
We’re not sure if we’re more attracted by the fact that he plays a vampire or that jaw line.
Either way… damn.
Stephen Moyer of True Blood is on the cover of this month’s issue of Men’s Health.
In the interview he talked about romance with his wife, fitness, and going to the gym.
Stephen on meeting his costar and future wife, Anna Paquin…
“I was intrigued by her. She was very open about work. But she was withdrawn [personally]. I was like, ‘Here I am, here’s everything I got.’ I remember leaving the screen test and thinking, God, I’d like to spend more time with her. I remember getting back to London [after the pilot] and just going, ‘I have to keep speaking to this person.’ We began speaking every night on Skype for 2 or 3 hours.”
Stephen on persistence at the gym…
“There’s no immediate payoff. Sometimes it feels like it’s taking forever to see results. It takes commitment and time, but when you start to see results—when you feel a bit leaner or you’re doing more reps—you start to think, Wow, I can see a difference! And it’s palpable. I recommend it.”
Stephen on his true fitness personality…
“I’m an English boy. I played a lot of sports growing up, but I never had any kind of workout regimen. My working out was with my right arm and it involved a pint glass.”
Stephen on having a trainer…
“I find that I don’t go at it if I don’t have someone making me. You’d be amazed at how quickly I let it all go. I think half of what a trainer does is make you feel shame if you don’t show up.”
Why Stephen goes to the gym…
“I didn’t want my kids to look back at the show in 20 years’ time and go, ‘Who’s that slobby git? Oh, it’s you, Dad.’”
Stephen on his True Blood co-star, Ryan Kwanten…
“[Kwanten’s character] walks into a room and takes his shirt off. That’s his normal entrance. Ryan has minus 6 percent body fat.”
Stephen on the value of stillness…
“[The actors] who go into the room and don’t do anything are the ones who turn people’s heads. Might not be able to act for shit, but they’re the ones people are interested in. They want enigmatic.”
[Image via Men's Health.]
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