Post by Metella on Aug 26, 2005 14:41:17 GMT -5
Guidelines for dealing with paparazzi
By LOUIS B. HOBSON - Calgary Sun
Cole Hauser has some advice for stars such as Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Jude Law who regularly find themselves hounded by paparazzi.
"Mellow out. If you don't make yourself interesting to those guys they'll leave you alone," says Hauser, the star of the creature feature The Cave, which opens Friday.
Hauser is not speaking from personal experience.
He hasn't been hunted down by paparazzi in every corner of the world he visits, but, in 2004's Paparazzi, the thriller produced by Mel Gibson, he played the target of celebrity stalkers.
"I didn't have to do any research to play the actor in Paparazzi. I've seen some pretty wild things working with some of the people I have, and I had Mel Gibson to talk to on set and he's been stalked by the worst."
Hauser just finished filming the romantic comedy The Break Up with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston in Chicago, in which he plays Vaughn's wild younger brother.
"I don't know how difficult it was for Jennifer in Chicago because we guys didn't hang out with her," he says.
"All I know is that Vince, Jason Bateman, Vincent D'Onofrio and I could walk around town any time of day and not have anyone come up to us.
"We weren't seeing our pictures in newspapers and on magazine covers every other day of the week."
Though he knows how annoying celebrity can be for superstars, he's pretty certain "they learn quickly to let it all roll off their chests. That kind of attention is not something you can let get to you."
Hauser insists he's in one of the most mellow times of his life.
"I just became a dad last September. The birth of my son Ryland has really centred me."
Hauser and his fiancee, actress Cynthia Daniel, haven't decided when they're getting married but it's definitely something they've been contemplating since the birth of their child.
Hauser made his film debut alongside Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Brendan Fraser and Chris O'Donnell in 1992's School Ties.
"We don't hang out on a regular basis or anything like that, but we all still consider ourselves friends," he says of those co-stars.
Hauser does consider himself a close friend of Casey Affleck, who has been cast opposite Pitt in The Assassination of Jesse James, which begins filming in the Calgary area Monday.
"Casey was really excited to get the role. He plays Robert Ford, who killed Jesse.
"Casey knows that people don't usually see him as a villain, so he's determined to really get his head around the role.
"This could be a showcase role for Casey. All of his friends are probably as excited for him as he is for himself."
By LOUIS B. HOBSON - Calgary Sun
Cole Hauser has some advice for stars such as Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Jude Law who regularly find themselves hounded by paparazzi.
"Mellow out. If you don't make yourself interesting to those guys they'll leave you alone," says Hauser, the star of the creature feature The Cave, which opens Friday.
Hauser is not speaking from personal experience.
He hasn't been hunted down by paparazzi in every corner of the world he visits, but, in 2004's Paparazzi, the thriller produced by Mel Gibson, he played the target of celebrity stalkers.
"I didn't have to do any research to play the actor in Paparazzi. I've seen some pretty wild things working with some of the people I have, and I had Mel Gibson to talk to on set and he's been stalked by the worst."
Hauser just finished filming the romantic comedy The Break Up with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston in Chicago, in which he plays Vaughn's wild younger brother.
"I don't know how difficult it was for Jennifer in Chicago because we guys didn't hang out with her," he says.
"All I know is that Vince, Jason Bateman, Vincent D'Onofrio and I could walk around town any time of day and not have anyone come up to us.
"We weren't seeing our pictures in newspapers and on magazine covers every other day of the week."
Though he knows how annoying celebrity can be for superstars, he's pretty certain "they learn quickly to let it all roll off their chests. That kind of attention is not something you can let get to you."
Hauser insists he's in one of the most mellow times of his life.
"I just became a dad last September. The birth of my son Ryland has really centred me."
Hauser and his fiancee, actress Cynthia Daniel, haven't decided when they're getting married but it's definitely something they've been contemplating since the birth of their child.
Hauser made his film debut alongside Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Brendan Fraser and Chris O'Donnell in 1992's School Ties.
"We don't hang out on a regular basis or anything like that, but we all still consider ourselves friends," he says of those co-stars.
Hauser does consider himself a close friend of Casey Affleck, who has been cast opposite Pitt in The Assassination of Jesse James, which begins filming in the Calgary area Monday.
"Casey was really excited to get the role. He plays Robert Ford, who killed Jesse.
"Casey knows that people don't usually see him as a villain, so he's determined to really get his head around the role.
"This could be a showcase role for Casey. All of his friends are probably as excited for him as he is for himself."
