Bloody Bloody Anna Paquin: An Interview With the ‘True Blood’ Star
When I spoke to Alan Ball, he said he was surprised that you were interested in being in the “True Blood” pilot.
I think that was mutual, though. I was surprised that anyone wanted to cast me as blond and perky, and he asked me several times, “So, you seriously want to do a TV show for seven years?” I was like, “Yes.”
Sookie’s innocence is a big part of her character when we first meet her. Did you feel you were able to bring that to the role?
Well, Sookie was a hell of a lot more naive than I think I’d been in quite some time. A lot of times I end up being asked about, “Did XYZ experience in your childhood make you nervous. Were you worried? Were you scared?” Well, I didn’t know I was supposed to be. So no, I wasn’t. And that’s how Sookie is. She doesn’t quite know just how big what she’s getting herself into is. And so she proceeds with full force, Sookie energy. And I think that’s something that she and I have in common – completely different circumstances. If I’d known what I was getting myself into, would I have charged full-steam ahead? Who knows. I love where I am now.
Since this is an interview about “True Blood,” let’s get this over with: Did you have any concerns or second thoughts about the amount of nudity that the role calls for?
I’m not going to say that they wouldn’t have cast me if wasn’t up for it. But it certainly would be a bit of a buzzkill if Sookie never took her clothes off, considering how often she has sex on the show. Considering the books were about the sexual awakening of a 25-year-old who has 25 years’ worth of pent-up frustration and then is supposed to have lots of hot vampire sex. And also, it was not something that I was uncomfortable with. And I’d done some pretty off-color stuff in various other jobs I’d done, and at much younger ages, with a lot less life experience.
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