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Вельвет: Вы тока послушайте, что Мурь говорит I'm very broody but I'm not ready to be a father. I do love children, though. When I was on the set of Mission: Impossible 3, Will Smith and his wife came down, and he's got a little girl and a little boy. They were so beautiful and it was lovely to see that family unit. It's the same with Tom [Cruise]. He has a great family unit. http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/07/jonathan-rhys-m.html
Вельвет: Кицунэ пишет: Это очень славное занятие - озвучивать Джонатана Это точно))))
Лэйли: Кицунэ спасибо за перевод!
Вельвет: Новое интервью с Джонатаном Question time with Jonathan Rhys Meyers Easy ride: Actor Jonathan Ryhs Meyers says he got into the industry because it was 'soft money' Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, 31, is best known for his roles in The Tudors, in which he played Henry VIII, Bend It Like Beckham and Mission: Impossible III. He lives between London, Los Angeles and Dublin, and is currently single. Why did you want to act? Because it was soft money. What was your first acting job? A Knorr soup commercial. I was 15 years old and I got �500 for two hours work. The next thing was my first lead role in the film The Disappearance Of Finbar. I got a big cheque for hanging out on a film set and acting. I was 17. What boy is not going to say, 'I'll do this?' When did you realise that you actually liked it? When I was on the set of Michael Collins, in which I played the Irish rebel leader's assassin. It wasn't the acting, it was the atmosphere. I was on the set with the film's director, Neil Jordan, and it's leading men, Liam Neeson and Alan Rickman – and there was such a buzz about it. You've said you've never taken any acting lesson No, and I never would. The reality is that you either have it or you don't. You can't learn it. What does it take to be a good actor? You don't have to be the best looking person; you don't even have to be the most talented, you just have to be interesting. That's what it comes down to, you're either interesting or you're not. But you also need luck. If Al Pacino was starting out in the industry today, do you think he'd be successful as he is? I don't. In the 1970s, when he made his name, he was able to play characters that allowed him to shine. These days, you just don't get chances like that. At the same time, it's easier to become famous. Celebrity has lost its value – all you have to do is go on a reality TV show for six weeks and everybody knows your name. Did you enjoy playing Henry VIII? It was difficult because I'm never going to look like him. I told the producers that if they wanted me to put on weight, dye my hair red and put on a big beard, then they'd better get someone else. The reality is that viewers don't want to see an obese, red-haired guy on a TV series. I mean, I wouldn't like to see somebody who looked like Henry when he was older having sex. Jonathan Rhys Meyers in a scene from television programme The Tudors Jonathan Rhys Meyers in a scene from television programme The Tudors, with Natalie Dormer playing Anne Boleyn. 'No one wants to see an obese-red haired guy on TV,' the actor commented of his portrayal of the king Now, certain people such as historians have a problem with that, and that's fair enough, but nobody can tell me that how I played Henry isn't right, because I think that the way I played him is probably a hell of a lot closer to history than many people would like to admit – he was an egotistical, spoilt brat. The next instalment of the series is just as Henry is about to marry his third wife, Jane Seymour. Yes, he's marrying the perfect wife for him, and he's learned that he doesn't need an Anne Boleyn – another partner in crime to help him take over the world. He just needs a wonderful, supportive wife to take care of him when he comes home from a hard day beheading people. Jane is all of that: amiable, sophisticated, beautiful, and he's very happy with her. But then fate comes into it, and she dies in childbirth, which was Henry's fault – not because he gave her a child, but because he gave her syphilis. Like Henry, you're known for being a bit of a bad boy… Oh, I'm nothing like as naughty as people think I am. I don't hang out with movie stars, and you won't see me going to many Hollywood parties. I'm actually quite boring. A scene featuring Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers from the film Bend It Like Beckham. Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley play Jess and Jules, team-mates competing for the love of their coach, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Jonathan Rhys Meyers starred as the football coach in the film Bend It Like Beckham, where Keira Knightley (above) and Parminder Nagra were players fighting for his affections What's your idea of a good time? You know what I like to do on a Sunday morning? Clean my house. I really enjoy it; it's my ritual. I require tidiness, actually. I have to have everything spotless before I can relax. It's probably a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder in me – but it's just part of who I am. Have your good looks held you back as a character actor? I don't think people ever saw me as a character actor. I'm a pretty boy. I've never done a film where they uglied me up, unlike Jude Law, who will hunt for a role that makes him ugly because he has to get away from his matinee idol look. Do you need a certain amount of vanity to be an actor? Of course. All acting is narcissism in some way. Am I a narcissistic person? Absolutely. Am I vain? Absolutely. It's not brave to admit that, it's reality. Any actor tells you they're not vain is lying. What do you think about marriage? I think the saying that a man is only as good as the woman on his arm is true, and so, if you have a good partner, one who is supportive, smart, caring, and loving, then, yeah, you can become a much better man for it. No six wives for you, then? Good lord, no. I'm a one woman guy. I think that if you can find someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, you should marry them instantly, and try to stay married. All those times Henry got married just ended up ruining his life in the end. I'd rather be happily married than be a king, any day. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1180855/Question-time-Jonathan-Rhys-Meyers.html
Вельвет: ААА!!! Свеженькое интервью с Мурем Act in new film 2010 will be released "Mary, Mother of Christ," a film based on biblical stories, in which Jonathan Rhys Meyers will perform the Archangel Gabriel and Lucifer. This epic production based on the bible will focus on the character of Mary, the mother of Christ, to be interpreted and played by actress Camilla Belle. Тhe cast also includes Peter O'Toole of and probably could close talks with Jessica Lange and Al Pacino. Metro Goldwin Meyer plans to launch the film worldwide in April next year on Good Friday. He completed his rehabilitation After a few days, was discharged. This great actor has serious problems with alcohol. Already he has been seen repeatedly by scandals in a state of drunkenness. That is why since 2005 until now has three times to detoxification centers. The first days of March this year he joined one of these centers voluntarily. After two weeks he was discharged. He is now trying to occupy his mind to something and get out fast for this. Jonathan has been very successful since it plays an evil and seductive murderer in the movie "Match Point." Today is the image of the