Behind the Scenes of the Ellen Feiss Ad →

Back in 2002, Zachary Frechette interviewed Ellen Feiss, star of the most memorable of Apple’s “Switcher” ads:

How did you get involved with the Apple switch campaign in the first place?
It’s kind of a funny story. I’m friends with the son of the director, Errol Morris. I’m friends with his son Hamilton. I went with him after school, him and two of my friends. We didn’t think we were going to make ads; we were just going to get the free set food. So we go there, and they’re like, “We need a couple more people, so I guess the three of you can make ads.” So we all made ads, and me and Hamilton’s got picked. I had no idea I was going to do it until I got there.

Is the story you told true?
Oh yeah, it’s definitely true.

via John Voorhees