Interview; Taylor Lautner
Found an interview with Taylor.
It's from Metro...
The interview took place on the set of New Moon. So it's a little old...
But so what(?) :)
My man ♥ :P
-How is it back on set?
It’s good. I’m really excited to be back with the whole team again and our new director, Chris Weitz. It’s been a lot of fun so far and the movie’s looking great, so I couldn’t ask for more.
-And you have a huge role this time…
It’s a little bit bigger, yeah! It’s exciting because I’m excited to bring alive the new Jacob Black for the fans.
-You look like an '80s rock star with your long hair!
Sometimes I look in the mirror and I don’t recognize myself. It’s an actual wig. It’s glued to my head in the front and it gets itchy sometimes. You can see the lace if you look close, but it doesn’t come across on camera. It gives me a totally different look. I don’t even look like myself. But it’s fun.
-The biggest change is in your body though. You gained 30 pounds of muscle for this role, is that right?
I did, yeah. When I was filming Twilight, I knew where my character was going in the rest of the series, so obviously I knew I had some work ahead of me! So as soon as I stopped filming Twilight, I got back home, hit the gym and worked very, very hard, and here I am filming New Moon, 30 pounds heavier.
-And doing your own stunts.
So far. Let’s not jinx it, but basically you get an evaluation at the beginning of filming. They took me to a gymnasium to see what I could do. They put me on some dirt bikes to see how well I can do. I think they’re just figuring out how much they’re actually going to allow me to do. So far, I’ve been able to do everything, so I’m hoping that doesn’t change too much, 'cause the stunts are a lot of fun.
-Did you have a trainer?
Yes, I did have a trainer that I used the whole time and I owe him a lot of thanks!
-How is it working with Chris Weitz?
Chris is amazing. He’s extremely talented and he’s done a lot of amazing work. Everything is looking fantastic so far for this and I know it’s gong to continue to. But at the same time, the set is so calm and relaxed and we’re just having a really great time. Sometimes you wonder, “How is he doing this? How is he creating this beautiful work and we’re just all having a blast doing it?” Chris has definitely taken control and he’s a blast to be around.
-What is the biggest challenge this time around?
It’s actually the same biggest challenge we had for the first one and it’s the weather. It’s really funny because I think the Twilight saga is the only movies where we have to stop filming when the sun comes out. So whenever it’s sunny, we have to either go to an interior shot or just stop filming.
-Let’s get to your character, Jacob. He is actually in love with Bella…
Jacob’s love for Bella is really intense. He will always be there for Bella, no matter what. Even if she’s with another guy… or a vampire!
-How did you prepare for your role?
I did a lot of study for the first film. Before I even started filming Twilight, I studied up on all of the Quileute tribes and legends and myths and everything about them. And when got up to Portland, Ore. to film, I was able to meet with about ten Quileute tribal members. I got to talk to them and what I really learned is that they’re not much different than me, and that was very unexpected.
-Do you ever discuss Jacob with Stephenie Meyer?
It’s really cool because she comes up here every once in a while for her favourite scenes. At the beginning of filming, she gives a list of her favourite scenes that she wants to be up here for. You've got the best person in the world to ask for advice. So if you have a question, you can just walk on over and ask her.
-What’s your most exciting scene in New Moon?
It’s so hard to choose. Like I said, I really enjoy the stunts so I had a lot of fun doing the dirt bike sequences. I got to hop on the bike and go really fast and come to a skidding stop. It’s really cool. And I also like a lot of the more serious scenes, the pivotal scenes in the movie, like Jacob and Bella’s breakup scene, which is the first time Bella sees Jacob after he has transformed into a wolf. And it’s really emotional. I felt bad for Jacob just reading the books, but now that I’m actually living this character, I feel so bad for the guy! It’s really sad.
-Is Jacob an outsider like Edward?
Yeah, I’d say a little bit. Jacob is a really interesting character because he definitely feels like an outsider because he doesn’t go to the same school as everybody else, he’s on the reservation. But Bella brings him out of that. Also, Jacob brings Bella out of this huge depression she’s in. She wants to kill herself, she’s so sad. Jacob is her sun. He brings her alive, out of this deep hole.
-Jacob likes Bella. Who kind of girl does Taylor like?
Somebody who can be themselves. Somebody who can just open up and be free and not try to be somebody different.
-Have you, Kristen and Rob become close?
Yeah, it’s a lot of fun. We all get along really well and I think definitely our chemistry offscreen is going to be transferred onscreen.
-What is a typical day on the set for you?
I have very early wake-up calls. I’m usually waking up at 4:30 or 5, and we don’t usually finish until about 5 or 6 at night. But we usually go out after, just explore the restaurants in town. It’s been a lot of fun so far.
-What do you do when you’re not on set?
Well, I’ve been so busy with the Twilight saga within the past year. It’s been crazy, but it’s been a lot of fun. We did tons of publicity. I got to travel to so many places in the world. I got to go to Australia, Tokyo… I got to go all over the place. So it’s been a lot of fun. It’s definitely keeping me busy though.
-Are you ready to change your life and not be able to walk in the street incognito?
I think so! I’m not sure yet!
-What would you be doing if you weren’t an actor?
I’d probably still be playing sports. I did football and baseball my whole life. I definitely like writing too and maybe I’d be trying to be getting in the directing field, but I’m glad that I’m an actor.
-Who are your favourite actors?
