Screen Gem: Jewel Shines in her Movie Debut
US Magazine
December, 1999
First-time actress Jewel was at a bit of a disadvantage while
filming this month's Civil War drama "Ride With the Devil," in which she
plays a Southern widow who finds love again. "Ang [Lee, the director] kept
saying, 'Hit your mark,'" she says. "I didn't know what he meant. I thought
it was some emotional thing. He finally explained that it was an actual mark
on the ground. I was like, '*Ohhhh*.'" But co-stars Tobey Maguire and Skeet
Ulrich didn't hold it against the singer. They were too busy trying to stay
on their horses, while Jewel, who practically grew up on a horse, was stuck
riding a mule. "I can't show my face around my father now," she says.