Michael Caine is a legend, he's so inspiring and hip

How much fun was it meeting Michael Caine and his wife, Shakira?

I adore Michael and Shakira. Meeting them made me look forward to getting older because they are so secure about who they are and they speak their mind. There’s no fakeness. Michael’s a legend and he’s so inspiring and so hip. He was singing Beyoncé and Katy Perry songs. I was sitting next to him in between set-ups and he was singing: ‘Baby, you’re a firework…’ I adore him. 

What was it like kissing your co-star, Josh Hutcherson? 

When you are playing a character, you have to think: ‘This is not me, this is somebody else kissing.’ But we are friends. It helps when it’s somebody that you’re friends with because you have a mutual understanding. 

What film roles interest you? 

I really love adventure, stepping into the unknown. The last character I played was a homeless abused teen [Gimme Shelter]. I got thrown around  a lot, both physically and emotionally. Every day I was pushing myself to the extreme. In the next film I’m doing, I’m playing a prostitute/stripper/drug addict [The Frozen Ground]. Playing troubled characters has helped me appreciate my life and it’s made me truly enjoy each moment and to stay present because we never know what tomorrow will bring. 

Who inspires you? 

My mum. She is the most positive person I know and  I love being around her. When I was younger, I would think: ‘Why is she giggling all the time? It’s annoying.’ Now I just think she is so genuinely happy, and it’s great. I find the more positive you are, the more positive things come your way. 

Who do you turn to when you really need someone to cheer you up? 

My mum. If anything goes wrong, I know I can call her. When I’m sick, she will come over and take care of me. She’s always there if I need to have a heart-to-heart. 

Is that your role now for your younger sister, Stella? 

I know my sister looks up to me and I adore her just as much. I think she is the most  incredible old soul that I know. She is 15 going on 25. She is so cool. 

What have you learned about relationships over the years?

  

I think people shouldn’t be in a relationship until they fully love themselves. I think that’s important because, if you don’t love yourself, you are not going to make yourself happy, so how can you make someone else happy? Young relationships are silly and fun – you have to do it to experience and learn and grow. But you have to love yourself, not even to have a relationship, just to be happy. 

What’s your ideal date? 

There’s a lot of good music out there right now, so a concert and dinner is good with me. I love the energy at concerts. Everyone is always happy and up for a good time. Who doesn’t love music? 

What do you do to relax? 

People think I am a girly girl but I love camping. I can totally rough it: no bathrooms, no showers. I love swimming in the lakes, going cliff jumping, making campfires and being out in nature. 

What do you prefer, camping or five-star hotels? 

I love both. It’s nice to be able to rough it and lie under the stars and be in nature and hear the crickets. It makes you feel minuscule in the world. But then it’s nice to be in a hotel and sleep in a cosy bed. 

If you go away somewhere remote, do you leave your phone behind? 

I love leaving my phone at home. It makes me so happy. It’s too much to have it all the time; there’s always someone trying to get hold of you. But I bring music. I need music everywhere I go, so I bring my little portable speakers. But it’s not the kind of music I listen to in LA. I go for Mumford & Sons. It’s relaxing music, a little bit funkier.

 

How important is friendship? 

I’ve never had many friends. I’ve had a lot of acquaintances but only a very small group of friends. Because I’m working so much, I need to be able to go away and not talk to them for two months and then come back and pick right up where we left off. 

What are your favourite luxuries? 

I love going to the spa and getting my nails done. I love nail art. In Japan, they have the craziest designs, such as Hello Kitty – they are bedazzling and amazing. I am such a girly girl when it comes to that stuff. 

Any guilty pleasures? 

Call Of Duty. I did not grow up a tomboy and I didn’t have much time on the Xbox. But, just recently, I have had the luxury of having one and I love playing Call Of Duty. It is so much fun. It’s like a super-realistic battle game. You get to run around, go on missions and shoot people [laughs].

Quelle: metro.co.uk