male fragrance from Hugo Boss Suppose to be put Hugo by Hugo Boss before leaving home. ”Never promote anything that I do not buy. " This is the first time that a celebrity fragrance chooses to advertise. Why do you think you have drawn? "I guess because I try to be brave with my interpretations, lead to the limit. I've worked with authentic freethinkers. And I'm the face that used to shape their stories, it is understandable that a company like Hugo, for a free and independent spirit, go to someone like me. " Hugo irreverence smell.What he has done more irreverent? "I just interpret the king of England. I suppose that, as Irish, is what it could do more irreverent. " The firm represents the 'healthy men'. Do you identify with him? "Yes, I worry about my health. My home also has an effect: I grew up in a small town in Ireland [Cork] in something unhealthy. I like what healthy. Other ad campaigns that emphasize the heroin chic or decadent. Hugo bid to force the energy. And that attracted me particularly. " There is a saying that Irish concerns grew that the country based on potatoes. "[Laughter] And it's true! I am made of boiled potatoes. Laugh now, but the children of Jonathan Rhys Meyers was not easy. A persistent rumor suggests that his parents took him to an orphanage as a baby, while the actor insists that it is just a fantasy. In any case, after a divorce while he was still a child, Jonathan was raised on the streets of a working class district, was expelled from a strict religious school and he lost 16 years by the clubs in town. Until one day she filed for a casting in a local pool. A few months later made his first ad for Knorr soups. In the film premiered as a murderer in Michael Collins, and took off as a glamorous icon, thanks to a transcript of David Bowie in Velvet Goldmine, Todd Haynes on. Long before, when he was just 19 years, we see him as an endearing efebo edible in the fantasy genre bodrio Spanish language called killer. "Uncle, you can believe that I have not seen yet? Please get a copy, send me. " Think London for Mecca change Hollywood, but until recently, Jonathan Rhys Meyers was concerned to leave behind something else: an ambiguous image that prevented access to papers caliber. " Their fear of not being recognized for some papers to him obsessed with exercise. Have you managed to break its image of androgynous actor? "Every time you get a new idea of yourself and promote it. And so I did with Velvet Goldmine, which operates all my androginia then I rained similar offers, but I'm not interested in repeating myself. And then came Bend It Like Beckham, where he played a sweet boy near. Always growing. I focused much of this growth exercising. It is very difficult when you have adult roles veintipocos, because you are not yet a teenager and you are considered a man. I am convinced that any actor will not reach their best roles until the mid-thirties. That's when you can apply all your experience to the benefit of a story. I think of Hugh Jackman and George Clooney, who did not achieve success until well past 30. " The turning point came with 'Match Point', both in his career as in the picture. "Making an actor in Woody Allen confirms you as an artist. That a film has been so successful and so different as it is, you qualify as someone who has their own voice. That is what drives other people to say, "Yes, I want this guy in my movie." Or in this case, the campaign of Hugo. " He also stars in the Versace campaign, one of the insignia of opulence in the fashion world. Do you think it can embody two very different minds at the same time? "Of course. As an actor you should have different records, such as ad-man, too. So I was interested in making this campaign Hugo, because it represents an independent spirit, free thinker, bright and brave.And to complement it with something as obvious as decadent and chic Versace. These are just two sides of my personality. " It is well known that for Versace is surrounded by a circle of safety, even in private parties. Have you managed to pass it? [Smiles] Of course. The bodyguards are more reasonable people of what is generally thought. In addition, Donatella never let anyone who would not want it passed this circle. " He has always avoided public life. Are you worried that the 'glam' it absorbed? "I have never raised" oh, I shall lead a life full of glamor, but when I'm in a situation like this I try to enjoy it. I am clear that this has nothing to do with my life. While down to buy milk at the corner store, so good. Imagine that you succeed, and suddenly, people give you things and you win more money account before you start out with industry people, actresses, models ... And you forget what you really became a special person: your ability to connect with the guy who travels by bus every day. If this does not feel identified with you probably do not go to the cinema and want to smell like you. " But it is possible that the bus is in your face that adorns the bodywork. "You better! If such recognition and I was left with the scent, I will have earned the wages. " Why do you think the fashion and beauty come to a celebrity rather than a model to advertise? "It is very difficult to connect the product with the lifestyle of a model. Seeing a celebrity provides a connection, perceive their lives.Hugo smell the fragrance of the success of the young protagonist of the film by Woody Allen or the spirit of co-Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible III. " Does the mere fact of putting a face to the signature requires him to choose a certain type of paper? ”No, no. I do not have to choose roles necessarily positive, but to interpret well. Nor do I have to follow a life style to represent the product. That's why I do this: Hugo does not have to change anything for me and I have nothing to change Hugo. We are very comfortable together. " And you accomplished what change to give their image, apart from a lot of money? "Never do anything just for money. This is a global campaign, which means that a certain type of audience will identify me better. So, I helped my film career to be the face of the fragrance from Hugo? Yes Has my advertising career I chose for some of my recent papers? Yes, everything is complementary. And the work, arranging follow. What are the men who have inspired her personal style? "John Galliano, Dirk Bogarde, Peter O'Toole, The Leopard, by Visconti, Wong Kar Wai. I am surprised that no mention of any rock star, you have embodied in several different films throughout his career. Interpreting Elvis gave me a revelation. Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix ... None of these men never pursued a style, it happened quite the contrary: the style they persecuted them. " http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://puntarenasmagazine.elpuerto.co.cr/%3Fp%3D4559&prev=http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch%3Fclient%3Dnews%26hl%3Den%26ie%3DUTF-8%26scoring%3Dd%26as_drrb%3Dq%26as_qdr%3Dd%26q%3Drhys%2Bmeyers%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26start%3D8
