10 Oklahoma bands vying for chance to open KISS’ Tulsa show
KISS (Associated Press photo)
TULSA – Ten Oklahoma bands are competing for the opportunity to open for KISS before the venerable group’s Dec. 8 show at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver.
Tulsa radio station 97.5 KMOD is offering music fans the chance to vote online for the local band should they think should warm up the crowd for KISS.
The bands vying for the honor are Hector, Violence to Vegas, Megatron, Stone Cold Sober, Taddy Porter, My Solstice, Vandevander, The Fiascos, First Lady Assassins and Restless Ribbon. KMOD’s Web site includes audio clips and MySpace links to all the bands.
To vote, go to www.kmod.com/pages/SSIK.html.
For more information on the KISS show, go to www.bokcenter.com.
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Carrie Underwood featured on Christmas compilation album
Carrie Underwood (Associated Press photo)
Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood, along with fellow country artists Kellie Pickler and Gloriana, is featured on a new compilation album, “A Very Special Christmas 7,” released this week.
According to CMT.com, Underwood contributes “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” Pickler “Santa Baby” and Gloriana “Silent Night.” The collection also includes Miley Cyrus, Colbie Caillat, the Carter Twins, Charice, Kristinia DeBarge, Vanessa Hudgens, Sean Kingston, Leighton Meester, Mitchel Musso and Ashley Tisdale.
Proceeds will benefit the Special Olympics.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Opry Webcast featuring Carrie Underwood
A Grand Ole Opry show featuring performances by Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Jake Owen, and Rodney Atkins is now available for a limited time on the official Grand Ole Opry MySpace page at www.myspace.com/grandoleopry. I’ve also embedded it here for your viewing enjoyment.
The live stream of the Nov. 14 show on MySpace Music, powered by Ustream, drew more than 300,000 total viewers.
“We are pleased that so many fans were a part of this overwhelmingly successful live stream event as we made Opry history,” said Steve Buchanan, Grand Ole Opry Group president, in a news release. “The Opry has always utilized the latest in technology to deliver its unique brand of entertainment to country music listeners, and this success positions us to continue to widen the Opry’s distribution well into the future. We are excited about all the possibilities before us as we break new ground in getting the Opry’s music to its fans.”
Opry performances take every weekend of the year, and the Tuesday Night Opry series continues through Dec. 15. To plan an Opry visit, or to purchase packages, call (800) SEE-OPRY or log on to www.opry.com. The Opry is being staged at the historic Ryman Auditorium through Jan. 30, 2010. Fans can stay connected to the Opry via MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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Garth Brooks featured on Country Weekly cover
Garth Brooks (Associated Press photo)
Oklahoma music superstar Garth Brooks is featured on the cover of the Nov. 30 issue of Country Weekly magazine, on sale now.
The cover story, titled “Back to Stay?,” discusses Brooks’ recent decision to come out of retirement to play a series of exclusive shows in Las Vegas.
Fellow country music stars, including fellow Oklahoman Blake Shelton, weigh in on his return, and the story examines what his emergence from retirement will mean for the industry.
“There is probably not a bigger Garth fan than me,” Shelton tells the magazine.
Jimmy Wayne tells the publication that Brooks has influenced him in more ways than professionally.
“I have always admired him as a person,” Wayne says. “Although I’ve never met him, I’ve heard so many great stories about how kind and generous he is.”
The Nov. 30 issue also includes a feature about Oklahoma star Toby Keith’s new song “Cryin’ for Me (Wayman’s Song),” his musical tribute to Oklahoma basketball player turned musician Wayman Tisdale.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 25, 2009
The Uglysuit
Today’s featured event:
Hear The Uglysuit, Deerpeople and O Fidelis play a benefit show for Positive Tomorrows at 9 tonight at The Conservatory, 8911 N Western. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Positive Tomorrows is a great cause that provides private, free education for Oklahoma City homeless children in kindergarten through fifth grade. For more information on the charity, go to www.positivetomorrows.com.
