I got josh and evie interview in my french tv program (the one i put cover below)
Romain Duris’s wife in the French movie “Afterwards” by Gilles Bourdos, this Canadian French-speaking girl is, at almost 30, one of the most promising actresses of Hollywood.
Did you know what was going to happen to you in this 4th season? Our writers are really sparing with details about our future. When we receive the script – we’ve got to give it back and we can’t copy it – we learn what the future holds in store for us. It’s better to find out what’s going to happen to Kate day after day than to know that she’s going to die or any other bad news! I wouldn’t play her in the same way if I knew!
Has “Lost” really launched your career? The show opened me all the doors, I insist: ALL the doors! I could paint, write about my life, put my face on thousands of products, be in movies. I’m extremely lucky, so since I’m loyal, I’ll stay until the end of my contract, in 2009, even if others leave.
Which way will you choose afterwards? This terrifies me: What to choose? I was launched after 3 silent roles, and now I’m on the top of the bill! There is so much pressure in Hollywood that I sometimes envy the unknown girl I was before. Every morning, someone is waiting for me at my door so I can be the star of “Lost”. Do I really look like this in my old patched blue jeans, with my shopping bag? I’d like to exile myself in France because even in Paris, I’m in peace. Some day I asked my way because I was lost and the guy didn’t recognize Kate. All that he saw was a lost tourist! Lost but…….happy!
****************** Josh holloway (sawyer) During a press conference last spring this Californian of 29 (yes i know but we can’t blame them lol josh is hot and he could be only 30 lol) who was elected the sexiest man on tv in 2007 answered some privileged people including us. Is that true that your role as Sawyer has been a real miracle for you ? I’ve waited for this role for 10 years ! If it hadn't been for this agent who was looking for a guy for a hair-style magazine, I would have given up on everything. With my wife, yessica, we couldn’t even pay the drafts of the house. And then there was Sawyer ! Did you know that 5 others actors of the show did an audition for the same role?
Isn’t your wife too jealous of your sometimes “hot” scenes with Kate ? Absolutely not ! She’s even come several times on the set. Weird thing, it’s with evangeline she has sympathized the most doing shopping together. And also, Yessica knows how to make unforgettable massages, I don’t think Kate can do as good.
In this 4th opus, are you satisfied by Kate and Sawyer getting closer? With Evangeline, we’re very good friends. It’s always better to have intimate scenes with an actress you feel pretty cool with. What satisfies me and gets us close too, is that we’re not part of the list of the real disappeared ones of opus 4. Remember, at the beginning we were 48 survivors...Today, after the strike, Kate and I think we’re REAL survivors !
here in french mag, people interviewed naveen during monte carlo festival and look what he gave to us naveen spoiler about the end of the show !
Do you know how will end the show ? The finale will be on the island.apart from that, i don't know any thing in advance, This is what makes the job fascinating but frustating. I just hope all mysteries will be resolved in a smart way. Do you make suggestions to the writers? Rarely. During season1, i suggested that sayid lived a romance with someone on the island, and they created his relationship with shannon. But it wasn't very long...I would like my character to live a new romance in season5.
yes my country celebrated lost return the 5th july :) and i'm so happy 'cause it's the first time they used tv guide cover of may 2006 in france^^ and also 'cause i love them yes i'm very happy loool enjoy i'll try to buy others mag if i find some others with lost return :)
On the TV side, "Lost" also won for actor Matthew Fox; supporting actor Michael Emerson; and Elizabeth Mitchell, who finished in a tie with Summer Glau of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" for supporting actress.
finally we can see the advert of evie :) i hope one day josh and her could do the promotion together could be awesome so... if you want, let a message here maybe davidoff people could see it :) request for josh and evie davidoff promotion
thank carlton to those hints for new season of lost
1) Jack v Locke (Science v. Faith) - One of the fundamental themes of show. In Season 5 Jack will become more a Man of Faith and Locke will become more a Man of Science. Locke believes his destiny is tied to this island. This will be a story line that we will explore in the upcoming seasons.
2) We will learn what happened to Locke and the others. Also, now what is Locke's destiny since he is in "charge" of the island? He has committed his destiny to this island and thinks that it will lead him to enlightenment. We will eventually see if he is right or not.
3) Locke's story is not over. There is a famous guy named Jesus Christ that was resurrected.
4) We already know what our path is and people make mistakes in theories, because there is no simple answer and they do not have enough information
5) Sawyer is his favorite: Handsome, charming and dangerous, everything he would want to be.
6) He gives a shout out to Skaters and Jaters and then mentions that we call them Darlton. Kate will end up with one of the two eventually.
7) New LOST interactive game start at Comic-Con, register to become a member of Dharma Initiative. Depending on how you do on the test you will be a Physicist, Chemist, or even a Workman.
