Isla Fisher is promoting her film Confessions of a Shopoholic, which is out in the US this Friday, February 13. Isla, 33, has a new interview with Star Magazine in which she insists she’s never going to make a movie with her partner, “Borat” comic Sacha Baron Cohen. Fisher calls it “the kiss of death” to star in a movie with your partner. She also tells a cute story about how people sometimes pat her on the head and treat her like a dog because she’s short:

The film is about clothes, but it’s also a comedy. Have you always been funny?
I don’t know, you’d have to ask someone else. But I’ve never minded making a fool out of myself! When we were younger, we traveled a lot. I’m sure I developed these skills in order to fit in. Being little and having red hair, you get teased a lot.

Do you think you and Sacha will ever star in a movie together?
I really don’t think that’s a good idea. It seems like the kiss of death for couples. I wouldn’t want to tempt fate.

One striking thing about you two is your height difference – he’s 6’3″, and you’re what, 5’2″?
I’m used to it. It used to be hard when we went to a bar or something – people try to pick up little people physically, pat you on the head. It’s like when I communicate with a dog!

[From Star Magazine, print edition, February 16, 2008]

This movie looks kind of predicable but with funny moments, and it’s probably another mildly amusing chick film with a happy ending. I really enjoyed reading Fisher’s responses, though, she sounds like she’s quite a match for Baron Cohen and I bet they have a lot of fun together. After reading this I decided to watch an interview with Fisher and found a March, 2007 appearance she made on Letterman. (Link leads to video.) She was just as charming and witty back then as she is now. She even invited Letterman to her wedding, but admitted she hadn’t set a date yet. A year and a half and a baby daughter later and they still haven’t set a date. You get the impression that Fisher isn’t really worried about it, though, just based on her personality.

Fisher appeared on Letterman again last Thursday, (link leads to video). She talked about her 15 month old daughter, Olive, and told a funny story about how an agent once sent her a part meant for an older black man and told her she was perfect for it. She also showed a photo of herself doing a cartwheel on the beach and asked “what are the chances the sun would shine down on my crotch?” She joked “I always dreamed when I was a kid of coming on Letterman and showing my crotch.” She also told a story about how she once got mistaken for her boyfriend, Sacha Baron Cohen’s daughter at a party. Dave didn’t ask Isla about a potential wedding this time.

Here’s the trailer for Confessions of a Shopaholic:

Isla Fisher is shown at the premiere of Confessions of a Shopoholic on 2/5/09 and outside The Late Show that same day. Credit: WENN