For more information on the show, go to www.conservatoryokc.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
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New releases for Nov. 24, 2009: Plenty of goodies in time for holiday shopping
Adam Lambert put on a controversy-baiting, sexually charged performance at Sunday’s American Music Awards – just in time for his first post-”American Idol” album release, “For Your Entertainment.” (Associated Press photo)
Movie studios, record labels and publishing houses are offering plenty of new goodies this week, just in time for the holiday shopping season, which officially starts Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.
In CDs, reality TV stars Susan Boyle and Adam Lambert (who raised many eyebrows with his sexually charged performance at Sunday’s American Music Awards) have new music out this week, while Tom Petty, the Pixies and Death Row Records are releaseing box sets.
In DVDs, the latest films from Oklahoma native Ron Howard (“Angels & Demons”), Judd Apatow (“Funny People”) and Robert Rodriguez (“Shorts”) are available today.
This week’s new books include a posthumous release from Michael Crichton, the latest from Dean Koontz and a compiliation of KISS comic books.
Here is a list of the new CDs, DVDs and books out this week, from Amazon.com, VideoETA.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
CDs
Susan Boyle, “I Dreamed A Dream.”
Adam Lambert, “For Your Entertainment.”
Lady Gaga, “The Fame Monster” (Deluxe edition).
Tom Waits, “Glitter and Doom Live.”
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, “The Live Anthology” (Box set).
Pixies, “Minotaur” (Deluxe edition box set).”
Shakira, “She Wolf.”
Rihanna, “Rated R.”
Doug Stanhope, “From Across the Street.”
Love, “Love Lost.”
Various artists, “Ultimate Death Row Box Set.”
Various artists, ““Daptone Gold.”
Mantovani, “Christmas Carols.”
DVDs
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 4
Angels & Demons
Beverly Hills 90210: The Eighth Season
Four Christmases
Funny People
Janky Promoters
Law & Order: Criminal Intent – Season 4
The Maiden Heist
Melrose Place: Fifth Season, Volume 2
New York Yankees: 2009 World Series Champions
Santa Buddies
Shorts
Books
“Pirate Latitudes” by Michael Crichton.
“Breathless” by Dean Koontz.
“First Lord’s Fury (Codex Alera Series No. 6)” by Jim Butcher.
“Hollywood Moon: A Novel” by Joseph Wambaugh.
“The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War” by James Bradley.
“KISS Kompendium” by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.
“The Morning Show Murders” by Al Roker.
“Mrs. Scrooge: A Christmas Poem” by Carol Ann Duffy.
“Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman” by Lisa Scottoline.
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Q&A: Robert Pattinson on “Twilight: New Moon”
Robert Pattinson plays Edward Cullen in the film adaptatons of “The Twilight Saga” books, including the second movie, “New Moon,” which opened Friday. (Associated Press photo)
Since the film and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Week here at BAM’s Blog are proving so popular, I’m extending my daily coverage of “New Moon” for another week. Yes, it’s “New Moon” Week: The Sequel.
In the second film based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book series, the supernatural love triangle between human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) really starts to develop.
On Friday, I brought you features on Lautner, Pattinson and Stewart I wrote after attending the massive “New Moon” press day at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. This week, I’m going to bring you full Q&As on the three leads, plus a few other cast and crew from the film.
Today, I’m featuring a Q&A with Pattinson, taken from the L.A. press conference, in which he fielded questions from several entertainment journalists, including yours truly. The British heartthrob talked about playing a vision in “New Moon,” connecting with his character and anticipating the series’ fourth film, “Breaking Dawn.” (The Q&A has been slightly edited for clarity and length.)
Q: What were your thoughts while you were filming that scene in Italy, where Edward reveals himself in the sunlight?
A: I just came to a realization about that scene. It was one of the closest moments I really felt to people’s emotional attachment to the character because there were so many extras there who were just Twilight fans, who had flown in to be in the town square. Just taking that one step into the light, it’s been the one moment, since the first Comic-Con, where I’ve felt the whole weight of anticipation and responsibility to all the people who are so obsessed with the stories. It was a good moment. It was very nerve-wracking, but I probably felt the most in character that I’ve ever felt, throughout the whole series, at that moment.