(cj) During the Festival Großes Fernsehen, actor Terry O'Quinn came to Cologne in order to promote the German premiere of „Lost“'s fourth season on new premium cabler FOX Channel. Christian Junklewitz and Dominik Ahrens spoke with him for Serienjunkies. Right at the start of the interview, a very calm and kind O'Quinn cleared the rumour (spread, e.g., on wikipedia) that he has ever been a bodyguard: „If I was gonna start some kind of rumor, it would be one that I wouldn't have to back up...“
How do you keep up with everything that is going on on «Lost»? There are so many places on the island, so many time frames. How do you cope? I only have to keep track of John Locke. I only have to know what he knows. In fact, the more difficult challenge is not paying attention to the things I am not supposed to know. John Locke doesn't have to keep track of everything, because he only knows what he knows.
But you have to keep track where on the time line all these things are supposed to happen to John Locke? Yes, but in Locke's case, so far, he has only had the past and the present. As far as I know. Nobody has told me anything else. Both of those things are very clear to me and they are very clear to him. So, it's really not a challenge to me. It's more complicated for the fans of „Lost“.
How far in advance do you know what is going to happen to John? And I mean this more in terms of character development rather than plot development. I don't know far at all. We are about to start shooting season five in the States, and I don't know how that begins. At the beginning of season four, we may have gotten the script two weeks before we began to shoot. By the end of the season, we got the script the day before we started to shoot. So, we don't know far in advance. The writers are very secretive, even with us. I would prefer they didn't tell me things I don't need to know because these are viewers' secrets I have to protect. I don't want them. It's not necessary.
So, the writers don't even tell you: We want to take John in this or that direction? You only get your screenplay, and that's it? That's pretty much it. What I learned is this: Don't ask. Because they can't tell you. If I had a cast of twenty-some people I wouldn't tell any of them anything, ANYTHING.
There is a rumor that your colleague Matthew Fox is the only cast member who knows what the solution of the mystery in „Lost will be? Is that true?“ I have no idea. I wouldn't be surprised if he thinks he does. If he came and told me „I know what's gonna happen“, I would say „Ok, what?“, and then he would say „Well, I can't tell you“, and I'd say „Well, I don't believe you.“
it is said that the character of John Locke was specifically written four you... That I also don't know. I wasn't actually told that. I was told that when they were gonna cast the show that they thought of me for John Locke. I think, when they conceived of this show that they didn't necessarily know where it was going, and I think, in the course of the development of the story they began to write for me. Because they see the tendencies of an actor, and they see things that they like, and they may begin to write for that actor. But I wasn't aware that the character of Locke was written with me in mind.
So, this is nothing that could have changed the way you approached the part as an actor? No. I approach all my work in pretty much the same way: I try to figure out why a character is behaving the way he is, and I base my performance on those reasons. What are his needs? If they said: „This was written for you“, I don't think that would give me licence to do anything I wanted. I think I would still have to follow the script as I understand it.
Are you a sci fi fan yourself? Is „Lost something that you'd watch?“ I might. I think you have to be very attentive to watch „Lost“. I don't know if my schedule would allow me. Sometimes I compare it to the Rubik's Cube. If you stayed with that, you might watch „Lost“. I kept a Rubik's Cube for about three minutes, and then I moved on.
I am just a fan of good film and television. It may or may not be science fiction. But I am not a fan of science fiction per se. I won't watch something simply because it is science fiction.
But we noticed that you have played quite some roles in this genre (e.g., «The X-Files», «Millenium», «Alias»). Is this something that just happened, or was it some kind of careful career planning on your part? I didn't plan it at all. It's something that just happened. I think it's just coincidence. I don't know why I ended up on those sort of iconic television programmes. I am grateful, of course. But if there is a reason why I get cast in those things I don't know what it is. And I don't want to know what it is, because then I might try to over-do it.
You have extensively worked on shows of both Chris Carter and J.J. Abrams. Can you tell us how you developed this relationship to two of the most influential showrunners of the last two decades? In both cases I simply went into auditions for a role. They didn't seek me out. My agents called me and said, for example in the case of J.J. Abrams: „Will you go on an audition for a role on «Alias»?“ A lot of times, actors in Hollywood, if they think they are of a certain renown, they don't think they need to audition. I have never been one of those because I almost always needed a job. So, I said „Of course, I will.“ The particular episode was a sort of recap of „Alias“, all the way up to this point. I was a FBI man who was questioning Jennifer Garner, and we did about 27 pages of dialogue in a couple of days. And I think everybody was impressed by that, so they kept me on the show whenever they had to spout a lot of pointless information. They called me Mr. Exposition... That was a blessing, because it was a wonderful cast. I think J.J. Has a gift for putting people together that mesh well. And I think he has done it again.
Prior, to „Lost, what was your favorite show to work on?“ It was probably „Alias“. But also „Millenium“ and „The West Wing“. They seemed to have really talented and professional casts. And for me the most satisfying aspect of being an actor is woriking with other good, professional actors. That's the best thing about my job. That, and getting paid really well.
