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Behind The Scenes Of The Self Photoshoot With Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene & Rachelle Lefevre

Posted by taylor blue on October 19, 2009 | No Comments

Truth be told, I really just wanted a reason to post a picture of Kellan Lutz and have a reason to talk about him. I have been having major discussions about Kellan and his acting skills in Facebook for the last couple of days, so I had to prove that yes, Kellan is amazing beyond the two lines that everyone says he only has.

So look at this behind the scenes footage of Kellan for Self magazine and tell me if he is not adorable. (Side note: Kellan if you are reading this…I need your sweater. ASAP. Thank you.)

Penn Badgley Just Another Teen Idol For VMAN Magazine

Posted by taylor blue on September 19, 2009 | No Comments

Penn Badgley is on Gossip Girl. And since he’s been dating his co-star, Blake Lively, things have been quieter for him. He recently sat down with VMAN magazine and talked about being a teen idol and how his life parallels Gossip Girl in many ways. (I read the interview on the website and I didn’t realize that boy swore so much. I was shocked. I’m not saying that everyone is perfect just that I didn’t think he would.)

On how the two worlds are parallel: “If you look at the lives we’re leading on the show and the lives we’re leading offscreen, I mean, they’re very fucking similar… But it’s not weird. It doesn’t feel incestuous.”

On how they are considered royalty: “In certain circles we’re treated like royalty. We’re treated like the Kennedys. We’re never going to be able to separate New York City from Gossip Girl and vice versa.”

On fans reacting to him: “You barely have to be famous for people to scream when they see you.”

On being viewed another teen idol: “I’m not just a teen star idol. I’m not just that.”

On how his role of Dan has changed: “They brought me on to be the awkward sort of confident nerd. In the beginning, they wrote to my ability to stutter very well – it’s a comedic kind of thing.”

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The Highest Paid Actor In Prime Time Television Is?

Posted by taylor blue on August 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

I think working on a TV show would definitely be one of my dream jobs. Going to work and acting seems like it would something I could never complain about. When I saw this list of highest paid celebrities I was really surprised. I know they work long days and for months and months on end, but with this pay check and being seen by everyone I think it would be worth it.

This is the list of the highest paid drama stars.

Kiefer Sutherland (24) – $550,000 an episode
Hugh Laurie (House) – $400,000 an episode
Mark Harmon (NCIS) – $325,000 an episode
Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) – $275,000 an episode
Tim Roth (Lie to Me) – $250,000 an episode
Simon Baker (The Mentalist) – $250,000 an episode
Tom Welling (Smallville) – $175,000 an episode
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) – $150,000 an episode
Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) – $50,000 an episode

I am sure there has to be people missing. I can’t imagine this covering the people on Lost, Supernatural or Heroes.

[Image by Splash News]

Thinking About Heath Ledger On His 30th Birthday

Posted by taylor blue on April 4, 2009 | 4 Comments

It would have been Heath Ledger’s 30th birthday today, April 4th. (Again, I didn’t realize he had his birthday so close to mine.) But I had to just comment that he is still very much in my mind and I still miss him.

Heath had his whole life in front of him and it still makes me very sad to think he got it taken away from him. We miss you, Heath.

UPDATE: Sorry about getting his age wrong. That’s what I get for trying to fit it in so late at night.

[Image by Juan Rico/Fame Pictures]

James Holzier & I: The Interview

Posted by taylor blue on February 24, 2009 | 6 Comments

James Holzier is one of those movie stars that I have always wanted to meet. He is humble in every sense of the word. I published one article on him and the girls flocked to see it. So now I finally got a chance to interview James last week and I have to say I can see why they find him so lovable. He is so open and very funny. The interview went on for a long time, and honestly he was so easy to talk to I could have been interviewing him all night. Here are the questions I asked…and his answers.

On what inspired him to be an actor: I can just tell you ever since I was real little it is just something I have always gravitated towards. I just love it. I mean, my earliest memories I recall doing performances in front of my parents. Of course, they seemed to laugh at a lot of those. A lot of them involved lip syncing to Boyz II Men or things like that. In school, I used to day dream about acting and so I would do commercials and all things like that. I have just always felt it. It is what I love and it has been like that since they day I was born…

On if James sings as well as acting: I act…it is what I love but the lip syncing was just something that I did for fun when I was growing up. I have two older sisters and so I never had the chance to listen to what I wanted to listen to on the radio. So I would always just dance and sing to what they were listening to. But that is just me being me..Really I have been doing nothing but acting, that is what I love. That is what I get. I can’t explain it any better than like someone really loving baseball or basketball or reporting or singing or teaching or anything no matter what it is. But acting is it….

On the struggles James has been through: I could be here forever talking about them. Honestly. It is hard, cause I would list them to you and I will just name a couple. But what I believe honestly Taylor…is that we all have struggles. Whoever we are. We all have struggles in life. And if we don’t we aren’t human. Especially us having struggles to be what we want to be or be where we want to do. That is what unifies us….

But for me…I mean I was never even supposed to be born. My parents were told they would never have anymore kids after my sisters. The doctors told them it was IMPOSSIBLE. Then doctors told them when I was born I wouldn’t even survive. AT ALL. And I just think from the beginning it shows you nothing is impossible. Nothing. Growing up it seemed I always faced obstacles of people doubting me or not believing in me and that is okay because it makes you stronger.

On what kind of scripts pull him in: I really don’t have a kind of script that pulls me in. Honestly I have had lots of opportunities to be in films and do roles that came to me, but I just can’t do anything that I don’t believe in. I can’t sell myself for something I don’t believe in. All the things you mention, I can and will do but all that matters is that I believe in it. Those are the ones that draw me in and the ones that pull me in.

On the actors/actresses he looks up to: I look up to a lot of people but for different reasons. Mostly because of how they inhabit a role. I admire actors and actresses for different reasons too. One could be because how they convey emotion or in their body language or how each role is so different from the last. Or how they are so likable it all depends. But one person that I will point out that I look up to and somewhat can relate too is James Dean. I can relate to a lot of his background and his struggles and his emotion. I look up to him, but there are others like Johnny Depp because I respect his choices. (Daniel Day Lewis and Meryl Streep were also on the list.)

More of his interview and more pictures after the jump…