Now that I’ve gotten to do a few of these round table interviews with other “mom” bloggers (though, truth be told, some of the writers that come from the big company owned sites aren’t actually moms, but still fab), whoever walks in the room — whether it’s the director, producer, writer or the actor — they all seem slightly intimidated at first — which cracks me up. Almost like they pulled an “Alvin” and are about to face down the moms who will give them an earful. Last spring it stuck out when we apparently made Jim Carrey nervous (really? Ohhh really!) and Jason Lee, the star of the new ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED in theaters nationwide December 16th was no exception either. After seeing an advanced screening, Breezy Mama had the opportunity to get in my own questions (guess who wanted to know if he wanted more kids… among several others), but below is what went down during the terrifying (ahem) mom blog round table while talking to Jason about parenting, his dream role, his professional skateboarding past (yes, Alex, I got that in for you), Up All Night and his role with the vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become ‘chipwrecked’ on a remote island.
Have your kids [Pilot Inspektor, 8, and Casper, 3] seen it?
No. We’re going to a screening soon.
Are they fans of the first two [movies]?
Totally, yes. My daughter is only three, but she’s catching on to the whole thing now from the first one on DVD.
As a parent, do you have any moments where you relate to Dave Seville’s screaming at Alvin?
Oh, boy. Are you kidding? Yes, my daughter of three. “Mama, mama, mama, dada, dada,” of course all that. “Okay, what is it? Uh-huh. Okay, totally. Okay, cool. All right.” “Dada, one more thing, one more thing.” “Oh, but it’s two hours past your bedtime. We really have to go to sleep now.” “Okay, just one more thing.” It’s so Alvin. But, then there’s that [Read more…] about Jason Lee Wants More Kids