H A Y D E N C H R I S T E N S E N !
On Being Chosen As The New Anakin
"The auditions became all about meeting Natalie. It was just the thrill of shooting with her. I beleive I have chemistry with her and that is key to my getting the part."
"The entire time I've been involved in the casting process --for eight months -- actually being in Star Wars seemed so far-fetched."
"I was just waking up and my roommate walked in and handed me the phone and it was my agent and manager, and they were pretty excited, so I knew as soon as I got on the phone. I walked outside just stunned and in disbelief. I called my mom first thing, and my roommate started blaring the Star Wars soundtrack in the background. I didn't want to tell my mom right off, but of course she heard the music and started flipping out."
"When I phoned my mom when I found out, she was screaming at the top of her lungs. My entire house was just chaotic."
"Star Wars has always been big for my generation. When Episode I came out my entire high school went to the theater for the first showing. It was a big event, and to be a part of that now is very special."
"But it was only about a week ago that it started to hit me that I was testing for Anakin... Darth Vader! It's just been sort of hard to grasp."
"I'm very excited about the challenge it's going to present and really looking forward to working with a lot of good people. It's especially exciting to work with actors such as Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor whom I've really admired. And I get to use lightsabers... and the Force!"
"I got to meet George Lucas, hang out at Skywalker Ranch, and I got a couple of new hats."
"It's awesome to portray a character who becomes Vadar. I'm getting ready to go to the dark side."
"I had this great secret I was so excited about, but I couldn't tell anybody. So I mean, I was always walking around with this big smile on my face and everyone was like, 'So, why are you so happy?' I was like, 'Yeaah, you'll find out soon enough.' "
"Of course, it's petrifying, especially coming from the position I was in prior to Star Wars. It'll be a change and, you know, you deal with it as it comes along and just hope you can cope."
"I never would have thought that I'd be in Star Wars, and here I am."
On Being An Actor
"I love acting because it's a bit of an escape. It gives you the ability to reinvent yourself. They say that acting is the shy man's revenge."
"I've got good people to talk to and to keep me grounded. I'll have my feet on the ground."
© 2000 Bounce 2 Hayden
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