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JENSEN ACKLES INTERVIEW
from Official Jensen Ackles Newsletter, February 2002
Hi everyone!
Well, here's what most of you have been waiting for, the exclusive interview. We
hope you enjoy it. Remember, before you all sent in questions we mentioned
that Jensen had every right not to answer a question if he didn't want to.
So don't feel discouraged if you don't see your question posted. He may not have
had an answer, so please don't take it personally.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Without further, happy reading! Before the questions begin, however, a
message from Jensen exclusively to the subscribers of this newsletter :
First of all, let me start off by saying thank you to all of you. The
amount
of continued support you have shown me throughout these past few years is so
greatly appreciated I can't even begin to tell you. It truly is affecting.
-Jensen Ackles
MSweetie86 - Mayuri of Florida wants to know:
Hey Jensen! First, thank you to the newsletter for giving us the
opportunity to ask Jensen a question! My name is Mayuri and I truly admire
your work. What advice do you have for aspiring actors? Any suggestions on where
or how to get started? Thank you! Also, would you be willing to give
fans an e-mail address or screen name where we can talk to you?
Jensen
Ackles:
Mayuri, for aspiring actors I would have to say; start by taking an acting class
generally in the field you want to pursue (ex. commercials, television, theater,
motion picture). Then really give it thought and ask yourself if this is
something you really want to pursue. I won't lie to you, it is a tough
industry to get involved with and really be successful, and those without
passion and drive can easily fall by the wayside. If you have the passion,
then the next step is to get an agent. Someone to get you in the door to
those people who need to see your talent and then…let the cards fall where
they may. But keep a strong head, don't get discouraged and never stop
honing your skills.
jericokat@yahoo.com - Tracey Stern
of New York wants know :
Hey Jensen, This is Tracey, I met you April 99 in NJ and gave you the
drawing of you and Ali Sweeney as a belated b-day gift. I have to say I
LOVE you on Dark Angel. I only started watching once I heard you joined
the cast
and I think your character is too funny. I love his wise cracking
attitude.What I want to know is how it is working in Canada and which do you
prefer better, doing a soap opera or a weekly show?
Jensen
Ackles:
Hi Tracey, it's good to hear from you and thank you for the drawing. I actually
had it hanging in my dressing room at "Days" until I left. It
now hangs in my parent's house in Texas. You are very talented. To
answer your question, I would have to say that there are things about both shows
I prefer and things I don't. Working on "Days" there was more of
a sense of family, and the hours were definitely less grueling. It was
just less of a hectic work environment. Where as "Dark Angel's"
hours are very different and it takes much longer to shoot things than did
"Days". It takes us 10 full 12-17 hour days to shoot one episode.
Whereas at "Days" it took about one 8-hour day. But on the other
hand, "Dark Angel" only shoots part of the year giving us a nice
hiatus, whereas "Days" shoots year round. (Kind of hard to make
vacation plans). There are many differences, but at this stage in my life,
I'm happy to be with "DA"…it's a step in the direction I want to go.
NikkiV23, RACOHEN10, Aqua0215 - Lori of NJ want to know:
Do you have a girlfriend?, Are you dating anyone at the moment?
Jensen
Ackles:
No/….at the moment…yes.
DancingQT2003 - Laura of Toledo, Ohio wants to know:
Jensen, If you had not chosen acting as your career path, what might you
be doing otherwise?
Jensen
Ackles:
I have no clue…that was 5 ½ years ago when I made the decision to move to Los
Angeles and do this…there's no telling. I'm sure I could come up with
some pretty interesting scenarios.
Broklover6969 - Mary of St. Louis, KayKay31056 - Kayla of Ohio, Calibabe27 -
Jessi, angelwings728@yahoo.com
- Melissa, DaysOfKayla, CUBOYS - Renee all
want to know:
Do you ever plan on returning to Days, or any other soap opera in the future? Do
you think you might do a guest appearance on Days? Do you miss Days?
Jensen
Ackles:
I would never rule out going back to "Days". I loved it there
and the people are still family. I do miss the cast and crew and fans.
When you're doing daytime, you actually get to meet the people who watch you.
That's very important. A guest appearance would be fun. We'll have
to see.
CaliGirl82 - Leslie Vent of San Diego, California wants to
know:
Jensen, Now that you're on Dark Angel is there any possibility that you'll still
be holding events to see your fans? I met you back in September of 1999
and it was incredible, so I was hoping there might be future opportunities to
see you.
Jensen
Ackles:
Doing prime-time television can be very consuming. And, living outside the
country makes it a little difficult to do events like that. Not to mention
that events like that aren't really held for night-time cast members like they
are for the daytime cast members. It just doesn't seem to happen much. I
wish it did though.
Faith31245 - Sarah of Maryland wants to know:
What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment so far in life? What do you
hope to accomplish in the future?
Jensen
Ackles:
Probably moving to L.A. at 18 and immediately becoming self-dependent. I
have so many.
