Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Toque Interview
By Wing Chun | Season 3 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.05.2000
That big erg thing they made [that's the ratchet-y rowing machine Jackson uses at a couple of different times in the movie]: What a load of SHIT! I have coxied for eight seasons now and I have never heard of one of those or seen one. Maybe it's an Ivy League thing, but as far as I know, that's poo, and they just built it for him to use because it looked somewhat cool. WC: Okay, enough about the boats. Let's talk about the stars. What was Joshua Jackson like? Did you have any one-on-one interaction with him? T: JJ was so nice. He was very humble and would talk to anyone and gave autographs and took pictures. He was really great. I did have a very embarrassing moment with him, though. The day that he didn't row, he still hung around. While the film people were off with what they called the "hero" boat (because JJ was in it and that crew had to win) the rest of us had nothing to do. I was really nervous but, armed with a pad of paper, I walked up to him and asked if I could have an autograph. Once he made one out to me I asked for a few nameless ones for you to give out as prizes on what was then Dawson's Wrap. As he was signing the papers, he flipped to a page that already had writing on it. My boyfriend at the time used to write "Toque smells" on random pieces for my parents and me to find when we wrote notes to each other at home. This one, though, happened to say, "Toque smells a lot." JJ looked up at me and laughed. He asked me about it and, extremely red, I explained. If that weren't bad enough, when I went to talk to the casting guy (sitting next to JJ) at lunch the next day, JJ asked, "Have we met?" and I said I was the one who wanted all the autographs. He said, "Oh yeah, Toque, right? You're the one that smells!" I had to choke back the tears as I said yes. Again, he laughed. Whether or not it was *at* me is unclear. I have to hope that he was just being funny. WC: In real life, is he cute? T: Well, he's cute, for a crater-face. His skin was really bad. Sure I have a bunch of zits right now -- WC: -- as do I -- T: -- but we're not movie stars, so we're allowed. He, on the other hand, is supposed to look good, always. He does look good, but that is because he has a pound of make-up caked on his face and neck. Sorry, Josh, but EW. WC: Did you happen to tell him that your sister writes snotty recaps of his show and posts them on the internet? T: The only time we talked about it was when I told him why I needed extra autographs.