As a "star second generation", Scott does not feel pressure, he is good enough to have a director to find you to exercise, do not have to consider the prestige of his father, this hormone-bursting "rough man" is still a big fan of mold and fruit sister, but he feels that he has no musical talent to sing too ugly.
<b>Time Network Los Angeles News</b> All "Star II" is almost the same, the aura of the father's generation is both a stepping stone and a stumbling block for the career, and there is always a string of "sons /daughters" in front of their own names, and it may take more effort than other artists to get rid of the stereotype in the eyes of others. The same is true of Scott Eastwood, who did not even use his "Eastwood" surname when he debuted, just because he didn't want others to feel like he had a star dad in order to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.
He played against Brad Pitt in "Rage", he starred in "The Longest Trip", which is not afraid of the power of "Fast and Furious 7", becoming the new box office peak of romantic romance films, and he will also play Wonder Woman's boyfriend in the DC blockbuster "Suicide Squad"... These well-known roles, films, he has worked hard for more than 10 years.
<b>"It's my dream to take a gun and make a girl."</b>
Daddy Clint's cowboy demeanor
Western cowboys are a handsome landscape on the big screen, and Clint Eastwood is undoubtedly one of the most stylish. In the 1960s and 1970s, films such as "Red Dead Redemption" and "Wild Prodigal Son" achieved the image of Clint's "cowboy tough guy", and his handsome appearance and hormone-bursting aura made countless young boys and girls fall for it. The father has such charm, and the son is also envious. Scott revealed that he had been working on his father's set since he was very young, and when he saw his father appear on the screen, he secretly decided that he must become the man who "took the gun and made a girl".
In "The Longest Trip," Scott fulfills this dream, and although he doesn't have a gun, he is satisfied to appear on the big screen as a handsome cowboy. Perhaps influenced by his father, Scott from
Scott's "bull rider" image
Xiao Xiao admired the bull rider very much, and riding a bull was also the most important thing he wanted to do in his lifetime, and the role gave him this opportunity. In order to experience the feeling of bull riding first-hand, he once went to Los Angeles to find a professional bull rider to guide and have a lot of fun. However, this disregard for personal safety made the film company very shocked, even angry, "They said I can't come here like this, and then they went to buy insurance and so on." ”
Like his father, Scott also has a cute face, showing full manhood between his hands and feet, such an image in the film to carry the banner of the protagonist should not be a problem, but he said that he entered the industry for eleven years, only the last five or six years began to play the leading role in small-budget movies, "I have run the dragon set in various movies, but I don't care, as long as it is with excellent directors, there is an excellent script, and the roles are mostly small, it really doesn't matter." ”
Did you ever think about using your father's reputation to go further? The answer is no, and even he didn't use his own surname when he debuted. But then I gradually realized that the director did not value his identity, did not care what his surname was, as long as he was good enough to get the role, "Later my father said that he would still use his surname, and I changed it back." ”
<b>"I almost got into a fight with Shea LaBeouf while filming 'Rage.'"</b>
A bunch of flesh-and-blood men get together, and something will always happen. No, in the masculine "Rage", several male actors really "rage" and almost started on the set, which Scott felt was normal, but it was good for the filming of the film.
Originally, in the script, Scott played Sergeant Miles chewed tobacco and spit on the tank, but Shea LaBeouf felt that it was his tank, Scott could not do this, and then there was such a small episode, "A group of men making World War II films, and it is David Aye who is the director, and contradictions and conflicts are inevitable." It's not a big deal, we all want to make the movie well. ”
Another big name in the film is Brad Pitt, a fan who has been in the film industry for many years and has this quite high status in the hearts of both the industry and the fans. And the first time he played with an actor of this level, Scott, who had seen the world, said that he was not particularly excited, because many stars were fans of their father's films, so they became more numb, "The big stars that ordinary audiences worship are my father's movie fans, and I realized this early from their attitude towards my father." But Brad Pitt is really a good actor, he knows a lot about film and he's very professional. ”
As for how to get the role, Scott revealed that it is a more interesting story. At that time, when he received the audition notice, he was still unable to get out on the set, but the agent strongly recommended that he must return to Los Angeles to meet the director, and David Aye's name was very loud, and Scott was also moved. Taking advantage of the break between filming, he picked up the script of "Rage" and read it for one night. When I arrived in Los Angeles, Scott fell asleep on the couch, "And then a casting director came over and patted me and said wake up, it's time to see the director." "Although tired and rushed, the audition was a success.
<b>8 things about Scott Eastwood:</b>
1. He claims to be a very romantic man in life;
2. He likes to have a higher control over the content of the film, so the producer is the next step;
3. He may fall in love with his acting partner, because the two need chemistry to make the performance more realistic;
4. He likes comedy, participated in a lot of improvisation classes when he debuted, and now he also wants to act in comedy;
5. His motto: work harder, talk less nonsense;
6. He likes singers such as Katie Perry, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, etc., but thinks it is difficult to sing;
7. His brother already has a daughter, and he is also thinking about having children;
8. He has been to Hong Kong, he wants to go to Beijing to see, and all of China wants to play.
<b>About the "Star II" identity</b>
I: When you started your acting career, you didn't use your real surname, as the son of Eastwood, what positive impact and negative impact did this have on your acting career?
