Nadia Bjorlin

“We're all glad that Eddie is fine, because after all, the car is just metal, right? Granted, it's $1.2 million worth of metal.”

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PLAYBOY.COM: The Enzo is the car that your co-star Eddie Griffin totaled in a wreck at a promotional event for Redline. What was your first reaction when he crashed that car?

BJORLIN: Well, my first thought was, "Holy shit!" I was actually there and saw it happen. It was pretty surreal. I'd seen car crashes while working on Redline, but when it's in real life, the shock factor goes way up! My first thought was, "Is Eddie okay?" I think that's what most people cared about. He could have really injured himself. It just goes to show that these kinds of cars are really sophisticated and difficult machines to maneuver. You have to know how to handle this kind of car. It is a lightweight car with tons of power, and he was just going too fast around a very sharp corner, and the Enzo has no traction at all, so it's easy to lose control of it and it will spin out on you. We're all glad that Eddie is fine, because after all, the car is just metal, right? Granted, it's $1.2 million worth of metal. Ouch.

PLAYBOY.COM: What was doing the movie with Eddie Griffin like?

BJORLIN: What people don't know is the guy is really, really smart. You can sit for hours and have conversations about nuclear biology with this guy. But he's extremely funny, too. He never stops. It's a joy and pleasure to be around him.

PLAYBOY.COM: You don't show up on TMZ in compromising photos or in US Weekly beating up paparazzi. What's your secret to staying out of the tabloids?

BJORLIN: Well, by not doing any of that stuff. I'm probably not as exciting as people would want to believe. I'm number five out of six kids, so I kind of had a humble upbringing. I had really good parents, who didn't spoil us. You learn early on to have a pretty good head on your shoulders, and I thank my mom. I enjoy the simpler things in life. My idea of a great Friday night is having a great dinner with my family and just sitting around having fun with my friends. I'm a bit of a homebody. I don't really know what the cool clubs are.

PLAYBOY.COM: What's the dating scene in Hollywood like for you these days?

BJORLIN: Pretty non-existent. [Laughs] I can't say it's good or bad. People move out to L.A. with completely different objectives. You get a group of people who are out here for their own good; they're not necessarily out here for the greater good. I mean, people are quick to say people in Hollywood are shallow, and they have no souls. I wouldn't say that. There are deeper people out here. It's also difficult to date in this industry. You work a lot; you travel a lot; you're never in the same place for very long. Especially if you have two people who are both in that line of work, good luck making that work.

PLAYBOY.COM: What kind of guy do you go for?

BJORLIN: I don't really have a type. But smart and funny is what really gets me going. Big brain, baby! I think all women would agree. With women, whatever's visual is a lot more secondary. Men are more visual creatures. But with women, if you make us laugh and you excite us, that's what really matters.

PLAYBOY.COM: You know Swedish, English, French, Russian, among other languages. Which one has the best curse words?

BJORLIN: Oh, English, by far. The funny thing, people tend to curse in English even if you're speaking another language. There are no good curse words in Swedish; it's like, "Shut up," or something. I think it's because English has evolved more quickly. A lot of other languages go back thousands of years, so if you translate those [insults], it doesn't mean anything today. It's like, "I kick your mother." It's not that exciting.

PLAYBOY.COM: Where does the whole Wonder Woman situation stand?

BJORLIN: Well, they can't get a script that they like. Once they get a script in order, I hope I'm still up for it.

PLAYBOY.COM: If you could have one super-power, what would it be?

BJORLIN: Well, it certainly wouldn't be any of Wonder Woman's powers. I think they'd have to evolve her powers. I mean, having an invisible jet, having her bracelets -- that probably wouldn't cut it nowadays. When the character was created back in the 1930s, it was probably really cool back then. But we're too spoiled now; we're not impressed. Wonder Woman would have to pull out all the stops.

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