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Liv Tyler Interview
Pardon ? You're my last interview before lunch, so that's good. I hate it so much. There's nothing worse in the whole world. Than doing interviews ? Making the movie [Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers] is wonderful and having people like it is great and they want to know things about it. I understand that and you [the media] make it more possible for more people to see the movie, so that's good. Why do you hate doing interviews so much ? The weird thing is, you don't actually tell people about yourself. I mean, I'm not really going to tell you about me; I'm just not. And that's weird, because people come in with ideas of what they think you're like and they'll try and ask you a question so they can write what they wanted to ask you about, not what you're saying. I'm sorry, what are you trying to say ? People write things all the time and even if you sit down with them one-on-one and there's a fact checker and everything, things still get confused because it's someone else writing about you. Do you read the press ? A lot of it's not remotely true, so it's kind of funny. Well, it's funny if it's about someone else and it's not funny when it's about you. I definitely like to read interviews with people that I like. People like who ? See! This is what I mean. You're going to write [something down], because I'm gonna say the first person that comes off the top my head and you're gonna write that I like to read interviews about that particular person. Ok, you said people already have a certain idea of you. What do you think that is ? I have no idea. What do you think my image is ? You have lots of facets. You're wild, for one ... Wild ? Really ? Thank you. I never thought I was wild. That's fabulous! I’ve never heard people describe me as wild. If you're not wild, then how would you describe yourself ? I don't know. For one thing, I'm really sentimental about time. I'm a cancer and I get very nostalgic about everything. I want every moment to last forever. Every moment that's beautiful, I'm obsessed with. I don't hate change, but I just really appreciate everything. I've been like that since I was a little girl. Why do you think that is ? I think it’s because my upbringing was quite difficult for me emotionally, so now, I appreciate everything. Even at a really young age I had an appreciation for when things were wonderful. That's good; not many people these days are appreciative. Yes but I've always been like that. I'd take photographs of everything, record messages. I have to remind myself sometimes just to let things happen and not try and record them. What has it been like then having to watch yourself grow up on screen ? I started making movies when I was 16 so it's bizarre. I'm 25 now and to watch myself on screen is still weird, even though I'm not very old. I still don't have any wrinkles [laughs]. But I look back at my older movies and think, "wow, I'm never gonna look like that again." I have to be constantly reminded of that. At the same time, it's not like I'm overly vain about it. I think it's more the idea of age than the physical parts of it. Is that partly the reason why you wanted to be an actress - because you wanted to record things ? No. I became an actress because I had to adapt to a lot of different situations when I was a kid. Such as ? I grew up with different family members. I didn't just have one specific [family unit] so I learnt at a very young age how to absorb my surroundings and learn how to fit into them. How old were you when you first fell in love ? I don't think I really felt love at 16. I mean, I had boyfriends but I don't think it was real love. You're obviously in love now. Yes Some people say they're addicted to love Do they ? What's your addiction ? I don't have one anymore because I stopped smoking. I always told myself I'd stop smoking when I turned 25, because I've been smoking since I was 14 so I did. I just stopped the day after my birthday. It's hard. I think about it all the time. The weirdest thing is that you think they're calming you, but they're actually having the opposite effect What's different about you now ? I'm much more of a calm person now. I listen better; I have more patience. It's like any drug. I was constantly thinking, 'Do I have a pack of cigarettes ? Do I need an ashtray ? Can I smoke here ?' What are you most grateful for in your life ? I'm so grateful that I make enough money to not have to work every day. We [Royston and I] have a country house and we go up there quite a lot. I'm grateful that I do what I want to do, that I have time where I get to have some fun. I bought a house in New York. I don't live there yet; it's being worked on. One day, we'll move in there and I can't wait for that to happen. |