Кицунэ: Вельвет пишет: ААА!!! Свеженькое интервью с Мурем Сразу прошу прощения за возможные глюки: интервью машиной переведено с испанского на английский, и видок у него соответствующий. Поэтому кое-где могла наделать ляпов. Итак: Джонатан Рис Майерс 25 мая 2009, Guillermo Trejos Cob для "Puntarenas Magazine" Работа в новом фильме В 2010 году на экраны выйдет "Мария, мать Христа" – фильм, в основу которого положена библейская история. Джонатан Рис Майерс сыграет в нем архангела Гавриила и Люцифера. В центре эпика будет находиться история Марии – ее воплотит на экране актриса Камилла Белль. В съемках также примет участие Питер О'Тул и, возможно, Джессика Лэнг и Аль Пачино. "Metro Goldwin Meyer" планирует выпустить фильм в апреле следующего года, в Страстную Пятницу. Он вновь погружен в работу После нескольких дней лечения вновь в строю У этого великолепного актера были проблемы с алкоголем. На его счету не один скандал, устроенный в пьяном виде. По этой причине с 2005 года он трижды проходил лечение в реабилитационные клиниках. В первый день марта этого года он обратился в один из таких центров по собственной инициативе. Через две недели он выписался, и теперь старается занять себя работой, чтобы восстановиться как можно скорей. Успех сопутствует Джонатану с тех пор, как он сыграл порочного и соблазнительного убийцу в фильме "Матч Пойнт". Сегодня он является лицом мужского аромата от "Hugo Boss". Предполагается, что каждый раз, выходя из дома, вы должны пользоваться "Hugo". Никогда не рекламирую того, что не стал бы покупать сам. Впервые для рекламы этого аромата привлекается знаменитость. Почему, вы думаете, выбрали именно вас? Полагаю, потому, что я стараюсь предлагать смелые решения и выходить за рамки привычного. Я работаю с настоящими вольнодумцами. Мой образ соответствует их замыслам, так что вполне понятно, почему марка "Hugo Boss", известная своеим свободным и независимым духом, искала кого-то вроде меня. "Hugo" пахнет дерзостью. А что для вас является дерзким? Я только что сыграл короля Англии. Я ирландец, и, полагаю, это большая дерзость. Марка олицетворяет образ "мужчины, ведущего здоровый образ жизни". Вы идентифицируете себя с таким героем? Да, я слежу за своим здоровьем. Рекламные кампании других марок часто делают ставку на героиновый шик и декаданс, "Hugo" же предлагает развить энергию. И это особенно привлекает меня. Существует пословица, что Ирландия – страна картофеля. (Смеется) И это правда! Я вырос на вареной картошке. Он смеется сейчас, но детство Джонатана Рис Майерса складывалось непросто. Ходят слухи, что родители отдавали маленького Джонатана в сиротский приют, хотя сам актер утверждает, что эта история не более, чем вымысел. В любом случае, после развода родителей Джонатан рос на улицах рабочего квартала, был исключен из католической школы и до 16 лет был неприкаянным подростком. Пока в один прекрасный день в местном бассейне не был замечен кастинг-агентом. Несколькими месяцами позже он снялся в своей первой рекламе – рекламе супа "Knorr". в кино он дебютировал в роли убийцы в "Майкле Коллинзе", затем сыграл икону глэм-рока, воплотив образ Дэвида Боуи в "Velvet Goldmine", фильме Тодда Хайнса. Когда ему было всего 19, мы увидели его неотразимым, пленительным юношей в этом потрясающем фильме. (Дальше следует месиво из полупереваренных переводческой машиной слов, в котором я так и не разобралась. Типа того, что фильм называли гадостью, но все рвались посмотреть – Кицунэ). Вы старались сломать этот стереотип андрогинного актера? Каждый раз, когда у вас появляется новая идея о самом себе, вы воплощаете ее. Так было и со мной в "Velvet Goldmine", фильме, которому потребовалась вся моя андрогинность. После него меня завалили предложениями аналогичных ролей, но мне не было интересно повторять самого себя. Я снялся в "Играй как Бекхэм", где сыграл обычного "соседского парня". Всегда нужно двигаться вперед. Для меня очень важно развиваться и делать нечто новое. Нелегко получать серьезные роли, когда вам двадцать с небольшим – вы уже не подросток, но еще и не взрослый мужчина. Я убежден, что ни один актер не достигает своих лучших ролей раньше, чем в возрасте тридцати с лишним лет. Именно к этому возрасту учишься обращать весь свой опыт на благо фильма. Я могу назвать, например, Хью Джекмана и Джорджа Клуни, которые стали известны только после тридцати. "Матч Пойнт" стал переломным моментом в вашей карьере, как и подразумевает название фильма. Работа с Вуди Алленом всегда апеллирует к профессионализму актеров. Этот фильм был очень успешным и очень необычным в своем роде, он позволил мне проявить мои лучшие актерские качества. Именно такие работы побуждают людей говорить: "Да, я хочу видеть этого парня в моем фильме". Или, в моем случае, в кампании. Вы также принимаете участие в рекламной кампании "Versace", символа роскоши в мире моды. Вы думаете, что можете воплотить два разных образа в одно и то же время? Конечно. Если в качестве актера я могу играть самые разные характеры, то и в качестве лица рекламной кампании тоже. Я был заинтересован в работе с "Hugo", поскольку марка символизирует независимость, свободу мышления, яркость и смелость. И декадентский шик "Versace" прекрасно оттеняет этот образ. Это просто две стороны моей личности. Хорошо известно, что что Донателла Версаче окружена кольцом охраны, даже на частных вечеринках. Вас пускают внутрь этого круга? (Улыбается) Конечно. Телохранители – более разумные люди, чем о них обычно думают. В круг Донателлы не попадают те, кого она сама не хотела бы видеть. Вы всегда избегаете публичности. Вы боитесь заболеть звездной болезнью? Я никогда не считал, что моя жизнь должна быть гламурной, но когда я оказываюсь в подобных ситуациях я чуствую себя спокойно. Это не имеет ничего общего с моим образом жизни. Я спокойно могу выскочить в магазин на углу, чтобы купить молока, и это нормально. Вообразите, что за вами начинают следовать толпы поклонников, у вас появляются огромные счета в банках, как только вы становитесь популярным человеком, актрисой, моделью… И вы забываете, чем являетесь на самом деле, теряете связь с обычными людьми, которые каждый день ездят в автобусах. Если бы такое произошло со мной, люди вряд ли ходили бы в кино на мои фильмы или покупали аромат, который я представляю. Однако на кузовах этих автобусов вполне может красоваться ваше лицо. И прекрасно! Если меня узнают, и я ассоциируюсь с парфюмом, значит, я честно заработал эти деньги. Почему вы думаете, что знаменитости легче, чем модели, представлять продукцию мира моды и красоты? Очень трудно связать продукт со стилем жизни самой модели. Участие знаменитости создает эту связь, создает чувство причастности. "Hugo" пахнет ароматом успеха, напоминая о молодом главном герое из фильма Вуде Аллена, и ароматом воодушевления, свойственном персонажу "Миссия Невыполнима III". Может ли сам факт работы "лицом фирмы" потребовать выбора определенных ролей в кино? Нет, нет. Я никогда не выбираю роли непременно положительные, – только те, которые интересно играть. И также я не буду следовать некому образу жизни только потому, что представляю определенный товар. Вот почему я работаю с "Hugo": это не требует от меня никаких изменений, также как и я сам ничем не меняю "Hugo". Мы вполне подходим друг другу. То есть, вы не согласились бы измениться, несмотря на любые деньги? Никогда не делаю чего-либо только ради денег. Это глобальная кампания, и определенный тип аудитории узнает меня лучше. Поможет ли моей карьере в кино реклама аромата "Hugo"? Да. Имеют ли значение для рекламы "Hugo" роли, которые я недавно сыграл? Да, все взаимосвязано. Кто вдохновляет вас при создании вашего собственного стиля? Джон Гальяно, Дирк Богарт, Питер О'Тул, фильм "Леопард" Висконти, Вонг Кар Вай. Я удивлен, что вы не упомянули ни одной рок-звезды – вы сыграли так много музыкантов. Работа над "Элвисом" была для меня откровением. Чет Бэйкер, Майкл Дэвис, Джимми Хендрикс… Ни один из этих мужчин никогда не следовал определенному стилю, напротив – мода следовала за ними.
Вельвет: Кицунэ СПАСИБО))) ЧТОБЫ Я БЕЗ ТЕБЯ ДЕЛАЛ?
Кицунэ: Это мы все что бы без тебя делал?!!
