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Again.
It's always such a nice welcome here.
It is a nice welcome here.
I'm sure you get that welcome everywhere, it's not just here.
But they are very lovely here, I agree.
So is this a new haircut?
I haven't seen you in a while, but is this brand new?
Yeah, I think it's three days old.
Three days old?
Yeah.
And is it for something you're doing,
or you just decided to change?
Because everybody knows you for that long, long hair.
Yeah.
It's not that long, was it?
[LAUGHS] I got a terrible infestation of nits,
and I had to shave it all off.
No, you did not.
Don't start that rumor.
No, I am doing a film.
What, an infestation of nits?
Yeah, are they called nits, or are they called gnats?
Head lice?
Head lice.
No.
They're not called nits here?
Let's say that you had a head full of nits.
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Let's stop that.
And then leave it at that.
Yeah, let's leave it at that.
So how long were the nits living in your head?
We'll just do the whole interview
about the nits in your head.
No, you did it for a movie, right?
Yeah.
I'm starting-- when am I starting?
On Thursday.
What day is it today, Wednesday, Tuesday?
I'm not booking your career.
I have no idea.
I wish I did.
I wish I was doing something with your career.
Are you shooting it here?
Yeah.
It's about a circus in the 1930s.
It's based on a book called Water For Elephants.
Oh, very cool.
With who?
With Reese Witherspoon, which is good.
That's good.
Now, it seems to me that you are more
comfortable doing the craft, acting and doing
all that, than shows like this and talking about it.
It seems like you're actually shy.
And I think that would surprise people that you'd rather
act than do this.
I just like doing things where you have a little time
to think about what you're saying first.
I've always had a problem actually thinking
before I open my mouth.
Being spontaneous.
Yeah, being spontaneous.
Or just thinking.
I have a problem with thinking.
Just thinking, period.
Thinking in real time.
I see.
Wow, that's a shame.
I know.
I have to have some notes.
Right.
Have you seen anyone about that problem?
No.
Because you should be able to just think.
That should be easy.
I know.
Whenever anyone asks me, they look at me.
And after all the Twilight things,
everyone's like, he's brooding all the time.
And so people always ask me, what are you thinking about?
And there's literally nothing.
It's like that Simpsons episode.
[LAUGHS] I have to really think.
When I have the thought, I'm like woo!
What was I thinking about?
There's something here.
Shouldn't I be thinking of something?
Yeah.
And I heard that you were nervous being here
that you have pressure that I'm going to make you dance.
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They want you to dance.
I don't.
It's not happening.
I don't respond to peer pressure.
No.
I would say what do you think of that,
but I don't want to do that to you because then you'd
have to think.
But you used to dance, right?
Weren't you a dancer early on?
If you've got a video of me dancing--
I don't.
I mean, I was just like, when did that happen?
You never danced when you were younger?
I did ballet until I was like 10.
Well somehow you ended up still in the People
magazine's most beautiful.
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Right here.
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I have a gray complexion.
What were you thinking about right there?
Nothing.
No.
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Now, does it mean something?
You must be flattered when they say you're the most beautiful.
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess.
Yeah.
But I didn't realize it was in order of importance.
Or I didn't realize it was a competition.
It is a competition.
I know.
Yes.
Because I didn't see any--
You didn't win.
Now how do you feel about that?
I know.
I thought I tried really hard.
I thought I was keeping the pace for the year.
I know.
And then Julia Roberts, like where does she come from?
Where's she-- out of nowhere.
She came out of nowhere.
How dare her.
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And your rise to fame has been pretty quick.
And also when you're doing movies, you're on location
and kept away from everything.
Have you talked to anybody that's
given you good advice on how to handle this craziness that's
happening in your life right now?
I guess a few people.
I like how my family don't treat me any differently.
I mean, I guess that's a massive deal.
I mean, if they suddenly started being funny--
and my friends are exactly the same.
I still don't think my friends have even seen Twilight yet.
What kind of friends are those?
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All right, we're going to play a little game to see--
well, I'll explain it later.
We'll be back after this.
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