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| While on the set of his upcoming movie, A Solider's Daughter Never Cries, Jesse Bradord who plays an adopted son was doing twice the amount of work. At the time, the young actor was enrolled at Columbia University, working on his schoolwork while not acting. Bradford describes his struggle with the French language and how it affected his on-screen role. Bradford fights the temptation of moving to L.A. for movie stardom and fights the perils of burning himself out in Hollywood. Q:How long were you filming in Paris? A:A month. And then another month in North Carolina. So, it was quite an experience. I was by myself the whole time. This was the first movie i've ever done, completely on my own. Q:So, you didn't have your parents around the set? A:I was 18, so i didn't have guardians, parents, and that kind of situation. so, it was cool. Very independent. I had been at college for a couple of months already, so I was jsut falling into that whole vibe, anyway. But it was cool to confirm it by flying halfway across the country and handle my own groceries and everything, you know? Q:Can you explain what was going on in you character's head during the movie? A:Well, I think Billy was uncomfortable, basically. He doesn'e feel like he has roots, for one thing. He's brought up by an American family, but his French. He doesn't know where he's coming from. And he's just uncomfortable. He never quite feels comfortable with the situation. So, his way of dealing with that is by just kind of shutting down, just ignoring everything and not getting involved. He doesn't want to get too involved with anything. I think not getting involved is something that comes from the fact that he went through three foster homes before he got to the Willis family. So, it's likehe never wants to involve too much, because he never knows what's going to happen. So, he just shuts up. Next Page of interview. Back to interviews. |