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Вельвет: Вот вроде старое интервью ну пусть будет) It's good to be Jonathan Rhys Meyers.The young actor has hit his stride these days.Showtime's well-received drama The Tudors returned for a second season at the end of March,and his role of Henry Vll has caught everyone's attention,again. i meet him in Manhattan's Soho.It was a rainy day,but he looked like a page from men's Vogue.And this handsome young man surely has the look of a Golden Globe winner,the Versace men's collection and the new face of Hugo. However,seeing Rhy Meyers today,one can handly relate him to the Irish baby who was born with a serious heart problem and spent the first few months in the hospital;or the little boy whose parents separated when he was just three;or the teenager who was expelled from school and ,if not encouraged by those casting agents,might never have purshed a career in acting. Question:It seems that you don't talk about acting with a sense of vocation.So what do you think of it? Rhys Meyers:I started acting at 18 because I got a lead role.I wasn't a kid going."when I grow up,i want to be an actor."So i think what drives me is I found something that I could really do by chance. The process of acting itself is simple.What makes acting difficult is...no matter how genius an actor is or how many millions of dollars he makes,looking back in his past,he will see a sea of rejection-even those who are at the top of their game.What's difficult is trying to maintain your self-confidence,even though it's constantly being torn down. Q:Are you satisfied with your own works? RM:I can't watch a performance I've done.I got a GoldenGlobe for Elvis,but I've never seen it.Sure,it's kind of satisfying when a film you're in breaks $300 at the box office and there are endless awards.But when someone comes up and says,"Hey,Isaw you in that movie.It was great!"-that;s where the real satiafaction comes in. Q:So being recongnized as a good actor is important to you? RM:Dreadfully important.The most you can hope for in your life is to be regarded as a fine actor and a good man.Anything else is a bonus. http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_60e5cbbb0100e0ui.html
Вельвет: Rex Features Jonathan Rhys Meyers has insisted that having sex with about 20 people is "not so much". Speaking about playing Henry VIII in The Tudors, he noted that his character had slept with roughly 22 people, Showbiz Spy reports. "Which is not bad, because if I go out in London on a Saturday night and I say to some handsome young dude or some handsome young girl that's standing in the club, 'How many people have you slept with this year?' [They'd say], 'Er, about 50'," he commented. "So it's not so much." He continued that Henry VIII had been much more "prudish" in real life, but added: "Sex happened and sex was very much a matter of state then." Rhys Meyers also confessed that he thought it was a "ridiculous" idea when he was asked to play the monarch. "Then I understood what they wanted," he said. "They wanted to bring a sense of history to a much younger generation."
Вельвет: Интервью вчерашнее с Робби) Спасибо Рейч с английского форума) TRANSCRIPTION OF THIS MORNING INTERVIEW Eamon: Henry the VIII I'd have been better casted for Henry the VIII Woman: Ooh brooding *Woman chuckles* JRM: Hallo JRM: Morning Woman: Morning Eamon: How did you get that role it was made for me JRM: Well I tell ya when they sent me the script and said they wanted me to play Henry VIII, I said it was ridiculous, the concept was absolutely ridiculous, that I could play Henry VIII. Then I understood what they wanted. They wanted to bring a sense of history to a much younger generation. You were never going to sell it, if you had Holbiens Henry. You had to sell it to a younger generation and this was what we wanted to do, and because of being an interpretive artist, you can only do something, that progresses the story forward. Woman: You said, I'm not going to do the whole big red beard and hair and ruffles (this was the Tudors not the Adam Ant!?!) but you said you found a portrait of him when he was younger didn't you and he had shaved his head? JRM: Yeah he did have short hair several times in his life. But look, nobody can really tell me how Henry looked, because Holbien was just a great painter. His images have sustained because it is great art. It's not what Henry looked like. Henrys father, Henry VII, had consumption, and so when he was painted he was painted so badly that Henry told Holbien "Do not make me look like I am, make me look like a King." So at this time Henry was heavily syphillitic, had lots of consumption (nit picking a bit, but consumption is another word for TB (tuberculosis), you can't have lots of it, you have it or you don't lol bless him), he had lived a very, very poor life from a health point of view. Woman: It was like the airbrushing of it's day, in a way wasn't it? JRM: Exactly. (I think he liked that analogy, he smiled very sexily there lol), Woman: Ooh I don't wanna look like that, make me look like nicer. JRM: Exactly. Eamon: I just wanna ask some of the younger viewers watching from home, has history become interesting. Is this man reaching you here? *Johnny looks bashful here* Woman: Well Julia in our kitchen she's all suddenly interested in the Tudors, she's got the box set and everything (as if that is strange, cause I have both series one and two on box set... lol), yeah she'd never mention that... Eamon: Really? Woman: But you think he was probably really a fit guy as well? (dumb question but sweet lol) JRM: Well at some point in his life, he can't have been born 300lbs, so at some point he was quite a fit guy. But you know life happensand they had a really bad diet, he drank to excess, he lived an altogether poor life. Woman: But they counteracted that with lots of sex it seems (lol) if this is to believe that this is the way the Tudors lived. JRM: Yeah well its not quite how the Tudors lived. Henry was much more prudish. Eamon: No? JRM: In history than we portrayed him in the Tudors. But you know, sex happened and sex was very much a matter of state then, who you married was very, very important who you marry now is just because you fancy them, you know or if they have got a good job. In Henrys time you married specifically to stay alive, off your country to survive so everything was a matter of state, and I've only, in the Tudors, I've only like slept with 22 people (that's more than I have slept with Johnny lol) Eamon: Is that all? (sarcastic lol) JRM: Which is not bad cause if I go out in London on a Saturday night and I'll say to some handsome young dude or handsome young girl standing in a club how many people have you slept with this year? "Oh 50" (is that the kind of question you normally ask people and would they answer honestly anyway?) *They all giggle* Eamon: A lot of people would think that you are trying to be Henry VIII in the modern day you know, with what you believe you read in the papers. JRM: Well I, well ah well not so much. (Johnny does not look comfy at all at this point) Eamon: You like to live life to the excess JRM: Well no I don't, you know I think, you know its not really, I think people kind of like to make an image of what you are compared to what you do. What I do in film work, what I do on television they like you to, like to make it as almost as if, they also like to maybe make out that you take a part of that with you, and you are a lot wilder, than you actually are and I'm probably quite a really boring guy. Eamon: *tongue in cheek* Listen mate I know all the stories, I know all about it. Now tell me this a lot of people think that you are Irish, there are a few over here saying you are one of our own as if you are English. I know that you are Irish. JRM: I'm an Irishman yes. Eamon: Are you a Dub or are you a Cork man? JRM: Ah well it's a conflict, I was born in Dublin, but I gre up in Cork. My parents are from Cork, so I have to say that I am a Corkman. Eamon: Would you? JRM: I would Eamon: I think you are going to be an American, in the future I think that's where your future is going to be. JRM: A lot of my work has been American, I live half of the time in Los Angeles and half of the time in London. They are very, very good to me over there. They are very positive people and being Irish certainly helps because they like the Irish there. But I think that if you are a good actor and you are willing to work hard and if, you are optimistic Americas a great country, land of oppotunity. Woman: Is it nice over there? JRM: Yeah it can be very nice. It's very, very peaceful, where I live in Los Angeles, I live in the hills. Eamon: You seen the fires, are you effected by the fires? JRM: Absolutely not and I was paying attention I was on the internet going "it better not be my house". Eamon: Yeah JRM: It's up in Glenn Dale Passidina? Eamon: Yeah Woman: So what's after the Tudors for you, what can we see you in next? JRM: I shall be in a film called "From Paris with Love" with John Travolta. Woman: John Travolta (said with awe) Eamon: He is one of the nicest guys. How is he coping? JRM: He's coping very well. I have spoken to him twice since the death of his son, his beautiful son who was on our set, in Paris. Jett, yeah a very nice boy and they had a very lovely relationship, they communicated through music. So depending on his mood John would play a certain song and he would play a song back and that was how they communicated. (I love that, absolutely love that) Eamon: Well I have a lot of love for John Travolta so if you do see him please do pass it on. JRM: Absolutely Eamon: The Tudors is on tonight and listen, thanks for making history very, very interesting, it's been a pleasure seeing you. JRM: Thankyou Eamon: Thank you very much indeed.
