How was it being behind the camera and in front of it?
I go for prep.
I’m not acting in it.
It was a little bit of a weird dynamic for me, so I love being behind the camera.
It’s been a great new avenue of my career.
Do you have any upcoming projects we should be on the lookout for?
My second movie that I directed is airing on Lifetime, August 10th.
It’s called “A Guide to Murder.”
I’m really liking the thriller genres.
I’m really liking the scary movies.
That tends to be what I watch in life.
Then, I leave to go shoot this one.
That’s what I’ve got going on right now.
What is it like looking back now and realizing the cultural phenomenon that was “Napoleon Dynamite?”
We have been really fortunate to stay friends throughout all of this time.
I’m like, “How does he know about this movie?
He’s a little boy.”
It constantly continues to blow my mind and impress me how this movie has transcended time.
That is what “Napoleon Dynamite” did for people too.
It was a movie you could sit and watch with your family.
That’s what’s made it so special is that it’s of good, clean family fun.
I get the occasional person that was like, “I voted for Summer.”
I’m like, “Thank you.
Haylie enjoys spending time with her family
You recently made the move to Texas.
How has it been?
It’s been really great.
Let’s do it.”
We took a chance, and I feel like we’ve been very rewarded because of that.
We’ve made really wonderful friends here.
My kids are really happy here.
I’m getting to live near my dad for the first time in a long time.
It’s been really great for us.
What kind of activities do you like to do with your kids?
That was one of the things that I love so much about the Keebler campaign.
I’m like, “I don’t know.
I’m out of ideas.”
If you don’t like that, click something else.
It’ll be like, “Create a time capsule.”
That’s the kind of stuff we’re trying to do more of this summer.
Anything that gets my kids off of iPads, I’m like, “Yes.
Let’s go outside.
Let’s cook something.
Let’s plan a movie night.”
Start with things that you feel like will be hits with your family.
I feel a little bit defeated.
I’m like, “I just put all this time in.
I spent this money buying this.
I spent my time making it,” and then it’s going in the compactor.
I’m like, “Ugh.”
That tends to be a great recipe for success.
Taco Night that’s always a hit with my family.
It’s a great way to bond as a family, make those little memories together in the kitchen.
You’ve mentioned a bit about your “Magic Is Here” partnership with Keebler.
Can you tell me a little bit more and how this can help other parents?
This concept in general, I thought was so special for families.
It’s their first ever “Magic is Here” campaign.
It’s the first time they’re doing this.
This is a lot of money that they’re giving away.
There’s things like epic backyard movie nights and epic camp outs or barbecues …
Them inciting and inspiring that magic for families is really awesome.
I’m certainly infusing this into my family this summer.
Visit keeblermagic.com, enter to win, and they literally deposit the cash into your Venmo.
It’s pretty amazing.
People are going to be really excited about it.
Haylie Duff encourages everyone to visitkeeblermagic.comfor a chance to win a prize and infuse your summer with magical memories.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
