‘Machete Kills’ Alexa Vega Wants More Sequels! Talks On Robert Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara And Growing Up From ‘Spy Kids’

Alexa Vega is all grown up! The "Spy Kids" alum is now one of the many reasons "Machete Kills" is the ultimate guy film. She talks about Robert Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara and how she has grown.

 On how people still see  her as the "Spy Kid" and now she's a hot, gun toting assassin:  "I'm such a tomboy in real life that to be able to take on somebody as fierce as Killjoy is so awesome.  And to do it in a sexy way was super empowering and different.  I had to have this confidence, going on set, that I've never had to have before for a role.  I would just go in there and play whatever sweet character I was playing.  But, I had to dive into this role, full force, in a completely different way, and I loved that.  It's so much fun.  You're taking yourself to a place that you've never had to go.  To play with the guns and work with the people I was working with, it was such a fun thing to dive into.  But, I had to fight for it.  They didn't want me to do this role, at all.  They all still picture me as a little kid, so I had to prove myself.  There was a lot of proving."

On Robert Rodriguez and how she got the role (of Killjoy): " I remember the first time I met him was in the audition room.  I walked in and they said, "This is the director, Robert Rodriguez."  I looked at him and I was like, "You can't be the director."  And he was like, "I'm the director!"  And I was like, "But, you're cool!"  He had a bandana and a really cool watch on, and there was just no way that this guy was a director.  I'd always pictured directors as old.  So, being able to grow up with that guy, who I just thought was so cool and who inspired me to want to be a filmmaker as well, it's the coolest way to grow up.  He's a good guy."

On how to cope on the set with a big star like Sofia Vergara: "You have to own it.  Everybody already looks so little standing next to her that you have to beat on your chest to keep up with her.  I actually thought her accent was made up.  I didn't realize her accent was that thick.  She handled herself so well, coming onto the set and really only having two or three days to film.  The character she had was big and over the top.  While she's fun and playful, she really keeps herself together until they say, "Action!," and then she really just lets loose and you're blown away by what comes out."

On whether she will agree to work with Robert Rodriguez again for more Machete sequels: "Completely!  And that's something that Robert has always done with his films.  He always sets up spin-offs or sequels or prequels to each thing that he does, so it always leaves it like an open book.  You don't know which way it's gonna go, and you don't know what's next with him."