Вельвет: Свежее сегодняшнее интервью с Джонатаном "I hope I won't be like Henry" Jonathan Rhys Meyers is just finishing the last episodes of the successful historical drama The Tudors in which he plays Henry VIII. The Golden Globe winner, actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, has the reputation of a bad boy, so he's the perfect man to play the part of the excentric Henry VIII in the greatly acclaimed show The Tudors. Regardless, he can't wait to bury Henry. "Historical series fortunately can't run forever," he says contentedly in the exclusive interview for MF DNES that he gave during the shooting of the final season, dressed in armour and wearing a mask of the cruel emperor he refused to put aside. Why are you so happy to finish the series? It's a difficult role. Really difficult. I love it, I devoted three years of my life to that part, but I have nothing more to give. Will you at least miss it? Yes and no. Imagine playing someone who constantly yells and pushes people around; someone hated by all. It's not a great feeling. I loved being Henry, but it's time to say goodbye before he becomes a complete monster. I'm sorry, but you have a weird voice. This "weird" voice, as you put it, that's not me speaking, it's Henry VIII. Particularly it's the aging Henry VIII. If I started to talk like "I do normally" (changes his voice), it'll be difficult to get back into the part. And I can't afford that, I have to be Henry again in ten minutes. So if you don't mind, I'll keep the weird voice. When you finish the shooting in the evening, do you leave the sets as Henry, or Jonathan? I live in a small house near the studios, so even when I'm done shooting, I stay in the part. It's more comfortable. Considering that the shooting lasts for 140 days, I cease being Jonathan for 140 days of a year, which is crazy. Do you at least take off the costume? Yes, I wouldn't be able to fall asleep in the stuff I'm wearing right now. Is it uncomfortable? Does it look comfortable? It's not desinged for conversations, so even sitting here and talking with you is difficult. (smiles tiredly) I thought your costumes are comfortable. That's what the producers say. They're comfortable compared to the actual clothes that people wore in the history. This outfit would've probably weighted twenty or thirty kilos back then. But still it's tough on my body which is good because it allows me to feel more like my Henry. How is he right now? His leg is basically rotting, so he's not very good; 30 years old with a progressed syphilis, cirrhosis and pretty much overweight. He's ill, so he's obnoxious. Not a happy living then, I guess... I've been through a lot when I was younger, so I can imagine what endless physical pain can do to a man. You're only more and more aggressive and mean. The pain can override the brain to such extend that you're unable to think clear. I don't think Henry did certain things because he was cruel, but because he was ill. You were told to gain weight for the part... That's fortunately in the costume designer's hands, she made a padded suit for me. But I won't be overly fat, it wouldn't seem natural. Did Henry change you? Of course, he did change me a lot. But I can't say how yet. We'll see. Will you be like him one day? I hope not. Jesus! Would you like to meet Henry? I don't believe in "those were the days" and I'm not sure I would have had the proper social status anyway, so no coming back to history, I would have probably suffered a lot. As for meeting Henry, I might be interested, but something tells me I wouldn't like him very much. When you joined the show, did you expect the success? Not at all. Nobody did, they only planned one season. When I signed on the deal, I had no idea what I signed for, I wasn't that interested. It was just money. What made you change your mind? Michael Hirst, the screenwriter. While many artists start with drafting a portrait, we started with the whole painting right away. And then there was the challenge of playing someone I didn't resemble physically at all. It confirmed it for me that stereotypes in peoples' minds never die: when people know certain someone's image, they wouldn't let you take it away from them. You can't imagine how many Henry experts showed up! That was one of the reasons I didn't believe in more than two seasons. But we did succeed after all. You know why? Instead of a boring king, we put an attractive, lively man in front of the camera. He didn't even seem like coming from a history. Why do you think people are fascinated by Henry VIII's life? The Tudors aren't the first piece about him. Because he beheaded so many women, right? (laughs) I don't know, perhaps it's the faith that came along during his reign and that even now rules the history. He certainly isn't so popular because he was a good politician. Quite on the contrary, he made many strategical mistakes in his life. I wouldn't always agree with him. You're talking about him like you know him well. Have you studied? Of course I've read a lot about him, but I don't take it too seriously - it's the winners who write the history, so you never know what the actual truth was. Nobody knows what Henry and Thomas Cromwell actually discussed when the door closed behind them. The truth belongs to the one and only moment and you have to live it, that's the only way of knowing it. And even then the truth you tell me doesn't have to be the real truth; it's only your point of view and that makes a difference. Now on a lighter note: what about women? You're said to enjoy them just as Henry did. I do. That's all? The show is criticised for too much sex. Does the sex wear you out? I don't think there's more sex on the show than there was in the history. Quite on the contrary. So no, sex on the show doesn't wear me out. (laughs) Your female co-stars have confessed to be afraid of shooting erotic scenes with you. Well they have a reason to be. Excuse me? Frankly, I have no idea why the girls care about it so much. Actresses probably feel more conscious about their body parts being on camera. Actors don't really care and I don't care at all. But it's true that a perfect body can help an actress to make career, so I understand the struggle. Was there a woman in Henry's life that he really loved? Jane Seymour. She was the true love of his life, they had a beautiful relationship. She died because of Henry; he gave her syphilis and she bled out while giving birth. Henry felt immensely guilty; Jane was the woman he wanted more than anybody else. What's next after The Tudors? I have an offer, but I haven't decided yet so I won't say anything more. What do you think of Joss Stone, the singer, who's your fourth wife on the show? As Jonathan, I'm very excited. Joss is a beautiful woman. As Henry, I'm not really interested. I didn't choose her myself, Cromwell shoved her to my court to resolve the relationship between England and the rest of Europe. It sounds harsh, but Henry never liked Anne of Cleves, he wasn't attracted to her. But that, too, is history. Joss told me you were a good singer. Me? You must be mistaken. Seriously. She said you kept singing for yourself and that you had a good voice. Don't you want to sing a duet with her? Me and Joss? (laughs) I don't think it's such a good idea. It would be like... I don't know. Have you ever seen Bob the Builder? He doesn't know what he's doing, but he's doing it. So singing with Joss is definitely a no, it would be more like rapping on my part. (rapping in Henry's voice) Is there anyone you'd like to behead like Henry did? Perhaps you for these questions? I'm kidding. But wait a second: who's so bad that I could say his name? There are many candidates, many world leaders whose heads we would be much better off without. But I'd rather not say anything, they could take it too seriously and behead me. It would be a shame, my head is still in a good shape.