Q: Can you talk about working with director Chris Weitz and how the syllabus he gave the cast helped you?
A: I’ve never had that, from any director. It was 40 or 50 pages long, in addition to a bunch of letters and e-mails, trying to show that he was on the same page as us and was completely with us, in making the film. And, he didn’t falter from that attitude, throughout the whole movie. It probably sounds ridiculous how much praise he gets. I was just with him and his wife in Japan, and she was even kind of sick of it. But, he is like a saint. He’s one of the best people I’ve ever met, let alone directors. In a lot of ways, it shows in the movie. It’s got a lot of heart, especially for a sequel in a franchise. He’s just a great person to work with.
Q: Appearing in most of the movie as only a series of visions, did you feel disjointed from your cast mates at all? Did you wish you were in more of the film?
A: Those scenes were the hardest scenes. They weren’t really, at the time, but after I saw the first cut of the movie, they changed them quite a bit in the edit and ADR (Automatic Dialog Replacement or looping). It’s not Edward. It’s a manifestation of Bella’s loneliness and desperation. It was always very difficult. I asked Kristen, “How would you play it?” It’s her opinion. So that was hard. As for being alone, I’ve always felt a little bit aloof as the character, throughout the whole series. I think that’s how he is, so I didn’t feel any different.
Q: What has this past year been like for you? How are you dealing with things? Are you more comfortable with everything now?
A: I guess it’s inevitable that you become more comfortable. You still fight against some things. There’s nothing really scary about the franchise itself. I like all the people I work with. I generally have very few disagreements about the script or anything while we’re doing it, especially on ‘New Moon.’ It just seemed so relaxed and easy. I’ve been on three different sets, since Jan. 14. I’ve had like three days off. I’m going to be on set all next year as well. I don’t know what doing errands and things is really like ‘cause I haven’t had a sustained period of time where I’ve been off. I don’t know how it’s really changed. I still feel like I’m pretty much exactly the same, which is maybe not a good thing.
Q: What was it like to film that break-up scene between Edward and Bella?
A: There’s something weird about it. One of the main things I felt doing that and what really helped was people’s anticipation of the movie, and the fans of the series’ idea about what Bella and Edward’s relationship is and what it represents to them. It’s some kind of ideal for a relationship. And so, just playing a scene where you’re breaking up the ideal relationship, I felt a lot of the weight behind that. Also, it took away a fear of melodrama. It felt seismic, even when we were doing it. It was very much like the stepping out into the sunlight scene, at the end. You could really feel the audience watching, as you’re doing it. It was a strange one to do.
Q: If there was a fight between Edward and Jacob, who would win?
A: I don’t know. I think it’s actually a fact that Edward would win, if I read the books correctly. So, I guess I can hold onto that, for my ego.
Q: What about in a fight between you and Taylor?
A: I did hear, the other day, that Taylor had agreed to an interview where the interviewer was going to fight him. I don’t think I’d ever agree to that. And, after looking at Taylor’s martial arts videos from when he was like 9, I wouldn’t really want to do anything. Maybe if I had some kind of weapon.
Q: This franchise has made you a bankable leading man. How has that changed your career, and where do you want to be in five years?
A: I don’t know. I’ve only done one movie outside of the series, which was ‘Remember Me.’ That’s going to be out sometime next year. But, even that, I did with the same studio (Summit Entertainment).
I’m still a little bit blind, as to what my actual economic viability is, outside of the series, but it’s definitely different. You get offered stuff that you never would have dreamed of getting offered before, but that’s scary as well ‘cause you don’t have to audition for anything. You’re just like, “I don’t want to do a movie just ‘cause it gets made.” It’s a scary situation to be in, in a lot of ways. You have to question yourself a lot more. Before ‘Twilight,’ I did any movie that I got and tried to make the best of it afterwards. Now, you’re expected to come into the movie and provide not only economic viability, but a performance as well. People are like, ‘You can’t just mess around. We’re employing you to be a star and an actor.’ It’s difficult and it’s scary.
