Fortunately, Alex Pettyfer didn’t seem too divariffic during this interview! Let’s hope we don’t hear too many more complaints that could harm his reputation further.
During a recent interview, Alex spoke about I Am Number 4, his brief modeling past, and what got him acting in the first place.
Here’s what he had to say about his training process for I Am Legend Number 4:
“I did everything, and I did two months training beforehand. D.J. is a very hands-on director and is literally by your side, every minute. He creates these phenomenal sets and phenomenal situations and sticks you plunk in the middle, and you don├óΓé¼Γäót really realize that you├óΓé¼Γäóre in a movie anymore. You go, ‘Oh, shit! I better run for my life.├óΓé¼┬¥
Alex on the possibility of I Am Number Four sequels:
“Yeah. Hopefully, people will enjoy the movie as much as we enjoyed making it and, hopefully, we will get an opportunity to make a second one.”
Alex on the message of the movie, for teens:
“Stand and fight for what you believe in.”
Alex on how he got into acting in the first place:
“I was at school. I had a big crush on a girl and I joined the media class because she was in it. I realized that I was two years younger than her and I wasn├óΓé¼Γäót in the same class as her, and I was stuck with it. I went on this school trip, and I didn├óΓé¼Γäót really care about acting or about media. I wanted to be a racing driver.”
“I went to go to the toilet and walked into this auditioning room where Stephen Fry was, and he must have taken a fancy. Him and the producer stuck me in this small TV movie, called Tom Brown├óΓé¼Γäós Schooldays, which was a great experience. I loved every second and realized that, as long as this journey was going to go forward, I was going to go with it ├óΓé¼╦£cause who doesn├óΓé¼Γäót like playing dress up?”
Alex on his background in modeling:
“I did a modeling gig for Burberry once, and it was a great experience, but no I am not a model. I want to be a model because it├óΓé¼Γäós a lot easier than acting.”
Don’t worry, Alex. If things don’t work out with the movies, we’re sure you could get more modeling gigs with Burberry. They make underwear, right???
LOLz!
[Image via WENN.]