How are things today?
Never better.
Wonderful news! Oh, you haven't got the tan. I'm a bit disappointed.
What? No, no tan.
I was expecting the endless tan.
Uh uh. No, it's all fake.
The victors of the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark!
First of all, we've had a lot of fan interest about you over at ITN, and it seems what they're
crying out for is for you to do the smile when you initially see you.
Where?
In the Hunger Games.
Really?
Wait. I have a pit in my mouth.
I'm sorry.
If you're pitless, can you do the creepy smile when you first appear? Apparently it's what
they want to see.
I can't do it. I don't have the teeth.
Oh, you need the teeth.
Well kind of, yeah. They're like huge. They're like huge, fake teeth.
Teeth and tan, yes.
Perhaps can you tell us... How do you get into character as him?
The teeth. The teeth get me into character. The teeth and the whole look really, really
help a lot. In fact, if I go into a looping studio and I have to do the ADR stuff, I realise
the first time I went in to do ADR that I... I started doing it. I was like what's wrong?
I didn't have the teeth, so I had to kind of position my lips in a way so that it seemed
like I had the teeth.
So it really helps. The costume, the look of it, all that stuff really helps.
Prop driven.
Yes, totally prop driven. Yes, it's completely superficial.
They're going to hate her so much, they might just kill her for you.
What is perhaps your biggest challenge in playing him? Something that you might find
a little bit difficult?
Well, you don't want to comment on him. You want him...
You know, you don't want to just be jokey. You want him to be a real person, even though
he's extreme. He still has to be real, and he still has to... He's interviewing those
people. He really has to ask those questions.
And my favourite thing about him is that he just glosses over everything. Every awkward
situation with just wonderful eloquence. If we perhaps give you some awkward situations,
can you explain in character what you think he might do?
No.
No, go ahead. I'm just kidding.
Absolutely not.
Okay, you're at a glamorous showbiz party. You're introducing two people, and you forget
one of their names. What do you think he would do to gloss over that?
What would he do? He would do what all of us would do. Which is, which is... You of
course.... You can do a thing, which is... You know what, tell me again. Just do this
quickly. I want to play a little game with you. Do this quickly. Spell your name really
fast. How fast can you spell your name?
Me?
No, I'm saying that's what I would say. So if I didn't know your name, I would do that.
What if they're called like Ben?
Huh? What? No, just say how fast can you spell it?
Oh how fast. That and your last name and you do that. That's what he would do. He would
make a game like that.
That's clever.
Okay, second awkward situation. You're with your new lovely boyfriend or girlfriend and
you call them by your ex's name. How do you gloss over that?
You don't.
You don't. You don't gloss over that.
You don't. You just go sorry.
And finally, please can you tell us. What do you most like and dislike about your character?
What I like about him is... You're not supposed to dislike your character.
What I like about him is that he's absolutely committed to what he does, and what I dislike
about him is that he's absolutely committed to what he does. Do you understand what I mean?
Yes.
Because he's... What he's doing is only encouraging like truly horrible events.
This is true. He's not the best guy.
Maybe not.
And finally, quietly, who is your secret favourite character or cast member to work with?
Well, it wouldn't really be a secret.
Not a secret anymore.
You know, I don't know. Honestly I don't have one. I think they're all great. They really
are great, and I'm not just saying that. They're all great.
It does seem like a very happy set.
It's a very happy set.
Well, it was a pleasure speaking to you. Nice to meet you. Have a good time.