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because of controversy?
VD: Yeah, I think it definitely suffered from that because
we were in an election year and because education is a
hotbed issue. And people have strong opinions about public
school education, unions, charter schools, and parent-trig-
ger laws. Occasionally, the timing of a movie is just bad and
I think, in the case of this movie, it was probably the worst.
KW: What interested you about Beautiful Creatures?
VD: What interested me was that the character wasn’t
what she appeared to be. That she had different secrets to be
discovered. When you first meet her, she’s kind of just
woven into the fabric of this family. But then you see the
tribal scarification on her back, and you see her channeling
spirits. And then you learn that she’s the keeper of a library
that’s the gateway to different worlds. I like that. I like
when there are different layers to peel away. It was just sub-
tle enough to play and to craft. That’s what appealed to me
about the role.
KW: Have you ever made a romantic fantasy before? Is
Kate & Leopold the closest you’ve done to something like
this?
VD: I didn’t think of Kate & Leopold, but yeah, I guess
so. It’s the only other time I’ve tried this genre.
KW: In this case, the film is more akin to the Twilight and
Harry Potter series.
VD: I love young adult fantasies. While I say that, I have
not seen all of the Twilight and Harry Potter movies. But
I’ve read all of the books, and I love them. I love them
because I enjoy being transported to a different world and
having my imagination challenged. That’s a huge part of
what we do as actors. We have to imagine ourselves in a dif-
ferent world. And when you are in a young adult fantasy, it
challenges you in the best way.
Rodanthe, a movie I did with Diane Lane. Jean was kind of
fun, and tough, sarcastic, artistic, creative, quirky and a lit-
tle sexy. She was probably the closest to the real me.
SUB-BIDS REQUESTED
City of Seattle
Genesee CSO Reduction Project
Bid Package #GCSO-01: Shoring,
Sheet Piling and Dewatering
Bid Package #GCSO-02: Earthwork
and Site Utilities
Prebid Meetings and Site Visits:
February 5, 2013 at 10:00am and
February 12, 2013 at 10:00am
Bids Due: February 28, 2013 at
2:00pm
Bid documents may be examined at local plan cen-
ters, viewed free of charge on-line at
http://www.bxwa.com or obtained at cost from Unit-
ed Reprographics, 206/382-1177
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KW: Patricia also points out that you’ll be receiving a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year. She’d like
to know what that means to you.
VD: I keep forgetting about that until someone reminds
me again. I kid you not. What does it mean? It’s hard for me
to say that I’ve made it, because no real actor feels that way.
But it does represent a physical manifestation of my dreams
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KW: Did you see The Hunger Games? That’s another
adaptation of a young adult book that targeted teens and
‘tweeners.
VD: Yes, it was fabulous!
KW: Editor/legist Patricia Turnier asks: Among all the
characters you played, which one is closest to your person-
ality and why?
VD: You know who? The character I played in Nights in
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