JAZSMIN LEWIS ('Jennifer'):
How has your relationship with Ice Cube evolved?
When we started, we had a meeting before the first movie and we actually clicked instantly. So we got along really well in the beginning and actually, it's just kind of grown. But the whole cast is very much like family. It's truly an ensemble cast.

What do you think of his transition from hardcore rapper to family comedian?
He's so not hardcore.

You know, I kinda had a preconceived notion before I met him about the whole West Side gangsta rapper thing. That is so not him. I'm ruining his image right now, but he truly is a family man. This character is the closest he's ever been to who he really is, I think.

Would you let a rap artist cut your hair?
You know, probably not, but hey, they went to barber school. All of them actually did and they learned what they were doing. They actually did a good deal of cutting themselves.

Will you be a customer in Queen Latifah's "Beauty Shop?"
It's entirely possible. We're talking.

How do you go from something light to something serious like "Line of Fire?"
You know what? "Line of Fire" is actually one of the favorite jobs that I've ever had because of the subject matter, because of the people, because of the environment. And it's what I like. It's serious drama. That's drama, that's action and all those things, and it's funny because I've been doing comedy my whole career. And this time, it's a chance for me to be serious and be a madame.

That's what I play - a madame - but I love it. It's a change for me.

Do you feel sexier as a madame or a mother?
Wow, honestly, especially since this movie, I'm not pregnant, I feel sexier as the mother in "Barbershop." Not necessarily as a mother because I don't know what that's truly like, but as the mother in "Barbershop" because we make sure that the madame is not too sexy. We don't want to get her confused with the girls.

How many episodes of "Line of Fire" did you work on?
I did 10 out of 13.

Will you be back next season?
Yes. I'm actually coming back a lot more next year if we come back, which it looks like we're going to come back.

What's the Mario Van Peebles project you're working on?
"Getting the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass and other Life Lessons." It's the longest name ever written, but it's Melvin Van Peebles' life story done by his son Mario. It's actually incredible because he's an innovator of independent filmmaking.

Who do you play?
I play a prostitute. I'm the prostitute that comes into his life that he actually meets on the street. He doesn't take her up on her offer but she gets in his life and stays in his life for many years.

Did your "Line of Fire" research help you play that character?
Actually, I did that one first.

So did that research help "Line of Fire?"
It did because we got to hang out on the street and talk to real prostitutes. It was interesting because in "Line of Fire," I run a brothel so it's a little bit different. But I got to talk to the girls and got to see what it's really like.

What's the biggest misconception about prostitutes?
It's hard to say because we did the research for "Line of Fire" and these girls were like, "We want to be there." Most people think you get dragged into it or you come from a bad family and you end up being a prostitute. Sometimes women actually choose that profession. They know what they're doing and they're completely aware of it. It's sad, but it's what it is.

MICHAEL EALY ('Ricky') and LEONARD HOWZE ('Dinka'):

Did you have a great time working on this movie?
LEONARD: Always.

MICHAEL: Yeah. It's like a reflex. We didn't have to really tune ourselves up and get back into character. I mean, I think we were so absorbed in it the first time, we just kind of turn it off and on at this point.

Do you almost feel guilty for getting paid?
MICHAEL: Never.

How did you like having a love interest?
LEONARD: I loved it. I was honored to have that written into the script for me.

At what point did you know you were coming back for the second one?
LEONARD: It was maybe late summer of last year.

Will this film be as controversial?
LEONARD: We had the nerve to make a second one. That's controversy right there because they didn't think we should've done the first one.

Are the topics, like snipers, as controversial as Rosa Parks?
LEONARD: It's a matter of opinion.

Will you be here for "Barbershop 3?"
LEONARD: If we're blessed enough to do it, I think so.

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