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Entertainment Weekly spotlight article
Jackson Morris: the new It Guy?
When first meeting Jackson Morris, you ask yourself, "Why on God's green earth is this boy the next IT GUY?" A lot of hype surrounds the not-very-well-known actor, simply because of the role he was cast to play only recently. Hair a mess, looking like he hadn't bathed for a few days, his clothes wrinkled, even now we question if he is actually the young man we came to interview.
Just as we are about to ask if there had been some kind of mistake he runs his fingers through his extremely messy hair in an attempt to tame it and smiled so charmingly that we would forgive him for anything.
"Terribly sorry for the mess, mate. Only reason I even am shaved is because they do it for the character everyday. I haven't been feeling too well lately," he apologizes and we brushed it off as if we hadn't even noticed anything was the matter. But we couldn't help but ask why he hadn't been feeling well. "Ever since I moved to Oregon, I've had a bit of a cold.. Plus, I'm trying to really get into the mindset of my character and it has made me a bit depressed and just generally not that much of a likable person." We couldn't disagree more if we tried.
Morris' appearance may not be exactly what we were expecting, but upon further investigation we can see what all the fuss is about. When it was announced that he would play Edward Cullen, a angelic-looking vampire in the film adaptation Twilight, websites were constructed in his name. Not all were for him as Edward though. "I personally didn't want to read or hear any of the reactions or opinions. All that mattered was that Catherine, Stephenie and Monet approved. That's all I cared about. But my mum called me every five minutes, giving me the play by play of what people were saying about me. After she said that someone posted on their blog that I looked like a Gargoyle, I told her I decided that I was going to go out there and prove them all wrong," he shrugs off the sentense like he was shrugging off the hateful words as he lit a cigarette and tugged at his hair again - a nervous habit we are beginning to suspect.
It's been about a two months since he was cast in the make or break role, and he's already run into a few problems. "The way I wanted to play Edward was that he is a manic depressive. Honestly, how would you feel if you were condemned to a unescapable purgatory? But, apparently it's too dark. I've been followed around by the director and producers, being begged to just have Edward smile here and there. They even went so far as to highlight all the passages in Twilight where Edward smiles. So, I've had to lighten up.. a lot," he sips his Peach Snapple and takes another drag on his cigarette.
"I don't even know how I got this gig. I went in thinking 'There is no way I'm getting this. Why am I even here?'" he laughed and flicked the ashes off his cigarette. "I still don't know exactly how I got the job. All I know is that when I met Monet, our chemistry was undeniable. I probably owe her everything," he grinned as he spoke affectionately about his co-star and friend Monet de Vincent, who plays his mortal beloved Bella Swan.
As we observe him, we mention that he reminds us a lot of a young Johnny Depp. All he can do is mumble a thanks and try to change the subject. It's obvious he's uncomfortable with the fact that he is, under all the unwashed hair, devastatingly gorgeous. But, beyond that, he is incredibly humble. All of these attributes could have a hand in making him a star, or breaking him down until he becomes the next James Dean or loses his uniqueness. We aren't sure if he is ready for the spotlight just yet, his largest role being the doomed student wizard Cedric Diggory from the Harry Potter franchise. But we do know something, we will be routing for him.
When first meeting Jackson Morris, you ask yourself, "Why on God's green earth is this boy the next IT GUY?" A lot of hype surrounds the not-very-well-known actor, simply because of the role he was cast to play only recently. Hair a mess, looking like he hadn't bathed for a few days, his clothes wrinkled, even now we question if he is actually the young man we came to interview.
Just as we are about to ask if there had been some kind of mistake he runs his fingers through his extremely messy hair in an attempt to tame it and smiled so charmingly that we would forgive him for anything.
"Terribly sorry for the mess, mate. Only reason I even am shaved is because they do it for the character everyday. I haven't been feeling too well lately," he apologizes and we brushed it off as if we hadn't even noticed anything was the matter. But we couldn't help but ask why he hadn't been feeling well. "Ever since I moved to Oregon, I've had a bit of a cold.. Plus, I'm trying to really get into the mindset of my character and it has made me a bit depressed and just generally not that much of a likable person." We couldn't disagree more if we tried.
Morris' appearance may not be exactly what we were expecting, but upon further investigation we can see what all the fuss is about. When it was announced that he would play Edward Cullen, a angelic-looking vampire in the film adaptation Twilight, websites were constructed in his name. Not all were for him as Edward though. "I personally didn't want to read or hear any of the reactions or opinions. All that mattered was that Catherine, Stephenie and Monet approved. That's all I cared about. But my mum called me every five minutes, giving me the play by play of what people were saying about me. After she said that someone posted on their blog that I looked like a Gargoyle, I told her I decided that I was going to go out there and prove them all wrong," he shrugs off the sentense like he was shrugging off the hateful words as he lit a cigarette and tugged at his hair again - a nervous habit we are beginning to suspect.
It's been about a two months since he was cast in the make or break role, and he's already run into a few problems. "The way I wanted to play Edward was that he is a manic depressive. Honestly, how would you feel if you were condemned to a unescapable purgatory? But, apparently it's too dark. I've been followed around by the director and producers, being begged to just have Edward smile here and there. They even went so far as to highlight all the passages in Twilight where Edward smiles. So, I've had to lighten up.. a lot," he sips his Peach Snapple and takes another drag on his cigarette.
"I don't even know how I got this gig. I went in thinking 'There is no way I'm getting this. Why am I even here?'" he laughed and flicked the ashes off his cigarette. "I still don't know exactly how I got the job. All I know is that when I met Monet, our chemistry was undeniable. I probably owe her everything," he grinned as he spoke affectionately about his co-star and friend Monet de Vincent, who plays his mortal beloved Bella Swan.
As we observe him, we mention that he reminds us a lot of a young Johnny Depp. All he can do is mumble a thanks and try to change the subject. It's obvious he's uncomfortable with the fact that he is, under all the unwashed hair, devastatingly gorgeous. But, beyond that, he is incredibly humble. All of these attributes could have a hand in making him a star, or breaking him down until he becomes the next James Dean or loses his uniqueness. We aren't sure if he is ready for the spotlight just yet, his largest role being the doomed student wizard Cedric Diggory from the Harry Potter franchise. But we do know something, we will be routing for him.