Kayfergie99 - Kim of IA wants to know:
Hey Jensen! I was just wondering if it was true that you were offered the
lead role as "Guy" in Never Been Kissed (with Drew Barrymore), but
could not take the role because of scheduling conflicts with Days? Thanks and
keep up the great work!!
Jensen
Ackles:
Yes, actually that is true, in fact, Jessica Alba (who was in "Never Been
Kissed") and I have had a laugh about it.
silverdolphin84@yahoo.com - Nina
of CA wants to know:
What do you miss about working on Days?
Jensen
Ackles:
The cast-crew-schedule-fans.
Swish586 wants to know:
Hey Jensen! Do you ever miss going back to DAYS? Also, how do you
feel about the september 11th terrorism attacks? Thank you for your time
and God Bless! :)
Jensen
Ackles:
9/11 was unreal. I happened to be in Canada at the time and really didn't
get a sense of how awful it really was until a few days later when it hit me
like a ton of bricks…that the place I call home, the country that is
invincible, my country of pride and freedom, the place we all feel safe, had
been completely violated. I immediately jumped on a plane and flew to be
with my family. It really frightened me. I pray to God that this new
evil in our world will be abolished quickly.
happyfaces2001@hotmail.com - Alice
of Vancouver, BC wants to know:
Hey! Great job w/ the newsletter. This is my question for the Jensen
interview.. do you see yourself in the character "Alec" in Dark Angel?
Jensen
Ackles:
I hope not…he's that cocky little punk my mother tried so hard not to raise. And,
I'm pretty sure she did her job.
Chrisf21 - Christine of Huntington, NY:
First I'd like to say, hello stranger!!!!!! Long time no chat. I
hope you are doing well and enjoying Canada. I think the people at Fox are
one of the nicest bunch of people to work with, in your case work for! I
was wondering if you have read or seen past episodes of Dark Angel other than
the episode you guest-starred on last season? I know you said when you
first started on DAYS that Drake sat you down and gave you the history of the
characters and storylines. Did anyone do that for you on Dark Angel, or
did you do any research of your own? Personally, I just want to add, that
you have definitely given the show the added zip it needed. I also think
it is great that they have added the mutants. It reminds me of the series
Beauty and the Beast, which I loved only DA has quite a kick to it:-)
Hopefully our paths will cross soon. You know you always have a friend in
NY :-) Keep up the good work! P.S. I hope you liked the Aromatherapy stuff
:-)
Jensen
Ackles:
Hello, Christine. It's great to hear from you. I hope all is well
and life is treating you good. And, yes the people at Fox have been very
good to me over the past year. I'm really happy to be there. To
answer your question…I did do a little research on last season just to get a
sense of what the existing characters were all about. The producers have
been very helpful in answering any questions I have as well. It's not as
much of a family atmosphere over at "DA" like it is at "Days"…Mainly
due to the fact that cast is all young and there are only about 7 or 8 of us
where "Days" has 30 cast
members of all ages. But I'm definitely having fun. Well, keep well
over there on the East Coast and hopefully I'll see ya soon.
LilActingDiva wants to know:
Will you marry me? no j/k What is your acting technique?
Jensen
Ackles:
Ya think we should meet first! I'm still trying to figure that out myself. I'm
not sure I have done enough roles to claim a method to my madness.
stephens44@hotmail.com wants to
know:
Saw that you smoked in Blonde. How much do you smoke and when did you start?
Jensen
Ackles:
Actually, I just did it for the role. The director thought it would make
the character more authentic and I agreed.
JennaNPac - Jenna of FL wants to know:
How's it goin', Jensen? What's the first thing or memory of your life that u can
remember?
Jensen
Ackles:
I'm not sure…in fact, I can't remember what I did last week.
nautica7mk@hotmail.com - Nadia
wants to know:
Hello Jensen Ackles, I enjoy watching your character Alec on "Dark
Angel" very much, so I was wonderin if you've been involved in a lot of
projects since leaving DOOL, since crossing over to primetime TV is there any
shows you'd like to be in or any other projects you'd like to be associated with
in the future?
Jensen
Ackles:
My business team and I are constantly looking for other projects to be involved
in…it is an ongoing process and yes there are definitely shows and films I
would love to be a part of if I was right for the role. But, that's all
part of this game.
Krist785 - Kristi wants to know:
Hi! I was wondering do you still live in Los Angeles even though Dark Angel is
filmed in Canada? Do you ever meet with fans personally?
Jensen
Ackles:
I do still base myself out of L.A. but at the moment I spend most of my time at
my apartment in Vancouver. I go back and forth quite a bit.
erickajen@hotmail.com
wants to know:
Do you ever take trips to rural parts of the country just for fun, like, say..
northern Minnesota ;) LOL
Jensen
Ackles:
Not yet anyway.
MargieRat - Margie wants to know:
I'm wondering if you are superstitious?
