Q&A With VINCENT KARTHEISER
(TB, 8/97)
Last year we introduced you to hot-hot-hot-hottie Vincent Kartheiser. Although his first movie Alaska didn't do so well at the box office, it was so hard to take your eyes off Vincent in that movie that we knew he'd be back on the big screen soon. Sure enough, this month Vinnie is starring in Mastermind, an action movie with Star Trek The Next Generation's Patrick Stewart. We caught up with the 18-year-old Vincent on film on the set of Mastermind. We got some great pics and he had a lot to say when we interviewed him -- check it out!
TEENBEAT: What have you been up to lately?
VINCENT KARTHEISER: Same old stuff, different day. I just got out of a TVshow with a hundred screaming girls! The Dini Petty Show.
TEENBEAT: How would you describe Mastermind?
VINCENT KARTHEISER: I play a 16-year-old rebellious kid. He goes to drop his sister off at school and Patrick Stewart is taking over the school witha group of thigs. My character, Ozzie Paxton, who knows the school quite well after being expelled from it desides to try to foil their plot. It's kind of Die Hard quick, smart and witty.
TEENBEAT: Any stunts like in Alaska?
VINCENT KARTHEISER: A couple of good ones. I fall down a chimney, hang from a gutter, and climb a wall. I did some of them, but I didn't do most of the skateboarding. And, obviously, I had a stunt double for a lot of the scenes with the guns and fire.
TEENBEAT: What was it like working with Patrick Stewart?
VINCENT KARTHEISER: He was really cool. He likes Beavis & Butthead. I found that quite weird. He's very proper English gentleman, but he had a Beavis & Butthead calendar and poster. So he really digs them, and that was some common group to begin on, then we went on to speak of Star Trek and all sorts of fun stuff. He's a terrific actor and he plays a really bad guy.
TEENBEAT: What do you think our readers will like best about the movie?
VINCENT: It's a fun movie. I think that this is a movie that, basically, you can't go to and not smile at. it's fast moving and fun. It's exciting and there's also a fair amount of humor.
TEENBEAT: Are you working on anything else right now?
VINCENT: No, I'm just finishing high school. Perhaps something this summer.
TEENBEAT: Are you planning on going to college?
VINCENT: Yes, I'm going to go to UCLA hopefully. I'll probably major in history.
TEENBEAT: Fo you think you'll tkae a break from acting during college?
VINCENT: No, that's why I'm going to UCLA so I can continue with the movies.
TEENBEAT: Are you sticking to movies or are you considering tv as well?
VINCENT: Oh, no, I'm sticking to movies.
TEENBEAT: What if a really good plot came along?
VINCENT: Too bad. I can't do that. I can't lock myself into one role. I need to constantly be changing. Plus, that's a year-round thing and I only like to work three months out of the year.
TEENBEAT: If you could pick your next role, what would it be?
VINCENT: Drama. Something challenging, a little more dangerous.
TEENBEAT: Now that you've worked with two great veteran actors, what's the most important lesson you've learned from either of them?
VINCENT: I'd have to say, Charlton Heston taught me how to do interviews. Patrick Stewart taught me how important it is to be light-hearted. He's a serious actor, but he's got a sense of humor too.
TEENBEAT: Are you dating anybody right now?
VINCENT: No.