I really like Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.
-What about actresses?
It changed a lot. It used to be Jessica Alba for the longest time, and I’m kind of transferring to Megan Fox.
-All the hot babes!
Yeah, yeah, yeah! (Laughs)
-What kind of movies do you watch?
I’ll see a wide variety, but usually my favourites are action movies. I really like action drama movies. I like The Dark Knight, Iron Man, I like the Bourne series.
-Are you eventually looking for a role in an action movie?
Yeah, some day. I’d love to.
-Aren’t you involved in some sort of hip-hop performance art show?
No! That’s on some of my biographies. I need to get that off because I did it when I was 10 years old and I did it for about six months and I was done with it. And I can’t dance at all, so I need to clear that up!
So, there you have it :)
I could have just linked you to the website, but it's much more fun this way! ♥
But here you have Metros website anyway - incase you want it...
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Lots of love, specially to Taylor!
:)
Intervju - Taylor Lautner
Han snackar b.l.a om skillnaden mellan Catherine Hardwicke och Chris Weitz när det gäller att regissera stilarna på Twilight och New Moon, hur det gick att filma ihop med skådisarna för 'the wolfpack'', vad som har varit det svåraste med filmningen, och mycket mer!
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•So is the wig better this year?
Taylor: You know, I've gotta be honest, it is. Does it look better? (Yes) Thank you, I think it does looks pretty natural. It's not as itchy, its not in my way - we've got a good team - everybody's really awesome on the set.
•Did you actually get a tattoo?
Taylor: I did not. No, no, no, no, no.
•Is it henna? What did they use? Is it stick on?
Taylor: Yeah, just like normal tattoos like you get from the 25 cent machine. It's obviously a little bit more than 25 cents - yeah, just stick the towel over top and water - it works pretty nice...
•With ‘Twilight', Kristen was underage and it presented a big [problem] in filming. Since you are under 18, has that affected filming in any way?
Taylor: No, I can work the same hours as anybody else - I can work adult hours. I tested out of high school and I am in college right now so I can work all night. All day, all night! [Laughs]
•It makes it easier?
Taylor: Yes, definitely. [We] get alot of work done.
•How is Chris' [Weitz] process compared to Catherine's [Hardwicke]?
Taylor: I don't know about ‘compared' ... I mean, Catherine was alot of fun - had alot of energy I got along with her great! Chris is very calm and I see what's going on it's looking amazing and sometimes you just sit back and go, ‘how are things going soo well and soo smoothly while he's just soo calm?' I mean, he's such a great guy - he's really amazing and soo talented its ridiculous.
•How easy was it for you to bond with the rest of the Quileute wolves?
Taylor: Pretty easy. It's so cool to have them up here - they're a lot of cool guys and we hung out off-set so our chemistry can click on-set, so yeah, it's alot of fun to have them here they are really great guys.
•Have you had any crazy fan experience since ‘New Moon' started filming?
Taylor: You know, the normal.
•Are the Canadian fans less aggressive than the US fans?
Taylor: What I've found is all Twilight fans are the same anywhere you go. I've been all over the world - Australia and Japan - and everybody asks me, ‘Which ones are better? Which ones are more passionate?' and I can't answer. They are all the same - very passionate, dedicated fans everywhere you go - so we've definitely met some fun fans up here though...
•I've got to tell you, I was a huge fan of "My Own Worst Enemy" - I loved what you were doing on there. What did you take from that experience to bring into this?
Taylor: You know, it was just really awesome to work with Christian Slater on that. He's such a great guy - so professional, and I definitely learned a lot from him on that. The kind of funny thing is that show - I study him - he has a split personality- two totally different guys... (I know I was thinking of that) and who's Jacob in this movie? So yea I can definitely learn a lot from Christian Slater.
•Do you find it hard to switch between the two personalities since you do have the happy ‘before-the-wolf pack' and the ‘after-the-wolf pack' - is it hard to switch when you are doing different scenes?
Taylor: I mean, sometimes you will film a pre-transformation Jacob and a post-transformation Jacob on the same exact day, so you do have to click over, but it's really cool because it's challenging and I like challenging myself as an actor so I just hope I can bring both sides of Jacob alive for all the fans.
•What's been the most challenging so far?
Taylor: It's the same I would tell you for the first film - the weather! It's actually starting to warm up now and its alot nicer than it was at first, but when we got up here towards the end of March it's snowing and I was like ‘When is this gonna stop?!' And obviously I'm not wearing that much clothing for most of the film so that doesn't help either, but the weather is definitely starting to warm up now so that's nice.
•What has been your favorite scene to shoot now - or in the future - what are you looking forward to shooting?
Taylor: It's so hard - I like alot of the stunt stuff so its really cool to do that - the dirt bike scenes - the dirt bike scenes were a lot of fun! And just alot of stuff in the forest - Jacob gets to show his physicality a little bit more.
•Do you get to use your martial arts more?
Taylor: I wouldn't say martial arts - I think the biggest thing is pre-transformation Jacob is very clumsy. He trips over his own feet and when he transforms into a werewolf he's very agile all of a sudden, so it's just kind of have to show his two separate sides.
•What do you want your fans to see from Jacob in this movie?
Taylor: I want them at the beginning of this film to see this really happy nice sweet guy that they fall in love with, and then all of a sudden POOF! - he's a completely different guy and not even believe its the same dude.