Q: Isn’t that what you dream about when you start out in the business?
A: You do. When you haven’t gotten a big movie behind you and you’re not bankable, everyone is like, ‘He’s not bankable enough,’ so you can’t get the roles that you want to get. And then, when you do, especially with a movie like this where there’s a perceived specific audience, people start thinking, ‘Oh, you need to get in with this audience. You need to do this or that. You need to look a certain way.’ There are some limitations to it, whereas when no one is watching your movies and you get a part, you can do whatever the hell you want. That’s just the way it is. So, there are good and bad points, either way.
Q: What personality traits do you share with Edward?
A: I guess stubbornness, in some ways, about some things. He’s pretty self-righteous. I get quite obsessive about things, and possessive as well.
Q: With what?
A: I have very, very specific ideas about how I want to do my work and how I want to be perceived, to the point of ridiculousness, sometimes. I don’t listen to anyone else. That’s why I don’t have a publicist or anything. I can’t stand it, if someone is trying to tell me to do something, which is maybe a mistake sometimes. I like being meticulous, and it’s quite difficult, as an actor, to have that much control. The good thing about the ‘Twilight’ series is that it does give you a lot more control over tiddly little things, which I want to have. I’m a control freak about it.
Q: Do you appreciate Edward more, with each movie? What are your favorite things about him?
A: When I read ‘New Moon,’ it gave me ideas about how to play him in the first film. It’s the one I connected to the most, and the one that humanized Edward for me the most, as well. In the first one, he still does remain, from beginning to end, an idealistic character. But, in the second one, he makes a mistake that’s acknowledged by everybody, including himself. Also, he is totally undermined by more powerful creatures, and he’s undermined emotionally by people as well. That’s what humanized it. Since I read that book, I always liked him as a character, and I’ve tried to play that same feeling throughout the films. He’s the hero of the story that just refuses to accept that he’s the hero, and I think that’s kind of admirable.
BAM Column: Graham Colton playing Thanksgiving benefit in Oklahoma City, working on third album
Graham Colton opens for John Mellencamp in July 2008 at the Ford Center. (Photo by Nate Billings/The Oklahoman Archives)
Oklahoma singer-songwriter Graham Colton, left, and New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, both Heritage Hall alumni, bag food at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Colton is playing a benefit show for the food bank Friday at the Oklahoma City Farmers Public Market. (Photo by Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman Archives)
From Tuesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.
Oklahoma’s Graham Colton enjoying ‘Best Days’
Singer-songwriter Graham Colton considers Thanksgiving the “Best Days” to spend in his home state.
“I love playing Thanksgiving. I love friends, family and fans and everybody coming home for the holidays. It’s definitely my favorite time of year in Oklahoma,” he said last week from the Newark, N.J., airport, where he was awaiting a flight back home between shows.
For the second year, the Oklahoma City native, who is calling his hometown home again, will play a Thanksgiving weekend concert benefiting the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Colton, Christopher Wray and The City Lives will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Farmers Public Market, 311 S Klein.
Most of the $20 ticket price is going to the charity, he said, and fans are asked to bring money or canned food to donate.
“We know that times are tough, obviously. And we just hope that we raise awareness if nothing else,” he said.
He and New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, his best pal, and fellow Heritage Hall alum, got involved with the food bank through their volunteer work with Chesapeake Energy. Though Welker will be off preparing for a Monday Night Football game, Colton said “he will definitely be there in spirit.”
“It was real eye-opening because we started learning statistics,” he said. “It was pretty staggering, especially this year … how many people and children are hungry in Oklahoma.”
Colton expects 500 fans at this year’s show, after drawing a sold-out crowd of 300 at the smaller Lyric at the Plaza last year. He plans to make the benefit an annual event for his community.
“I have chosen to kind of reestablish my roots in Oklahoma City, and it’s been a very organic process, working on my next album in Oklahoma,” he said.