Jensen
Ackles:
A little here and there…the basic stuff.
rowlandj@girlsandboystown.org
- Jennifer Rowland of Omaha, NE wants to know:
Thanks for your newsletter. I love receiving it. I was wondering if you
could ask Jensen about his religious beliefs. I saw him once speaking
about it, but I missed some of it. I believe he is a Christian, but
what groups does he involve himself in? Thanks girls!!! I grew up in
Plano, TX and love him so much and especially love that he is from Texas!
Jensen
Ackles:
I consider myself a nondenominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible
church and still hold those beliefs very close to me.
Vballangel7 wants to know:
Hi my name is Ashley Aul and I met you in New Philadelphia a while back at the
Swartz Homes.....I'm 19 and attend the University of Akron majoring in Mass
Media Communications (broadcasting mostly) and I was just wondering are you
single and will you be back on "Days of Our Lives"? We miss you!!!
Jensen
Ackles:
Hi Ashley. Ummm….yes, I'm single at the moment and "Days" is
always a possibility.
EDog51VB - Erin Scott of Columbus, Ohio, BabyDKNY19, Smooch27
want to know:
Will you be touring or making any personal appearances in the near future?
Jensen
Ackles:
Not that I know of.
BabyDKNY19 - Diana from NYC wants to know:
Have you met any singers? Like *NSYNC or Britney Spears, or any at all?
Jensen
Ackles:
Actually yes, I have met both of them just briefly and yes, I've gotten to meet
quite a lot of very interesting people.
JuliaAK47 - Jules wants to know:
Hey Jensen. You're an awesome actor, keep up the great work! I'd love to
meet you in person someday, which brings me to my question.. what's the craziest
thing a fan has ever tried to do to meet you? And what's the nicest thing a fan
has ever done or given you? Thanks and best wishes.
Jensen
Ackles:
I would have to say that the newsletter Beth and Alla put out is the coolest
thing a fan or fans have ever done for me.
Aqua0215 - Lori of NJ wants to know:
What did you do with your new house in LA after you found out you had to move to
Vancouver for Dark Angel? Does Dark Angel leave you with any free time to do
other projects (like movies or tv movies), and if so, are you planning to pursue
any? Also, what do you like most/least about working on dark angel? Aw,
and where did you spend Christmas and New Year's? And finally (sorry for
so many questions..), did you make any new year's resolutions? Have you
broken any yet?
Jensen
Ackles:
I sold it. Yes, we get a 3-month hiatus in the summer and I'm hoping to
maybe do a film of some sort. I spent Christmas with my family in Dallas,
Texas and New Years this year I spent in Austin, Texas with friends. I try
not to do that. I usually just set myself up.
Beth's Questions:
If you could go to dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be?
Jensen
Ackles:
Too many to list
Beth:
What television shows did you watch when you were a kid?
Jensen
Ackles:
Thundercats
Beth:
Who are some of your favorite actors and actresses that you look up to today?(besides
your dad :)
Jensen
Ackles:
Anthony Hopkins, Jim Caviezel, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Ewan McGregor to list a
few.
Beth:
If you were offered a role today to be the star in a hot new movie, and had the
option of choosing your leading lady, who would you choose?
Jensen
Ackles:
Jennifer Connelly
Beth:
What kind of role would you never consider to portray, no matter how much money
was offered?
Jensen
Ackles:
Really depends on the story
Beth:
How would you feel if you were offered a role to a sequel of one of your
all-time fave movies? Would you take it, or just wait to get something
completely new?
Jensen
Ackles:
Thrilled. And depends on writer/director/script/studio.
Beth:
How do you feel about being on a talk show? Which would you like to appear
on? (i.e. Rosie, Live..)
Jensen
Ackles:
I like them…they're fun
Alla's Questions:
What is one of the simple pleasures of life that you truly enjoy?
Jensen
Ackles:
Listening to my music while driving
Alla:
Do you have any hidden talents?
Jensen
Ackles:
Play guitar
Alla:
How have you adjusted to Vancouver's climate?
Jensen
Ackles:
Yes, it's really not all that bad.... in fact, I really like it. It can be
a little rainy at times; but then again, I love Texas but can't stand the heat.
Alla:
What, besides the weather, is the biggest difference between living in Los
Angeles, and living in Vancouver?
Jensen
Ackles:
It really is a different country. Canadians are much more laid back and
aren't so infatuated with success and materialistic things like Americans can be
so guilty of.
Alla:
Do you have more time off now than when you were taping daily?
Jensen
Ackles:
Actually I have less time due to the lengthy days and also because I'm a main
character on a smaller cast.
Alla:
What do you do when you have time off?
Jensen
Ackles:
Either go skiing with my Canadian buddies, or fly to L.A. to hangout or fly to
Dallas.
Alla:
Where were you the morning of September 11th, and how did you first find out
about what was going on?
Jensen
Ackles:
In bed in Vancouver when I got a call from a friend in L.A. who told me to get
up and turn on the TV. I didn't believe her at first but when she said we
were under attack, I jumped and didn't leave the TV for hours.
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