Вельвет: Ещё одно интервью с Джонатаном) Jonathan Rhys Meyers: I'm a drama queen. Warning! The young star finally says the real truth. Not always nice, but very exciting. Many find him hot - Jonathan Rhys Meyers is the new beauty icon in Hollywood. Only a few dislike him - the 32-year-old's arrogance and angry fits are infamous. Now add his self-destructive addiction to alcohol and drugs. The Irish (who plays for example the king Henry VIII in The Tudors) filled the gap that the suddenly grown up country mate Colin Farrell torn apart: the group of wild and brawling Irishmen continues. One could also ask; was Meyers pushed, or better: was he dragged in? He was in rehab three times. The positive effect never lasted very long. Doesn't he want it? Or is he unable to control himself? In the INterview the actor provided an insight into his strange world: Hollywood offers many temptations. How long did your longest relationship last? Four years. Is it still going? No. Was your heart broken? Yes. Do you find it difficult to maintain a relationship? When you have to put so much into it? Yes, it is pretty difficult. What can an actor do when he's away often and for a long time? Phoning! I've learned to live with it as the time went. I'm on the road for nine years after all. I found my possibilities how to make my relationships work. Do you send flowers? (laughs) No, I'm not the sending flowers type. I'm not very romantic. You're not? What present do you give when you're about to leave home again for a long time? Yeah, a box of pralines - once in a month - is quite good when you're not there to take care of your woman. I also send orange chocolates and a season of Desperate Housewives. What if she doesn't want it? Does a tough, self-sufficient woman intimidate you? No, that doesn't intimidate me. It attracts me very much! Can we read that you're dating many of your female colleagues? I would never date an actress. It's too problematic. It's all about competition. I'm the only actress in my life. (laughs) Look at that! You're a drama queen. Aren't we all drama queens? It doesn't matter who you interview, don't let them convince you of the opposite. They're all drama queens. And that says a person who also belongs to that breed. It's weird, of course every actor has a different personality, but we're all the same in our core. I have to ask you one more time about your women. Do you prefer thin women or do you like them more curvy? Skinny women aren't my type. But I don't like fat women either. I like athletic women, women who really do sports. And you'd like to have a family with that kind of a woman later on? Yes, when I settle down. I love children. But now I don't feel ready to be a father. What I especially love about children is that they don't know how great you look. That's exactly what makes adults often very unattractive. You care so much about the way you look and what kind of impression you make. Many of your female colleagues now complain that because of their good looks, they aren't offered serious roles. That's a complete bullshit. It doesn't matter that they complain - and then change their looks for the role - they'll look good again for the red carpet. I don't even try this. I thank God for all the gifts he gave me. Honestly, how much time do you spend in front of a mirror? They always ask me this... and no, I don't get up at 6 so I could stand in front of a mirror every morning. My morning activity only includes taking a shower and praying that I have enough strength to make it through the day. Have you ever thought about a plastic surgery? I'm not against it. If it makes you feel better, if the plastic looks change you... well, why don't you go for it? For example, I'd never have Botox injected. It would completely erase my facial expressions. It didn't answer my question. Would you ever go under the scalpel? I don't think so, but of course I can't be sure. I never say never. If the science still progresses and you're unhappy with something... oh yeah! Why do you have to live with something you don't like? You only live once. You should enjoy this short time. What a reflexion. Are actors also good critics? God, no! When you're asked about a performance, suddenly you find everything "truly amazing". Nobody should ask an actor for a critique.
Вельвет: Ещё одно из новых интервью с Мурей "When it comes to fashion, most men really have no idea" The Irish actor is the face of the newest Hugo Boss campaign, "Element", in which he represents a cool, urban man. What does Jonathan Rhys Meyers find manly, why short trousers are out of question for him and how important is fashion for him, he told us in our interview. What is a modern man like? One who lives in a modern time. I mean, weren't all men modern in their respective times? Do you think masculinity is desirable? No, I just want to be myself. For me, obvious pretended masculinity is suspicious. Guys with too much testosterone and aggressivity radiate some kind of uneasiness, insecurity. Masculinity is defined by this; when you are good person, you show respect for other people and yourself. Who do you think is the true man? That's a question of perspective, and that is deceitful. If you made a survey about the most masculine man 50 years ago, many people would have voted for Rock Hudson. What do we know now? Rock Hudson was gay! That had to throw the perception of masculity for many people off the track. Another often named example is Steve McQueen, who had the image of very masculine, aggressive and hard drinking guy, a true man! That all is bullshit. I don't think you - as a true man - must drink two bottles of whiskey a day and be harsh and tough. I believe in individuality. What kind of man do you represent in this Hugo campaign? This guy between 20 and 30 years old, who works in a city and is a part of his surroundings, full of energy. Also, even if he's moving incredibly fast, he has his slower moments to find out where he is, who he is and what he accomplished. Once in a while he pauses and comes down. Where do you feel in your Element? In my job, because I'm always somebody else. Are you vain? Yes. You also make music... ... but only as a hobby. Not professionally. What music do you like the most? I play guitar and I like especially sub-Saharan blues, for example Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keita and Toumani Diabaté. If you weren't such a successful actor, in which today's band would you like to play? Broken Social Scene. I've never heard that name before. That's why I'd love to play in it. No, seriously, it's a Canadian band. You could surely find them on the internet. What do men like about music? Girls! It's this easy. When men dream about becoming rock stars, it's rarely about their love for music. Much more often it's about wearing cool clothes, standing on stage and going out with thin models. Eric Clapton once said: "Yes, music was also important, but actually it was all about being able to have girls." It's all about sex! In the movie "Almost Famous" the leader of the band, played by Jason Lee, said, I think when he gave the interview, greasing his hair: "You know, it's about music, man, and about money and broads and houses - and broads, it's about the buzz and - about broads!" He always came back to the core of the thing. Men love sex. And the more successful, famous and mighty you get, the better and more frequent sex becomes! You are both an actor and a musician: what gets the girls more? I am not a musician! But honestly, the girls don't queue for me. Or if they do, I never noticed. I feel bad for you. How is it possible? I've never been under this mad pressure like other VIPs, who never walk out of their doors because of the loud and predatory papparazzi. I don't date any famous Hollywood star or supermodel, that's why my life has never