It's weird to get gifted things as an actress, because it usually happens when you've made a movie and you can finally afford something, and then these fashion labels give it to you for free. I felt like I had to really take care of this bag, because it was so beautiful and it was a gift. I have a lot of sentiment about Kate Spade because of that… and also, the vibe of Kate Spade is a little quirky, like I am. Do you think they'll be mad I said that?

Piñata handbags are quirky!

Oh, they also make a bag that looks like a pineapple. I'm telling you, when I got to the set, I was mesmerized. They pull out these bags that look like pieces of fruit and I'm like, "What is happening right now?" I couldn't stop laughing, trying to put the pineapple bag in the overhead bin. It was absurd.

Photo credit: Getty
Photo credit: Getty

This is a weird question, but what's it like traveling while famous?

It's probably kind of boring, to be honest. But I think it's easier and harder. It's easier in terms of people being nice to your face. They'll help you put your bag up on the overhead bin. But there's a feeling of additional eyes on you, all the time. And you can't really escape it.

And they show 'What's Your Number' or 'Jurassic World' on every flight. It's like you and your husband's heads are on everyone's seatback.

Yeah, I know! And even if I like the movie, I'm not watching a movie of mine or Chris [Pratt]'s just in case somebody walks past the aisle! "She's watching her own movie! She's as self-centered as I thought!" Do I sound gross? I know traveling now is so stressful for everybody.

No, you sound honest.

When I travel, it makes me wish I looked completely polished all the time. I don't. I live in sweats.

I think you're fine. Let's talk about your second job-you have Unqualified, your relationship podcast!

Yes, I do. I give the worst possible relationship advice to people. I am not ashamed.

Have you learned anything about love or relationships from doing it?

More than ever, I think that most relationship problems are universal. Everyone is having the same issue, which kind of boils down to a version of, "How can I get this person to like me more?" Everyone feels that at some point. I've been there many times. I get it.

How do you answer that question?

We try to be really gentle and sensitive with all of our callers because we want to protect them-and I truly do appreciate that these people will open up with their lives to us! It's amazing to me. But another thing I've learned is, I think that usually, people know exactly what they're gonna hear. They want-they almost need-a stranger to say it to them, to confirm their gut feeling.

That's true. But it's so hard. You don't want to tell someone, for example, "It sounds like he's not into you."

It's awful. But the good news for me, for the listeners, for everyone involved, is the recognition that we're all in this big mess together. And I love that, because it grounds me back into the world outside of Hollywood. Also, I like to think that we're sort of forming a community.

What's your message for that community?

More than anything else? "It's gonna be okay." I've been through heartbreak and uncertainty and giddy crushes and everything. We all have. We know what you're going through. And despite all of our geographical differences and our lifestyle differences, at the root of all things, we all want to give love and be loved. It's corny and simple, it's remarkable to have that affirmed, over and over again. It's wonderful.

As a relationship expert-

Oh no!

What are your feelings on playing hard to get? I texted a guy yesterday, after our first date.

That's not always a disaster. How long did you wait?

Like 24 hours. And it was just a link, to a story we'd been talking about.

Did he respond right away?

Yep.

Good. You're good. That's actually hot-to show you were paying attention, and you're on top of your stuff. And the fact that he responded immediately, that's really good. But now-it's sexist and horrible-but now, you know what I'm going to say...

Delete his number, and wait for him to hit me up.

Yep. It's so stupid. But I have experience with this, because Chris, he's a hunter and a fisherman. And when we began our relationship, I began to really understand that there is this component to men where they really like a catch. And it sounds fucking stupid and it's horrible. I wish they didn't. But I think you have to give the illusion that you're desired by lots of people. So the text you sent-just a funny link, something smart and random-that's awesome. Now wait until he makes the next move.

I know.

See? You already knew the answer. You just needed someone else to tell you, and empathize. I mean, we're all in this together.

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