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Interviewing Phyllis Smith and Richard Kind: Up Close with Inside Out’s Sadness and Bing Bong

By Chrysa | 18 Comments

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It's really a treat to start an interview where the celebrity you're interviewing seems as excited about the chance to meet as you are. That's exactly what happened when I had a chance to interview Phyllis Smith and Richard Kind of Inside Out in San Francisco last month. They walked into the room full of energy and Phyllis was snapping pictures of US with her smartphone the whole time. Even after she sat down she continued to snap away. (I just wish I could see the pictures she took of me taking pictures of her!)

Phyllis Smith Interview Sadness Inside Out San Francisco

In Inside Out, Phyllis plays the tragic bug lovable Sadness and Richard plays the amazingly wonderful Bing Bong. Their real-life selves are just as endearing as their characters. They actually spoke about each other's characters a bit. Richard said that he isn't surprised at how popular Phyllis's character is. He told her, “it's a perfect voice performance and a perfectly written part because it's such a touchy character because no one wants to be sad and yet we identify with you. I am so taken by your performance because although its ‘down in the dumps', it's not depressive. It's simply sad. I think that's an amazing thing that they and you did.”

Bing Bong Inside Out

Phyllis added that she loved Richard's character and Richard agreed that he loved Bing Bong too. He shared an interesting situation brought to him a month or two before Inside Out was released. He said, directors Ronnie del Carmen and Pete Docter pulled him aside and told him that he wasn't going to be part of any of the ad campaigns. Richard said he was totally fine with that and he was…..until he found out that the whole was was going to the Cannes Film Festival – except Richard. But, when the movie came out there was a sudden explosion of “Oh, we didn't know that this guy was in the movie. Look how much he is touching us.” Richard said, “Once again Pixar proves its brilliance. They thought ahead and they were absolutely right. Nevertheless I'd like them to send me to France right now.”

Phyllis Smith as Sadness

When asked how she was able to stay in character, Phyllis said “I can honestly say that I didn't sit in the car and think of horrible things or anything before I went in. I really just tried to be truthful with whatever the line or the scene that we were doing. And also Pete Docter is such a wonderful director. If I wasn't at a point where he wanted me to be, he was able to say ‘Ok. Let's try it this way.' He was able to give really clear direction.”

Sadness Inside Out

Richard also shared a story of taking his family on a trip from Los Angeles up to San Francisco the summer before the movie was released. One of their stops was at Pixar. They took a tour of the facility and also had a chance to see a rough cut of the first 20 minutes of the film where Riley and the emotions are introduced. Then one of the editors just happened to be working on the scene where Bing Bong is down in the canyon with the wagon and offered to show it to them. When the scene was over, his oldest daughter collapsed in her mother's arms sobbing, sobbing, sobbing. He said he was given proof at that point that the movie would resonate. – – – And it does!

Richard Kind Interview Bing Bong Inside Out

This was truly one of my favorite interviews I have done. Phyllis and Richard both seem like genuine, caring people who truly love what they do and enjoy sharing it with others. I'll be back again to share a bit more about Phyllis Smith and how she got her start in acting late in life. It's a great story that can give us all hope about pursuing our dreams!

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Comments

  1. Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

    October 29, 2015 at 10:57 am

    What an awesome interview. I loved this movie.

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  2. Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says

    October 29, 2015 at 11:23 am

    How much fun is that?! I loved Inside Out, and Richard Kind is one of my favorite actors.

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  3. Pam says

    October 29, 2015 at 11:25 am

    Sounds like a great interview and wonderful voice actors. I don’t know anyone who didn’t like Inside Out!

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  4. Amber C. says

    October 29, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    I would love to meet them two! I have yet to see the movie but I can’t wait to watch it with my son!

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  5. Jody @ Mommy Moment says

    October 29, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    Ok, that is awesome!! You will never see the movie the same way again.

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  6. Liz Mays says

    October 29, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    I really need to see their characters in action. I loved Phyllis in The Office. Her character sounds adorable.

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  7. Beth@FrugalFroggie says

    October 29, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    I want to see the movie so much!! How cool that you got to interview them.

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  8. Valerie says

    October 29, 2015 at 10:51 pm

    This was a great movie. That is so neat to be able to interview them!

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  9. Chasing Joy says

    October 29, 2015 at 11:13 pm

    What a cool interview. I still have not seen Inside Out.

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  10. Jeanine says

    October 30, 2015 at 10:08 am

    Oh how fun! I LOVE Phyllis Smith, she is just awesome. I can’t wait to see inside out I think my kiddos will love it we haven’t seen it yet!

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  11. Chrystal | YUM eating says

    October 30, 2015 at 10:35 am

    What a fun time! I just saw this movie for the first time a few weeks ago. It was so cute. They did a really good job with it.

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  12. Kelly Hutchinson says

    October 30, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    What a fun experience for you! I have not seen the movie (gasp) be we are buying a copy when it comes out next week.

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  13. Rosey says

    October 30, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    She reminds me of my aunts on my mom’s side. I think it every time I see her. Very cool. 🙂

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  14. Shell says

    October 30, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    They should totally send Richard to France! Bing Bong and Sadness were my favorites.

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  15. Carly Anderson says

    October 30, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    I still haven’t seen Inside Out! This reminds me that I need to!

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  16. Debbie Denny says

    October 31, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    This sounds like a great interview. I am going to see this one again and again

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  17. Toni | BoulderLocavore says

    November 1, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    What a wonderful opportunity! We loved this movie (it was so much more than I expected). It would be really fun to hear the actors speak and see who they are at the same time.

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  18. Christie says

    November 1, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    What a wonderful and intimate interview! I would have been thrilled to have Phyllis taking pics of me during the interview

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