Amanda Seyfried discusses her early acting experiences, intimate scenes with co-stars, and her role in Mamma Mia in this candid W Magazine interview.
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Key Takeaways
- Amanda Seyfried's early career was shaped by soap operas and youthful experiences.
- Filming intimate scenes can be fun and professional with respectful co-stars.
- Jennifer's Body holds a special place for her despite being overlooked.
- Landing the role in Mamma Mia was a life-changing and emotional milestone.
- She is conscious of being a positive role model for young fans.
What the video covers
- Amanda Seyfried shares her childhood admiration for Dirty Dancing and Patrick Swayze.
- She recounts her early acting career in soap operas at ages 15 and 17.
- Seyfried talks about attending multiple proms and her first romantic kiss on a soap opera.
- She reflects on the intimacy and fun of filming sex scenes with respectful co-stars like Justin Timberlake.
- Amanda highlights Jennifer's Body as her favorite yet overlooked movie, including her makeout scene with Megan Fox.
- She explains the contractual obligation for the makeout scene to appear in the trailer.
- Seyfried describes the challenges and emotional impact of landing her role in Mamma Mia.
- She expresses a desire to be a good role model for young girls who look up to her character Sophie Sheridan.
- Amanda mentions returning to ballet privately to improve her skills and confidence.
- She shares a humorous anecdote about attending a ballet class with young dancers watching her.
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The first movie I ever saw that made an impression on me was Dirty Dancing. I think I was eight or nine when I saw it. I watched it a lot. Oh my God, I wanted to be Baby. I was obsessed with Patrick Swayze. I mean, who wasn't? I was also obsessed with Michael Bolton. I had a poster of him on my wall. I had done two soap operas, one when I was 15, one when I was 17, for 10 months. I went back and forth from Allen Pennylan to New York, and it was super fun. I went to my prom. I went to four different proms. I went to prom when I was a sophomore, a junior, and then two senior proms, one in Wisconsin, one in Pennsylvania. I was addicted to the whole idea, the whole ballroom thing. I went to my boyfriend's prom in Wisconsin. He was my first boyfriend. I met him on the soap opera. It was a fairy tale. We kissed for the first time on the soap opera. Great, so romantic for a 17-year-old. My family, like, they all came over and gathered around, and we just watched over and over again because my mom used to tape all my episodes. So my first episode and we kissed, it's just like, it was so momentous. I've been really lucky with the men in my life. The experience of making a movie is intimate, romantic. You can see why a lot of actors get together. Sex scenes are great. I'm not going to pretend it's not fun. A lot of my co-stars recently have been guys, sexy guys my age that are really respectful and cool. Justin was great. He'd just come off from doing Friends with Benefits, where he basically had sex every day at work, from what I imagine. And so, you know, it was just easy for both of us. We just kind of got it on, and then, you know, we're like, cool, good, that was good. Jennifer's Body is my favorite movie that I've ever done. It was just overlooked. I haven't been asked about the Megan Fox sexy scene in a long time. If nobody wanted to see Megan Fox and myself like hitting it, they had an extreme close-up of our tongues. And I'm telling you, the thing about the scene is that it's actually, like, if I watch it, it's actually really sexy. For a young girl to say that about her own sex scene is, it must be because it's special. No, I think Megan and I also kissed really well together. We have similar kissing styles, and I think it worked. I mean, she was a girl, and it was awkward, but we got it done. We got it done for the masses, and the masses didn't show up. The makeout scene was in our contract before we shot the movie. It says in my contract the makeout scene will be in the trailer. I think I fought it for a minute, and I was just like, oh, whatever, of course it is. I had to jump through hoops to get Mamma Mia. I had to audition twice. I just had to go see Mamma Mia at the musical in Vegas, which is really entertaining. It made me so happy when I left that Vegas theater. It's just so magical. I was almost like tearing up, and my boyfriend at the time was like, this stuff sucks, man. Like, he's not into it, but he's like, you know, this is perfect for you. And I'm like, it really is. It was a big deal when I got it. It was so, it was just magical. It changed my life. Little girls just want to be Sophie Sheridan from, from, yeah, so I better be a good role model. I started taking ballet again. I'm going to do it privately because it's embarrassing. I showed up to a ballet class in Portland my first weekend there when I was shooting a movie, and there were 10-year-olds, and they were all really good. They were all watching me the whole time. I want to be a hero to these 10-year-olds. I don't want to like fall on my ass, you know what I mean, in front of them in my little tights.
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Patrick SE I mean who wasn't I was also obsessed with Michael Bolton I had a poster of him on my wall I had done two soap operas one when I was 15 one when I was 17 for 10 months I went back and
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forth from from Allen penylan to New York and it was super fun I went to my prom I went to four different proms I went to prom when I was a sophomore a junior and then two senior proms one in
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Wisconsin one in Pennsylvania I was addicted to to the whole idea the whole Ballroom thing I went to my boyfriend's prom in Wisconsin he was my first boyfriend I met him on the soap opera it was a fairy tale we kiss for the first
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time on the soap opera great so romantic for a 17-year-old my family like they all came over and gathered around and we just watched over and over again cuz my mom used to tape all my episodes so my
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first episode and we kiss it's just like it was so momentous I've been really lucky with the with the men in my life the experience of making a movie is intimate romantic you can see why a lot of actors get together sex scenes are
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great I'm not going to pretend it's like not fun a lot of my co-stars recently have been guys sexy guys my age that are really respectful and cool Justin was great he'd just come off from doing Friends with Benefits where he basically
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had sex every day um at work from from from what I imagine and so you know it just easy for both of us we just kind of got it on and and then you know we're like cool good
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that was good Jennifer's Body is my favorite movie that I've ever done it was just overlooked I haven't been asked about the Megan Fox sexy scene in in a long time if nobody wanted to see Megan Fox and myself like hitting it they had an
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extreme closeup of our tongues and I'm telling you the the thing about the scene is that it's actually like if I watch it it's actually really sexy for a young girl to say that about her own sex scene is is must be because it be
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because it's special no I think Megan and I also kissed really well together we have similar kissing Styles and I think it worked I mean she was a girl and it was awkward but we got it done we got it done for the
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for the masses and the masses didn't show up the makeout scene was in in our contract before we Shot the movie it says in my contract the make out scene will be in the trailer I think I fought
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it for a minute and I was just like oh whatever of course it is I had to jump through hoops to get Mama Mia I had to audition twice I just had to go see Mama M at the musical in Vegas which which is
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which is really um entertaining it made me so happy when I left that Vegas um theater it's just so magical I was almost like tearing up and my boyfriend at the time was like this stuff sucks man like he's not
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into it but he's like you know this is perfect for you and I'm like it really is it was a big deal when I got it it was so it was just magical it changed my life little girls just want to be Sophie
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Sheridan from from yeah so I better I better be a good role model I started taking ballet again I'm going to do it privately cuz it's embarrassing I showed up to a a ballet class in Portland my first weekend there when I was shooting
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a movie and there were there were 10-year-olds and they were all really good they were all watching me the whole time I want to be a hero to these 10-year-olds I don't want to like fall on my ass you know what I mean in front
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of them in my little tights
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