Selena Gomez Talks SPRING BREAKERS, Why She Signed on, What She Learned from the Experience, BEHAVING BADLY, GETAWAY, and More
Did you take to the improvisational style that Harmony Korine encourages, or were you nervous about that?
GOMEZ: I was nervous, but it was all happening as we were going.
When we were doing the bathroom scene and I was actually lying on Vanessa’s lap, I was sitting there and she was playing with my hair and Harmony just said, “Why don’t you describe the town that you’re from?” So, I started explaining the town. And then, he said, “Talk about the really bad, hard parts of where you grew up.” So, I just started talking about the streetlights and the one gas station, and that became a monologue in the movie. It was really cool because it was more of a natural, organic thing that was happening. It was almost like I was telling Harmony my story, through Faith. It was great! I had a great time
Are you a fan of the comic book genre, and would you like to do one of those big comic book movies?
GOMEZ: Oh, I don’t know. That would be awesome! That would be really cool! But, I don’t really have a structured path of wanting to say, “This is what I’ll do next.” I’m just going to read a bunch of scripts and see which one I love. There are so many things I would love to play, in all different genres.
What is Behaving Badly and who do you play in that?
GOMEZ: That is a movie I did with Nat Wolff, Mary-Louise Parker, Elisabeth Shue, Dylan McDermott, and so many great actors. They’re so funny in the movie. It’s a dark comedy, for sure, about Nat’s character. He ends up losing his virginity to his best friend’s mom, but it’s funny because Elisabeth Shue plays this really crazy, outgoing mom. It’s almost psychotic, in a way. I play Nat’s love interest, that he has real feelings for. I play this girl who Hillary Clinton is her inspiration. She’s very put together and conservative, and he’s all mixed up in this craziness with his best friend’s mom. It’s really funny.
What was it like to work with Ethan Hawke in Getaway?
GOMEZ: It was awesome! Ethan was incredible. He just would tell me stories about the previous projects that he’s been a part of. He was like, “Oh, I remember when I was your age and I was doing this and this.” It was great! It was cool to have that. I remember writing down so many notes and things that he would say because he was really supportive and obviously amazingly talented. It was really fun.
It’s really impressive that you seem to recognize that you have a lot of young people who look up to you and see you as a role model, and you really respect your fans and mature in a way that really demonstrates a grace and class that many young stars don’t seem to have. Why has it been so important to you to share that mutual respect with your fans?
GOMEZ: It’s more that I want to share the respect, so they understand the process that it is, that I go through. At the end of the day, besides everything that I do, I’m still just a 20-year-old girl and a Texan, at that. In a way, it was more of just wanting to show them how appreciative I am to be in the position I’m in. The show (Wizards of Waverly Place) was an incredible part of my life, and there are people who have been there from that point to this point. I’m really thankful for it, even though it is such a crazy whirlwind. I have to make decisions that people are a little confused about, in a way, and I just express the appreciation, admiration and respect I have. I just try to be the best I can, but I’m human.
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