Archive for July, 2009

‘True Blood’ Star Anna Paquin on Stephen Moyer, Nude Scenes and Dating Vampires

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

From AOL Inside TV:

Sexier, tougher, naked-er. That just about sums up the second season of HBO’s vampire drama ‘True Blood.’ (Yeah, this definitely isn’t ‘Twilight.’) Star Anna Paquin loves that “anything is possible” on her show — even if it involves a lot of nudity.

She talks to AOL TV about filming steamy sex scenes with her on- and off-screen boyfriend Stephen Moyer, that other vampire franchise and whether she’ll return to the ‘X-Men’ movies.

Creator Alan Ball told us this season would be sexier. How sexy can it get?
Other things happen in the plot, you know what I mean? It’s not as much as people may think … There’s actual plot. But yes, it’s a sexy vampire show and yes, there’s more getting it on, so to speak.

How do you feel about filming all those nude scenes?
I feel fine. Although the way that people ask me about it all the time, I feel like maybe I should feel uptight about it. But I really don’t [laughs].

You never pipe up and say, “Wow, this is a lot of me being naked”?
I wouldn’t do it if it was too much. Everyone’s very respectful of the boundaries of whichever actor is doing stuff like that on set. So it’s not cameras being thrown anywhere and anything can happen, you know? It’s quite choreographed.

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Stephen Moyer on Anna Paquin

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

From People:

A couple that boxes together, stays together?

At least, according to True Blood’s Stephen Moyer – the brooding Brit who plays Southern vampire Bill Compton and throws punches with costar and real-life love Anna Paquin.

“When I was a boy I loved boxing,” he tells Access DirecTV magazine in its July issue of his off-screen pastime. “And I’ve got Anna into it.”

Of their love for the brutal hobby, Moyer adds, “I like the sport and she likes the blood. I’m like, ‘Stop the fight, people are getting hurt, I can’t bear it!’ and she’s going, ‘Go on, hit ‘em!’ She loves it. She boxes too.”

But can chivalrous vampire Bill beat telepathic cutie Sookie in the ring?

“No way!” he says. “She won’t stop until she’s gnawed your stumps off. I tell you, my girl is hardcore.”