S: At the beginning of my acting career, I wanted to avoid people's attention, hoping to prove to the outside world that I could win the role through my own ability, but then I found out that <b>it didn't matter what your last name was, as long as you were good, you could naturally get the role</b>, and then my dad said to me, I still like you to use my surname, why don't you change back to Eastwood?
I: As Eastwood's son, is there motivation or pressure on you?
S: There was no pressure, it was definitely motivating, when I was a kid I used to play on the set and see how they made movies, before I became an actor, I started to do things on my father's set at a very young age, and when I saw my father on the screen, I told myself that I <b>also wanted to become this man with a gun</b>.
I: Your father has established a very vivid image on the screen very early on, have you ever thought of following his example?
S: I think actors can be divided into two kinds, one is a star actor, one is a role actor, star roles are generally more interesting, but this kind of role is difficult to get, so you need to weigh it, I will not say that I want to become exactly the same character as my father, but I also want to play more leading roles and continue his reputation.
I: Do you want to reach the audience through various small characters, or do you want to attract the audience by playing the main character directly?
S: I've been in the industry for eleven years, I've run the dragon set in various movies, I've only started to play leading roles in small-budget movies in the past five or six years, and I've only recently started playing leading roles in big movies, as long as the role is good, it doesn't matter if it's a leading role, I'll be willing to participate, the important thing is to cooperate with excellent directors and star in excellent scripts.
<b>About the film "Fury"</b>
I: What attracts you to the Rage characters?
S: The situation in "Rage" was very interesting, I was in California, shooting a movie with me as the lead actor, my agent called me and said, you must go back to Los Angeles, I know you are still filming, I know you are not available, but you must come to Los Angeles, meet David Aye, he is the screenwriter of "Training Day" and the director of "End of Vigilance", I said YES, I know these movies, they are all very good, and then I shot a scene for one night, I remember I was still on the set with the cinematographer on the lines, preparing for the audition. I was reading the script in my free time filming, and I thought it was really good, I didn't sleep for a night, they drove me to Los Angeles, which was a few hours drive from our set, and when I got to Los Angeles, I fell asleep on the couch because I had been shooting a night of scenes, and then the casting director came over and said: Is Scott awake, it's time to see the director. Then I went to audition and soon they called back to tell me I got the role. It was a great experience, he was a very good director.
I: What's it like working with Brad Pitt, having a big-name father like Clint Eastwood, and meeting other big stars isn't as exciting as we ordinary people are?
S: Well asked, yes, it's a bit numb, <b>the big stars that the average audience adores are my father's fans</b>, and I realized this early on from their attitude towards my dad, so I'm more numb to big stars, whether you're Brad Pitt or whoever, the most important thing for me is whether you're a good person or not, and that's always my criterion.
I: What's it like working with Brad Pitt?
S: He's great, very professional, top actor, very dedicated, not selfish, he really knows movies.
I: I heard that you almost got into a fight with other actors during filming, can you tell us what happened?
S: <b>When you bring a bunch of men together to make a World War II film, especially when the director is a grandfather like David Aye, everybody is trying to perform, the conflict is inevitable</b>, and the male hormones are also exploding, but I think it's good because it adds a lot to the movie, and that movie is like that, there are a lot of similar vignettes.
I: What the hell are you doing to them off?
S: The script says my character chews tobacco and spits on the tank, and I remember reading the passage "Sergeant Miles spit on the tank and doesn't care." "I think it's a good description, but Shea LaBeouf thinks it's his tank, but I... But I don't care (laughs) so it's not a big deal, we all want to make the movie well, that's it.
<b>About the film "The Longest Journey"</b>
I: The Longest Journey is an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks, whose film adaptations have always been a springboard for many actors, does this increase the appeal of the film to you? How was your shooting experience?
S: It's not because it's Nicholas's film adaptation that makes me think it's a good springboard, the most important thing is that this character, he's a bull rider, the film is assisted by the American Bull Riding Pro, the director is George Tillman Jr., he's the director of "The Wrath Of The Mighty Sea", and it's what attracted me, not because it's a Nicholas Sparks film adaptation, the most important thing is the script, the director and the characters. I <b>grew up with bullsmiths</b>, I grew up in California, where there are bull riding races every year, I learn about this profession from the races and have always admired them, bull riding is one of the things I want to do in my lifetime, so the role is more important to me.
I: How did you prepare for the role? How many cattle were ridden?
S: As soon as I got the role, I went north of Los Angeles and found a guy named Troy Brown, who gave me a lot of instructions, and he just asked me to ride a bull and <b>mingle with the bull riders, and Fox got angry when he found out</b>, and said you can't mess around like this, and then we went to do insurance and stuff like that.
I: Have you read the original?
S: I haven't read the role before I get it, some actors like to read the original, some don't like it, I will try to absorb some relevant information, but at the end of the day, you are acting according to the script of the movie, these are two parallel story lines, telling two love stories of the past and the present, you have to add your own interpretation, because you have a lot of scenes to flesh out this role.