Colton released his first two albums — 2004’s “Drive” and 2007’s “Here Right Now,” which included the hit “Best Days” — on Universal Records, fulfilling his deal with the label. He is working independently on his third record, and enlisting his loyal fans to help narrow his 100 new songs to the final 12 or 13. for the album.
He is releasing about five songs a month on GrahamColton.com, letting fans listen to them and inviting their feedback. He is selling EPs with the raw tracks online and at shows, including Friday’s benefit.
“They’re very organic and raw,” he said. “It’s been really great to see what people are responding to.”
“It’s such a great weekend,” he said. I’ve played Thanksgiving (weekend) in the years past. And it’s always just fun because everybody’s in town and after people eat turkey, they’re always looking for something to do the next night. “And this is a great way to have a great time and support a great cause.”
In concert
Graham Colton with Christopher Wray and The City Lives
When: 8 p.m. Friday.
Where: Farmers Public Market, 311 S Klein.
Benefiting: Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.
Information: www.grahamcolton.com or www.regionalfoodbank.org.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 24, 2009
All-American Rejects
Today’s featured event:
Hear Stillwater’s own All-American Rejects with Taking Back Sunday and Anberlin at 6:30 tonight at Coca Cola Bricktown Events Center, 425 E California.
For more information, call (866) 966-1777 or go to www.ticketstorm.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
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Q&A: Taylor Lautner on “Twilight: New Moon”
Taylor Lautner plays Jacob Black in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
Over the weekend, the sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” turned months of buzz into big box-office numbers, making $140.7 million domestically.
Since the film and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Week here at BAM’s Blog are proving so popular, I’m extending my daily coverage of “New Moon” for another week. Just call it “New Moon” Week: The Sequel.
In the second film based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book series, the supernatural love triangle between human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) really starts to develop.
On Friday, I brought you features on Lautner, Pattinson and Stewart I wrote after attending the massive “New Moon” press day at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. This week, I’m going to bring you full Q&As on the three leads, plus a few other cast and crew from the film.
Today, I’m featuring a Q&A with Lautner, taken from the L.A. press conference, in which he fielded questions from several entertainment journalists, including yours truly. He talked about his physical transformation for the film, shared his technique for dealing with the “Twilight” fan and tabloid phenomenon and had a clever yet vague answer ready when asked about his rumored romance with country star Taylor Swift. (The Q&A has been slightly edited for clarity and length.)
Q: Did it ever feel like you were really in danger of not getting this role in this movie, and were you on steroids for those 30 pounds you gained?
A: Definitely not, on your second question. And honestly, I knew where my character went in New Moon and that’s all I tried to stay focused on. I couldn’t control things outside. I couldn’t control the media. But I could control what I was doing to portray Jacob Black correctly. So that’s what I stayed focused on the whole entire time.
Q: Did that start with going to the gym and gaining 30 pounds?
A: Absolutely. Jacob transforms a lot in New Moon, not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well. So it was a matter of getting to the gym and eating the right food and a lot of it. But also reading and studying the book and the character over and over and over again so I could have his character down as well because he changes in many, many different ways
Q: Can you talk about those changes?
A: When he transforms, basically my job was to continue what I started in ‘Twilight,’ which was this extremely happy, friendly, outgoing guy, best friends with Bella. I had to continue that for the first half of the film, but as soon as I transform I snap and I become a completely different person. I’m dealing with my issues and it’s really hard for me.
Q: You have a lot of opportunities in the film to show off your new physique, like when you take your T-shirt off …
A: And wipe her blood?
Q: Can you talk about that scene and any others like that?
I start laughing so hard every time I see that scene. ‘You’re bleeding? OK, let me fix it.’ It’s so embarrassing. Yeah. I mean, here’s the thing: there’s a reason that he’s not wearing clothes all the time. One, when he transforms, all his clothes get shredded. He can’t help it. And when he goes into the woods to get something to put on so he’s not naked, it’s just a ripped pair of jean shorts. He’s also hot. He’s 108 degrees. So that’s another reason. The thing is, I love this character, I love this story, and putting on the weight and not wearing much clothing was required by the role. A year from now, if I love a story and I love a character that requires me to lose 40 pounds, I’m ready to do it. …
Q: Can you be more specific on what you did to gain the weight — what did you eat, how did you exercise? Can you give a little more of a rundown?
