Djimon Hounsou Video Interview On ‘Push,’ Chris Evans
by He’s the two-time Oscar-nominated star of Blood Diamonds and In America. Now, he’s starring in the psychic thriller Push. Djimon Hounsou takes questions exclusively for users of Uinterview.com.
Q: What first attracted you to the role in Push? – Jess, London, England
A: Obviously the theme. I’ve been intrigued by anything that’s related to the science of cults. Anything that has to do with supernatural abilities I’ve always found intriguing so that was my attraction to it.
Q: What was your most challenging scene to do? What was it like working with Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans in the movie? – Jess, London, England
A: Wonderful. Obviously, great talent, young talent. It was nice. The one and only scene I had with Dakota, which I was somewhat nervous about because it was my first-day shooting, so I hadn’t fully grasped the character yet. Overall, the theme and shooting in Hong Kong was extremely challenging. It’s a place that is a densely populated country. We see a lot of Chinese films, but Hong Kong doesn’t really cater to movie-making. Obviously, Hong Kong plays a huge part in the film, and Hong Kong is a character in the film so that was pretty difficult to do.
Q: Hi, Djimon. This is Monica from Pretoria in South Africa. Have you ever had an experience with the paranormal?
A: It took place in Paris another time I was somewhere having difficulties surviving in the city, and I met a photographer who sent me to a modeling agency, and the modeling agency sent me to Thierry Mugler. That whole process took quite a bit of time. but when I met Mugler it was immediate booking, so that was my ticket out of the street.
A: I have come across people who I truly believe can see into the future and read you like a book.
Q: You were discovered by the designer Thierry Mugler. How did it happen? Are you still in touch with him?
A: It took place in Paris another time I was somewhere having difficulties surviving in the city, and I met a photographer who sent me to a modeling agency, and the modeling agency sent me to Thierry Mugler. That whole process took quite a bit of time. but when I met Mugler it was immediate booking, so that was my ticket out of the street.
Q: You were nominated for two Oscars. How was the feeling like when you got that news?
A: It’s the greatest feeling. This is your business, the location. Being recognized and certainly honored for that, what you love doing it’s absolutely exciting. The excitement gets quieted down a little bit because you have to run everywhere and do publicity for the film and talk about your nomination and all that so there’s quite a bit of work that goes with the nomination, and it can almost shatter a little bit of the excitement but at the end of the day it’s such an amazing moment for those guys and women that are nominated.
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