I: Aside from riding a bull, what do you find most appealing to this character?
S: I think I have a lot in common with the character, he works very hard, my father is very traditional in my way of educating, he asks me to do everything myself, and a lot of the values he instills in me are very similar to this role, such as integrity, hard work, loyalty, on the one hand, he never talks nonsense, on the other hand, he is very enthusiastic about the bull riding business, I think this role is very good.
I: How do you show love as real and believable in a movie?
S: First of all, you have to have chemistry, we do have chemistry in this film, Brittney Robertson is very good, we are like a pair of old husbands and wives in the back, fighting every day, <b>maybe you will really fall in love with your partner a little bit, there is a certain point in her body that will always attract you</b>.
I: Do you think you're a romantic person in real life?
S: I would be romantic.
I: Starring in such a love film, how to ensure that you will not act too exaggerated and destroy the authenticity of the love scene?
S: Our director George Tillman Jr. is a realist, he wants the film to be rooted in reality, it's easy to work with him, we talk about the script together, we rehearse together during the pre-preparation, we perfect the film together, and a lot of times the script is written in a very pompous way, and it takes actors to make the story more realistic. In real life, we often use gestures and body language to communicate, thanks to my father, who told me not to be afraid to delete my own lines, especially when the script is too flashy, I think sometimes actors are too concerned about how many of their lines are, but they should know that many lines are not said with their mouths, which can make the performance more realistic.
I: Do you think this is the best advice your father gave you? Or what do you think is the best advice he's ever given you?
S: He gave me a lot of advice about life, not just acting, and he said that whatever you do, do it well, <b>shut your mouth, and complain less</b>.
<b>On future work plans</b>
I: Are you interested in other aspects of filmmaking?
S: Very interested, I've been interested in the work of a producer over the last few years, I've been actively inviting people to come along to make films, I just got my father's script today, he's going to be the director of the film, I'm very interested in that, the producer should be my next plan, <b>to give myself more control over the content of the film</b>, I love that kind of work.
I: How much of your walk of fame is coming, and how much of it is based on your real experiences?
S: The script of this film is very interesting, this screenwriter has not been a director, but he wrote this script, I think it is very funny, it ridicules the Hollywood acting training class, added a lot of spoofs. It's just a little movie, I'm playing the only normal character out of all the crazy characters, and you'll follow his lens to see Hollywood, and I just think it's interesting.
I: That's comedy.
S: Yes, it's comedy, I play a young lawyer who never passed the national judicial exam, and then he met a girl who was beyond his reach, she was an actress, so he followed her into acting training.
I: How big are your comedy scenes? How does it feel?
S: I love comedy, actually I've been trying to make comedy over the years, and I think it's a great genre film, and no matter who you are, you can feel the charm of comedy. I'm no stranger to comedy, I took a lot of improvisation classes when I first <b>debuted, I played some small comedic roles in some films when I was younger, and I was always begging people to let me act in comedy</b>, so I was very happy to shoot this film.
<b>About your own private life</b>
I: Can you reveal some interesting things about you that fans don't know about you?
S: I have some hobbies that annoy many of my friends because <b>I love Katie Perry, Rihanna, top forty, and Taylor Swift</b>, and I love them. I just love their music, I like good music, as long as the rhythm is catchy, I like it.
I: Did anything happen to you that you didn't expect?
S: I never felt like a family-oriented person before, I think I've always been a jerk, but next year I'll be thirty and <b>I'll start thinking about having children</b>, and my father is getting older, which worries me even more because he hasn't held his grandchildren yet, my brother already has a daughter, and now I'm left.
I: Do you feel stressed?
S: I don't think it's pressure, he's not going to put pressure on me, he's not going to say, hey my grandson? I think it's a human nature, and it came a little early, probably because my father was very old.
I: You've said you want to continue the glory of Eastwood, what do you think you've done to bring glory to the surname?
S: My mom used to say to me, "You can be a good person all the time From Monday to Saturday, but if you act like a jerk on Sunday, everyone will remember you as a jerk." "Glory is not won, but to maintain yourself through continuous improvement, you have to be like a man, for me this means being kind to people, you want others to do to you, you have to do to others, no matter who the other person is, it should be so to anyone, you should <b>work harder and talk less nonsense</b>.
I: Are there other careers besides acting, and is it possible to come up with a country music album?
S: Country music? Haha no way, <b>I will never be a singer, you will not want to hear me sing</b>, I will only sing in the shower, not good.
<b>About the impression of China</b>
I: Have you ever been to China?
S: I've been to China by plane and haven't played around much, but I'm looking forward to making a movie there.
I: Is there anything I would like to do in particular?
S: Beijing, I've been to Southeast Asia, I've been to Singapore, I've been to Thailand, I like Southeast Asia, as for China, I've only been to Hong Kong, and I want to play all over China.
I: What's next?
S: I'm giving myself a vacation in the next few months, hoping to meet my dad during the holidays, take a break, and have some things to do next year.