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2012 - Issue 6 - October

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Why does that resonate for you? CAM: I tend to be someone who appreciates the natural world, and nature and truth and beauty and integrity, and I feel passionately about the other side of corruption and greed and exploitation. My character in the show feels that way, too. She has a great deal of passion for keeping where she's from as pure as possible. Michael, some of your biggest TV roles have been police officers. What's it like to play the other side of the law? MC: I'm standing on the shoulders of many great actors, from the very early days of film all the way up to Tony Soprano. One of my earliest memories is seeing On The Waterfront, watching Lee J. Cobb and Rod Steiger play gang- sters. These are all iconic, powerful performances. Some people would argue whether they're romanticized or not. For me, it's important I make this guy unique. You can't look at someone you're playing as a villain; you have to understand his perspective on things. These guys were mainly immigrants and sons of immigrants who wanted to pursue the quintessen- tial American dream of making a lot of money and becoming part of the mainframe of American culture. They wanted their kids not to have to do some of the things they may have had to do while they were trying to make it, and for them to be accepted as part of the fabric of America. Michael's character is a composite of many types who descended upon Vegas in the early '60s, whereas Carrie-Anne, your character is more of a fictional creation—there wasn't a female assistant DA in Vegas at that time. How did you research this role? CAM: I went to the library and got some books out. I talked to this woman at the library and told her what I was doing, and she looked at me and said: "Oh, women then? They didn't like women like you and me." She was talk- ing to me as if I were the character I'd described to her: "They didn't like women who were educated, or were choosing not to have kids, or were choosing a different way. They didn't like us at all." I also imagined my grandmother—her name is Beatrice—back then. I grabbed all of the post- cards she ever sent me; I read all of her writings. She was a firecracker—beautiful, passionate, had four children, and was the founda- tion of her family. She wore pink lipstick and bright colors. She did her hair and traveled. She was separated from her husband. She worked on her feet as one of the only saleswomen on the floor of the Sears furniture depart- ment. She played bridge and liked her martinis. She was awesome. What's it like shooting together? MC: First of all, Carrie-Anne is absolutely lovely, and I mean that both physically and as a person. She's a really, really cool girl, and very smart. You can tell that with her, you get what you get—she's solid. We bonded in talking about the fact that we're very family-oriented; we're both married with children and low-key homebody types. ON CARRIE-ANNE MOSS: Sleeveless draped-front embroidered dress, J. Mendel ($5,850). Saks Fifth Avenue, Fashion Show, 702-733-8300; saks.com. Olive teardrop earrings, Salvatore Ferragamo ($790). The Forum Shops at Caesars, 702-933-9333; ferragamo.com. Purple satin peep-toe platform, Giuseppe Zanotti Design ($695). The Forum Shops at Caesars, 702-866-0055; giuseppezanottidesign.com Styling by Julie Matos for Cloutier Remix Carrie-Anne's hair by Gio Campora for The Wall Group Carrie-Anne's makeup by Adam Breuchaud for The Wall Group Michael's grooming by Natalia Bruschi for The Wall Group 90 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM

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