Payment is actually a good trasition to our next question: Last season got interrupted by the writer's strike. What will happen next season? Will there be a walkout by SAG? I don't know. I'm not in the middle of that turmoil because in Hawaii, we are removed from it. The last impression I got was that there was about a fifty-fifty chance. Of course, I am in a position like: Can't we strike when I don't have a good job which is most of the time? Every actor who has a really good job doesn't feel like going on strike. But there is only a few of us. Most of us at any given time are unemployed.
How is working on Hawaii? Is it one big vacation between shooting the scenes? Or is it even harder than to just work on a sound stage in Los Angeles? Sometimes it's like being trapped on vacation - or being crashed on a deserted island. Except, it's not deserted. It's just not home. I love Hawaii, I love to work there. My two favorite places that I've worked so far are Hawaii and Vancouver. But when I'm not working it's a very small island. And I tend to get a little island fever. That being said, I can't count my blessings, I am happy to be working there. So, I will never complain about this job.
Was there a big farewell party for Dominic Monaghan after season three? Or will we see him again? I don't know. The answer to the first question is: No, there wasn't. I said my farewells to Dominic more privately. The partys tend to happen at the beginning, during the honeymoon period of shows. It is when everybody gets together and goes like: „Wow! We are successful!“ And you tell stories like: „Guess how people reacted to me on the street?“ But as you become more accustomed to it people become a little bit more private with their plans - and where they are going with this golden ball of success. You begin to not share it so much.
What about friendship within the cast? I haven't tended personally to keep a lot of friends that I worked with. My friends are pretty much the people I raise my kids with in Maryland. I have a lot of acquaintances in the business, and probably I have more in common now with Michael Emerson on our show than with anybody else. We throw the word love around a lot, especially in Hollywood. „I love them all dearly“ - well, I don't love them ALL dearly. But I like them all pretty well. And I am always happy to go to work with these people. And that is not true of every cast I have ever worked with. Are there any bets on which cast member might be the next to win an Emmy for «Lost»? If I was a betting man, I would say Michael Emerson. You will see a lot of Ben in Season Four, and he does great work, brillant. If my wife would let me, I would vote for him myself, but I got to vote for me (laughter).
Because she's been to the Emmys now, and she likes to party, and you get a lot of free stuff. So, I said: „It would be ok if I simply got nominated, and didn't win?“ And she said: „Yeah, that would be ok.“ I don't think it's likely this year. I don't predict a nomination for myself.
But if Michael Emerson didn't get one, I'd be surprised.
On the internet, we came across some websites which seem to suggest that you are the source of rather erotic fantasies from some of your female viewers. How do you cope? Could you write them down for me? (laughter) Because I don't think I have seen them yet. I would like to have those, just to be able to show them my wife once in a while. How do I cope? I haven't been confronted with this problem. But I look forward to it. I haven't met them, and maybe if I met them, I would rather they stopped. But I like to live with my illusions. I can pictures them now, all of them. And they are gorgeous!
I am sure they are! Mr. O'Quinn, thank you very much for this interview!
Well, this just feels like Christmas morning—especially if you've had “Naveen Andrews Interview” on your list for Santa for years now (like us).
As you may know, Naveen has been fairly elusive with the press in recent years; however, the man we know and love (and drool over) as Lost's Sayid Jarrah graciously took some time at the Monte Carlo TV Fest to chat about that itty-bitty island on which he’s been kicking ass for four seasons strong.
Keep reading to get the goods!
What do you think of the fact that the show has an end date? Relief, really. I think it was the only way to keep the quality up—the quality we had from the first season—and hopefully that's been borne out by the fourth season.
What theory do you have about how the show will end? I just hope that whatever it is, all these things that they've thrown out—all these nuggets from the polar bear to infinity—that they put it together into some cohesive whole that makes sense and is satisfying for the audience.
Where do you go in two years when the series ends? Wherever the good work is, whether it's film or TV. Wherever the good writing is.
Sayid showed off some pretty insane fight moves in the season finale, while battling Keamy. Has he always had those skills or has he been practicing? I presume he was always able to, coming from the military and being in the Republican Guard, which I believe was an elite force.
How have you prepared for a character who seems quiet and peaceful on the surface but has a deep, dark side as a former torturer? There's obviously a certain amount of academic research you can do with history—somebody from the military and their faith, the country they're from. But with TV, especially with a show of this nature, you have to be open and prepared for anything they might throw at you. It could mean a complete 180 in terms of what drives your character, and if you've prepared to the extent where it becomes rigid, it's not going to be useful, is it?
Which character would you like to have been if you weren't Sayid? I always thought it would be Locke. I always liked that character, but I'm too...maybe I need to shave my head and just age a bit more.
Steve Jones, the former Sex Pistol, guided you to your first AA meeting. How did you get to know him? I met him at a dinner party in L.A., and I was shocked to meet somebody who had been in that band who was not completely drugged out. I found that really intriguing, and it made me think, "If he's done it, then maybe I've got a chance."
