Amanda Seyfried on filming love scenes: 'It's hysterical'
February 3rd 2010 10:32
You may not know the name, but chances are you've seen Amanda Seyfried's gorgeous face before. Having spent the last few years chalking up blockbusters on her movie portfolio (think Mean Girls, Mamma Mia! and Jennifer's Body), the 24-year-old blonde beauty is well on her way to major Hollywood stardom. Her latest film, Dear John, is a romantic drama that is sure to find its way into the hearts of teenage girls worldwide: it's based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks (who wrote The Notebook) and Amanda's starring alongside none other than Channing Tatum! She recently sat down with Parade magazine and shared some stories about love, and the hilarity of filming love scenes.
On kissing Channing Tatum.
"My 13-year-old self would be screaming right now if she saw me kissing Channing. When I was a teenager, I was dreaming about Justin Timberlake or Leonardo DiCaprio, who Channing has replaced as one of the sexiest men in movies. I'm sure a lot of girls are probably really jealous of me. It's crazy. Being an actor is weird sometimes because you get used to making out with all these different people."
On filming a love scene... in the cold.
"It was freezing and I was nervous and it was so technical. Lasse Hallstrom, the director, said he wanted it to be 'groundbreaking.' Channing and I were like, 'What do you mean?' And Lasse said, 'You know, like you wouldn't believe it.' If you ever got to watch a love scene being filmed you would have a great time because it's hysterical. There's nothing sexy about it, but they make it look quite sexy in the editing room."
Her own romantic inspirations.
"I discovered a letter from my old boyfriend. It was really romantic. I was overseas when he sent it to me and he was really missing me. I found it a few weeks ago and I was just like, 'I've just gotta keep this forever.' It was one of the most romantic things that's ever happened to me."
A rather embarassing moment...
"I met Nicholas Sparks, who not only wrote Dear John but also The Notebook. I'd sort of been in a James Patterson phase in my reading. So I blurted out, 'Oh my God, I love your book Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas.' Sparks was like, 'I didn't write that. It was James Patterson.' And I'm like, 'He's really good, but so are you.'"
To read the whole interview, click here. Dear John will be in Aussie cinemas on March 4th, 2010.
Dear John hits Aussie cinemas next month
On kissing Channing Tatum.
"My 13-year-old self would be screaming right now if she saw me kissing Channing. When I was a teenager, I was dreaming about Justin Timberlake or Leonardo DiCaprio, who Channing has replaced as one of the sexiest men in movies. I'm sure a lot of girls are probably really jealous of me. It's crazy. Being an actor is weird sometimes because you get used to making out with all these different people."
Seyfried at last week's Hollywood premiere of Dear John
With co-star Channing Tatum
On filming a love scene... in the cold.
"It was freezing and I was nervous and it was so technical. Lasse Hallstrom, the director, said he wanted it to be 'groundbreaking.' Channing and I were like, 'What do you mean?' And Lasse said, 'You know, like you wouldn't believe it.' If you ever got to watch a love scene being filmed you would have a great time because it's hysterical. There's nothing sexy about it, but they make it look quite sexy in the editing room."
Looking right at home on the red carpet, at the 2009 Golden Globes
Her own romantic inspirations.
"I discovered a letter from my old boyfriend. It was really romantic. I was overseas when he sent it to me and he was really missing me. I found it a few weeks ago and I was just like, 'I've just gotta keep this forever.' It was one of the most romantic things that's ever happened to me."
The girl next door
A rather embarassing moment...
"I met Nicholas Sparks, who not only wrote Dear John but also The Notebook. I'd sort of been in a James Patterson phase in my reading. So I blurted out, 'Oh my God, I love your book Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas.' Sparks was like, 'I didn't write that. It was James Patterson.' And I'm like, 'He's really good, but so are you.'"
To read the whole interview, click here. Dear John will be in Aussie cinemas on March 4th, 2010.
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