A: Oh boy. You’re putting the pressure on me now. I was in the gym about five days a week, because it’s important to get your recovery time and not overworking yourself, because if you’re overworking yourself … I was trying to put on weight and if I was in the gym too much I’d be burning the calories I’m trying to take in.
The most important thing was the eating side. Everybody thinks it was the actual getting in the gym. That was easy—I was motivated. So getting in the gym was easy for me. But the eating was pretty hard. It was just eating a lot. I found out that I had to consume at least 3,200 calories a day just to maintain. And I’m not trying to maintain, I’m trying to gain. So I had to eat more than that, and putting something in your mouth every two hours. And I’m busy. I’m downtown L.A. I’m (going) from meeting to meeting. There’s not time for me to be eating. So I literally would have to carry a little Baggie of beef patties, raw almonds, sweet potatoes. So it’s not like every two hours I’m eating ice cream. It was difficult.
Q: Did you have a personal trainer?
A: I do. I definitely had one that helped me out.
Q: Having not read the “Twilight” books, seeing the movie I’m thinking this girl is retarded, why is she not going for Jacob? So was there any concern about overshadowing Edward? Was that something you had to temper in your own performance? Because you were very winning.
A: Thank you very much. I think it depends on what kind of girl you are, what kind of guy you like. Edward and Jacob are complete opposite guys. They’re hot and cold. Literally. So yeah, I mean it’s just, I personally love Bella and Jacob’s relationship, how they begin with best friends and it starts to grow into something more and more. Both guys are in love with Bella. Both guys are always going to be there for Bella, and they’re protective. I just think it’s what kind of guy you like.
Q: Can you talk about the stunt and wire work, how difficult was that to get used to, and also bonding with the other wolf pack guys?
A: Yeah. The physical side was really fun. Some of it was challenging. I’d never ridden a dirt bike before. And yes, I rode the dirt bike for a total of about five seconds in the film, but for those five seconds I had to look as cool as possible. So it did require a lot of practice just, for safety-wise, so they’d let me do it. And the wirework, like when I run up the side of her house, that whole thing, the wires were there so if I slipped and fell I didn’t face plant into the ground. But it was definitely challenging. That stunt was really complicated. You need to be on. I’m using a little plug in the side of the wall to take off from and jump so it’s really complicated and it required a lot of practice. Every single weekend I would practice that stunt for three hours a day. It was the last thing we filmed. The bonding with the werewolves was very fun. Those guys are characters. They’re a lot of fun too. Did they just talk to you?
Q: Yes
A: (Grins) Oh my. I’m sure this was a fun room. They’re great guys. What’s so great is that they each fit their character perfectly. So on set we just had a blast, we had a blast when we were on set. They just made that so exciting.
Q: They were talking about getting the wolf pack tattoo, are you in?
A: I don’t know, I’ll have to think about that. I’ll have to discuss it with my pack.
Q: What is the strangest thing that has ever been written about you and also how do you balance letting the public and fans know who you really are outside of Jacob but also keep your private life private?
A: Honestly I try to stay away from what has been written about me ‘cause if you let that stuff get to you and it’s not true, it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard recently, which is not true, I definitely didn’t say it, I was quoted as saying I will never take my shirt off for a movie again. I didn’t say that. If I have to, if the character requires it, I will. Who knows, in 10 years, I might do that. And like I said earlier, if a character requires me to lose 40 pounds, I’ll do it. It’s just what the character requires. So that was interesting to see. What was the second part?
Q: How you balance letting the fans know who you really are outside of Jacob but also keep your private life private?
A: Right. It’s difficult. It is. It’s definitely important to stay true to yourself and stay close to those people you were close to before, your family, your friends, and just not let that outside stuff get to you.