been a top story in any tabloid. I don't even have famous friends. My life is quite normal. Every day I go to work and come back to a hotel room in the evening. I try to stay in the city where I'm not at home. I also like to walk around these places, but that's not very often, I'm always on set. How important is fashion for you? I wear what I like and I don't care what people think about it. So probably not so important. Is there any trend that you like? No, I think people should just dress reasonably. When it comes to fashion, most men really have no idea. Do you know the label of your jacket? Yes, it's Hugo. What should clothing express about a person, in best cases? Your clothes should bring the best of out you. Actually it doesn't matter how many designer clothes or imported bags you wear. If you don't respect yourself, eat well and sleep enough, drink lots of water and go to the gym, not even a suit for $2000 will work for you. Only the suit looks good. People should work hard on making the best out of themselves. Then everything you wear looks fantastic. What would you never wear? I think for young men wearing smokings is inappropriate. You should have grey hair before wearing a smoking. I don't like it when men wear shorts and baseball caps. They look like kids. I don't like any short trousers, they don't look good on anyone. When pale men wear yellow - that's wrong in many ways. And guys who wear zirconium earrings, that try to look like diamonds, should have their ears chopped off. What if they're real diamonds? Still no, never. Let me think about what else I'd never wear... You have a whole list in your head! Oh yeah. Another no-go: flipflops. Not even on women? Only if they have beautiful feet. There's also pedicure for men. Yes, that's very fine. Should men wear flipflops after pedicure then? No, still not. If there ever will be the Day of Flipflops, then please just for women with beautiful feet. Do you prefer living in the city or on the countryside? I like both. I've grown up on a countryside but now I live in the city. I'd love to get old on the countryside, but now I like living in big cities. When is the time to come back to the countryside then? I don't know, when I'm old enough, so maybe when I'm 32? (laughs) So, when you find your first grey hair, you'll move back to the countryside in a smoking... No, seriously, maybe when I become a father. I don't want my children to grow up in a city.
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Вельвет: Ladies, get out your hankies. This spring, the last season of Showtime's hit series The Tudors will air. Even sadder, it's the last time we'll be seeing Jonathan Rhys Meyers in tights. Thank God he has other stuff in the works: This month [February], he stars in the action flick From Paris With Love. Oh...and if his superb acting chops and piercing baby blues weren't enough to make you fall for him, he thinks every woman deserves a pair of Louboutins. How was filming From Paris With Love? It was a blast, and it looks pretty hair-raising--of course, it's not that hair-raising when you shoot it. What's the most fearless thing you've done? I play intense football, which makes me fearless because you will get crushed. It's a boy thing; we get to beat our chests and get all gorillalike for a moment. What's the hottest thing a chick can wear? I think every girl should have two pairs of Christian Louboutin shoes. All you need is good shoes, a good handbag, and a good coat. What's your ideal date? I'll tell you what. My ideal first date is just not to fuck it up.
Вельвет: Вот новенькое интервью румынское It looks like the two gents have a good working relationship not only on screen from what we have seen of them in the movie clips but off screen also, these two have a good vibe about them together. I like that vibe, that chemistry, as it bodes well for the movie... am really looking forward to it now... I was worried for a while that JT would be indisposed and unlikely to be contributing to press coverage of the movie... I was worried just because I felt seeing JT would be vital for a few reasons... Firstly it is good to hear from JT after the trauma of 2009... it is a relief to hear from him, even though we did see him not long ago with a former co-star who we love as Sandy JT being there would also help Jonnys cause as should he get the support of as many of his co-workers that he possibly can so he can so he can get a very strong foothold in Hollywood with the success of this movie... He already recently got a thumbs up from Sarah Bolger and low and behold he now gets a thumbs up from John Travolta himself for his work on Matchpoint. Well Jonny has JJ Abrams and Tom Cruise and various other big names backing him up and that list will be ever growing... keep up the trend Jonny... It seems that JT had envisaged Jonny as Reese from the start although it is unclear in the interview as to what exactly was said... but what is so promising is that JT calls Jonny a natural... acting is a gift and Jonny has that gift... and JT reminds everyone of that including which is an important message to get out to those that are not familiar with the man who is hidden in plain sight. Thanks JT for helping those that do follow, watch and care about Jonny get the message out there... Also in turn lets not forget how supportive Jonny is... Jonny trumps JT with a long list of films he admires him for, "Face Off" being a particular fave of mine... but as we all know Jonny has been supporting JT since he went quiet after his sons tragic death... goes to show and support Sarah Bolgers statement that Jonny has a real care for those that he works with... Also the sign off at the end where we see Jonny says he spent time practicing his long answer, was humorous and admirable... even when taking an interview does he really practice his answers like he practices his lines, that suggests a very conscientious nature? If so it is admirable to see him take his interviews as seriously as he takes his time on set. Obviously he worries about slipping up so he goes prepared... maybe he has a tick list or notes in his head of key words perhaps?... and maybe he finds interviews as nerve wracking as I imagine a lot of people do?... its a relief to see professionals as high up in the game find them just as daunting... Its good to hear from both of them... http://www.cinemagia.ro/s...-exclusivitate-in-14598/
Вельвет: Свеженькое интервью с Мурем Jonathan Rhys Meyers, a gentle-seeming, thoughtful Irish fellow, is not who comes to mind when you think of action heroes. Which is precisely why he's in "From Paris With Love," playing James Reece, a desk jockey itching to get into the spy game, something with which loose-cannon agent Charlie Wax (John Travolta) is more than willing to assist him. Meyers, who also plays a young Henry VIII in Showtime's series "The Tudors," spoke recently about playing with guns (fake ones), working with Travolta and selling King Henry to a young audience. Question: You get to shoot guns and blow things up. Is that fun? Answer: It's grown-up fun, you know? And it's a lot of hard work to make it look that fun. That's the kind of movie it was. Even though you've got a movie that touches on a subject like a girl dying of a cocaine overdose, and terrorism, it only serves to fuel the action. In that sense, it was (fun). There was no pressure to do anything but have a good time. You have to go along with the ride. You have to kind of enjoy Wax's character and, at the same time, retain your naivete concerning Reece's character. It's fun, it's exciting to watch, but at the same time, you kind of hope that it'll all work out for the young guy. You feel he needs encouragement. He learns to be cooler as he goes along. Q: You're much smaller than Travolta, and that seems to play into the story. A: Look, I'm 