An Interview with Frida Pinto

Chris Hill November 30, 2011 0
Frida Pinto is Gorgeous on film and simply stunning in person, She has both style and class 2 traits that Young Hollywood could certainly take a lesson on.

 

CH:  Frida how was it working with Mickey? Was it scary?

FP:  I love Mickey, I love Mickey I am not scared of him.

CH: You take on An interesting role that of Phaedra  a mystical virgin? Does she lose her mystical powers when she loses her virginity?  Why did you want to do this part?

FP: That was the whole thing, it’s a conflict for Phaedra as well between keeping her vision and falling in love, Basically having one or the other would mean the loss of the other thing.  So I guess the whole conflict through the entire thing. Through the entire process she decides this is what she wants, she wants  to be with Theseus, it renders a very human quality as well to Phaedra so she is not only mystical, which was very nice for Tarsem(Director Tarsem Singh) to include. She has those, she wants to feel those human feelings of being touched and feeling real joy.

CH: Why did you want to do a film like this?

FP: I had done 3 very good independent films and I had a lot of fun working on those and I wanted to try something different. I enjoy watching big budget films and am completely enthralled and entertained by them, so why t not be part of it as well and entertain other people, being in a film like that. That was my idea of behind wanting to be in this

CH: Wasn’t planet of the apes your first big but

FP: I shot this before planet of the apes. This was my first initiation into big budget films

CH: Will there be a sequel to planet of the apes

FP: I don’t know on that you will have to ask the producers and the director

CH: Do you believe in Oracles?

FP: I believe in some kind of a supernatural energy, a super power, I am not necessarily saying its religion or god or anything like that but I do believe that somewhere. I don’t believe in someone being able to see the future so powerfully but I do believe in powers.

CH: Did you use a body double for the nude scene?

FP: Yes I did

CH: How did this compare to roles like in Slumdog and Planet of the Apes?

FP: I can’t compare this to planet of the apes but I can compare it to Slumdog Millionaire. We are talking about an and a big studio film, your talking about working with a studio involved and the other where a director has a say in everything, what was amazing about immortals was that Tarsem had the first word and the last word on everything and that for me felt great. At the end of the day, you enter a film as an actor knowing that your director is the captain of the ship and yes the producers put in the money, but you want the Directors vision to be carried out in the film. So in that sense it didn’t feel like I was going to just be put in front of a green screen , there were a lot of things that helped as an actor having a more organic set and a living set and real cliffs and a real shrine. So this was my first big budget film so from there going to planet of the apes was easier. This was the bigger challenge learning a whole new system to work in.

CH: How do you feel playing someone with powers?

FP: As an actor that’s what you live for to be in an imaginary world, if you’re going to be playing  yourself day in and day out it tends to get boring after a while. When you’re a kid and you watch TV or you read, you watch GIJOE  and you think of yourself as the Baroness or Scarlett, there is a lot of imagination that comes into play. It’s the same thing, its reminding yourself, going back into childhood where there were no barriers and let your imagination take over, so when I was asked to play the priestess I felt I was born to do that. I don’t think for an actor it should be a difficult thing at all

CH: What was it like working with Henry Cavil

FP: So inspirational is the only way to put it, he had a lot of things going on, he had to train himself to look a certain way. He had an amazing speech he had to give, so he had to work on that to come across as the convincing leader he is made up to be from the very beginning.  The whole thing rested on his shoulders. To work with someone who had a lot going on but was so giving as a performer is very rare. I was very lucky to have that with Henry. Especially my very first scene which Tarsem decided to put me in. (the sex scene)

CH: Do you do use mouthwash first?

FP: Those are secrets we can’t tell

CH:  What has been your biggest struggle so far?

FP:  The biggest struggle is getting your foot in the door, once you get there you have to be brave enough to embrace all the challenges that come your way and make it happen for yourself. But the biggest struggle is how to get there in the first place. Not having any connections in the film industry whatsoever makes it very difficult. The one thing that keeps you going is the belief that it will happen

CH: How did you get your break?

FP: I auditioned for my first film and I got it, my very first film. I waited for a very long time. And it happened with the right director and the right reasons.

CH: What are you up to next?

 FP: No idea. Sometimes you need space to recharge your batteries.

CH:  Where are you currently living?

FP:  BA (British Airways), I don’t have a home base but Mumbai is always home.

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