Cosmo chats: Rhys Wakefield
Aussie actor Rhys Wakefield is the star of James Cameron's
latest 3D adventure, Sanctum. He chats to Cosmo's
Gyan Yankovich about the role, and leaving his Home and
Away roots behind.
Did you enjoy working with James Cameron?
Yes - it was quite surreal and incredible. He is such an
incredible filmmaker - the best in the world and evidently a hit at
the box office. It was a pleasure to meet and work with him.
When you say "surreal" do you mean you never could have
imagined working with someone like him?
Not at all. I remember seeing Titanic as a kid with my dad
and thinking it was this incredibly amazing movie. Fast forward a
few years and here I am. It's really quite an out of body
experience for me. A few weeks ago I saw the movie with Jim and a
test audience, and it was really quite a ridiculously weird
experience.
Is it strange seeing yourself on screen?
It's always a really weird experience, it kind of feels
like you shoot the whole movie again in an hour and a half. You
live every little emotion that you go through as the character.
You're never entirely happy with your work, I feel like you can
always learn from watching your work again.
What was it like working on an action film, compared to
your other roles?
[It was] vastly different. I mean, [it was] so physical,
the pre-training and pre-production of getting in shape is just
incredible and I really enjoyed it. I was swimming for two hours
every day for weeks and then hitting the gym, then running on the
beach, then doing rock climbing. I got my scuba license for the
film, too.
You went to a performing arts school - did you always
know you wanted to be an actor?
It's something I always wanted, mostly because I just
really enjoyed it. I started taking acting classes because it was
fun, and all my friends did it. Somewhere along the line, it became
a career and I'm so grateful for that. I still look back and think,
at what point did I go from being in a drama class to working in
LA?
How do LA girls compare to Australian girls?
[Laughs] They're very different actually. Aussie girls are
so laid back and I'm definitely a sucker for an Aussie girl. The
other night I was at a party, and I saw this beautiful girl. We
started talking, and what do you know? She happened to be
Australian. I was like, out of every girl in the room, I chose the
Aussie one, the one I could have met back home. So yes, I love
Aussie women.
Are you with anyone at the moment?
I am single and I am so happy to be single. But who knows,
maybe I'll find some summer romance.
Maybe you will…what's the best way for a woman to get
your attention?
I think it's the sexiest thing when a girl is just
comfortable and humble in her own skin. I love women who aren't too
self-conscious.
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