5-10 and I weigh, what, 155 pounds. John's like 6-1, and he's a bulkier guy. He's got big shoulders. That did play into it. And it was interesting because it did show the youth of the guy. He's a young buck. I don't think John wanted to come in and play a young buck. . . . He's a guy coming from a different place. He kills when he has to, and he has to. Q: You always hear good things about Travolta from his co-stars. Was that your experience? A: John is one of the most gushable actors out there. It's just really easy because he is that nice a guy. He told me a funny story that he did a movie with Madeleine Stowe, and she was like, "There's no way he's going to keep up this Mr. Nice Guy act the whole 12 weeks of shooting." When it came to the end of the 12 weeks, she said, "You know, I thought the whole thing was (expletive), but actually, he's just that nice a guy." And he is. He doesn't have to try. Q: Are you surprised by "The Tudors' " success? A: Yeah. . . . I only expected it to go one season. I thought it had that much legs. It was an extraordinary sort of novelty, that you could have Henry as a young king, because you have to sell him to a 21st-century audience. You have to sell him to an audience that was into "Lost" and "Prison Break" and "Gossip Girl" and all that. You're trying to sell them period (drama). So you have to go about it in a different way. Then it became successful, and now we've got all four seasons. And the last five episodes I think I'm most proud of. . . . I really didn't let anybody else get involved. I knew what I wanted to do and I went with it. And it'll either be good or not, but the last five episodes are pretty much on me. http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/2010/02/03/20100203meyers0204.html
Вельвет: Jonathan Rhys Meyers knows Paris. A jet-setting star of TV and film with homes in his native Dublin as well as London, Los Angeles and Morocco, the 32-year-old has spent so much time in La Ville Lumiere (City of Light) that he can imitate the locals, if not pass for one. But the Paris where he filmed his new movie "From Paris With Love" wasn't the "touristy" Paris. Oh no. These were the "bad" parts of town. "Listen, they exist in any city, and if they didn't, Paris would be very boring. A museum," he declares. "The possibilities are endless in a city like Paris, possibilities for grandeur and beauty and history and art and culture. And great touristy things like the Eiffel Tower, which is also quite beautiful; Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe, the Musee D'Orsay, the Louvre. "But Paris is also places like where we filmed, in Montfermeil (east of the city), which is just like going to any ghetto in the world. Except that people go, 'Bonjour? Wassup? You lost? You like dooope? Ees cool, man! Soup- aircool!'" That said, Rhys Meyers isn't going to experience the city the way most of us would. He stayed at the four-star Hotel de Crillon (10 Place de la Concorde), one of the world's oldest luxury hotels, "an old palace where Marie Antoinette used to come take her piano lessons. Very grand, luxurious, but a little too hoity-toity for me." "I'm on the set at 5 in the morning in a track suit and big boots, and back to the hotel at 8 in the evening in the same get-up, and all these chic French ladies are in the lobby in their Chanel and Louis Vuitton. They hear there's a movie star staying there this week, and they're expecting Cary Grant. They didn't get him. "But the hotel is right in the heart of the historic city, so it wasn't like, 'What did you see in Paris?' Man, what didn't I see! It's all right next door once I got off set — the Louvre, everything!" Rhys Meyers took his meals at French producer and action auteur Luc Besson's restaurant Market, "a really cool place to hang out. And, well, I was working for Luc on the movie, after all." Though he lives in the U.S. much of the time, he polished his American accent (he plays a U.S. Embassy officer teamed up with an agent played by John Travolta) while watching American tourists. And he has some advice about how Americans might approach that next trip to Paris. "Listen, Parisians have that arrogance about them. But that's their character. So what you do to cope is raise your own arrogance level so that you can fit right in. Now I have no problem with that at all. But Americans don't think that way. … Americans abroad can be so easily offended, when you don't mean to offend them. The trick is to be just as arrogant as the French are!" He doesn't mind roughing it a bit, and we're not just talking about his tabloid exploits and a couple of ensuing trips to rehab. The movie star gig, which Rhys Meyers hastens to call "a privilege," is not all four-star hotels and French cuisine. Making "The Children of Huang Shi" (2008) in China, for instance, was "fantastically hard," because of the conditions, the hours and the fact that "Chinese food in China is vastly different from Chinese food everywhere else." But he'll go back to Paris anytime. "Well, not Montfermeil," he says. "Been there. Seen it." http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sc-mov-0202-rhys-meyers-paris-20100204,0,6240890.story
Вельвет: Свежее интервью с Джонатаном British star Jonathan Rhys Meyers has one foot in two cultures. "I live in London and Los Angeles," says the star of "From Paris With Love," who finds his culinary pleasures in America. "The great part is if I'm filming in Mongolia and then come home to L.A., my first stop is the airport In and Out Burger." Rhys Meyers has been juggling his film and television jobs while working on the last season of his historical series "The Tudors," which will air this spring on Showtime. Will he miss playing Henry VIII? "No, he's banished from my life after the last episode airs," Rhys Meyers says. "I can't even read books by guys named Henry." In "From Paris With Love," opening Friday, Rhys Meyers plays an employee in the office of the U.S. ambassador who hooks up with an American spy (John Travolta) to stop a terrorist attack. Q. I suppose you risked life and limb to do your own stunts. A. Look, I stood around and watched the stunt guys do a lot of the running and shooting. I would say, "Are you OK?" There is something in me that just doesn't like falling down a spiral staircase. Q. What was it like on "The Tudors" to play Henry VIII's final days when he was older and ill? A. I can promise you a lot of makeup and fantastic prosthetics. He's 50 by the time I finish with him, and he's sick. But like all sick people, they try not to be sick. The rule is, if you're sick on screen don't play sick. It's like if you're an alcoholic then don't play drunk. Q. Was there ever any thought of putting on a fat suit to play Henry? A. From the start, I knew I couldn't put on that kind of weight or wear a fat suit. A fat suit is a gag. I would fall to the floor in humiliation if I would turn this into some stupid skit. Yes, Henry was large and I'm not. I'll have to send cupcakes to the 15 historians who will call in to complain when they read this. Basically, it's my job to interpret how I see history. Q. You had the gorgeous Joss Stone play Henry's very unattractive wife Anne of Cleves. Did you approve of this casting? A. The producers said Joss as Anne of Cleves and I said, "Bulls---. She's not a stinker!" But then I thought about it and decided that we're in the business to entertain people and not give them reasons to go to therapy. I thought, "Let's get an amazingly beautiful girl and tone it down." Joss is so beautiful, so this wasn't easy. In fact, she said to me, "They made me look horrible in season three. Now, I want to look beautiful for this season." Who am I to deny Joss Stone? http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/pearlman/2025667
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