OOC: Interviews (transcribed be me)
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hallelujahpilot20th Century Fox:
AVATAR
Selected soundbites
Michelle Rodriguez (Trudy Chacon)
On her character, “Trudy Chacon”
I play Trudy Chacon, and, uh, she’s basically a little rough around the edges, uh, she’s a pilot. A really cool, laid-back, down to earth pilot. Not the kind you’d typically find in the military. I think a lot of military folk tend to be very regimented and you know, hardcore. I think she’s a little bit more loose, a bit more top down, you know, management with her. She’s a captain*.
On her character’s relationship with “Jake”
I think she relates to him right away, um, ‘cause he has a military background, so she kinda looks at him and sees that he’s in a wheelchair […] In my first encounter with him as a character I felt, you know, kinda like, “here’s a guy who’s willing to make it,” I assumed he’s got hurt on the field. And I looked at him and just kinda like “here’s a guy whose, you know, he walks the walk, he doesn’t just talk.” You know, so it’s an immediate kind of respect, you know, when meeting Jake’s character.
On “Trudy’s” relationship with the scientists
She’s a closeted admirer of, of the science guys, you know. I think there’s a part of her that would really liked to have studied, you know, a little more, uh, less mechanical objects [laughs] than the chopper that’s been her life for many years. And, um, the military lifestyle that she’s led. I think that, you know, there’s a part of her that is very feminine and wants to, uh, stay away from the metal, you know, and craves a little bit more of that earth. Which is why when we walk into the cockpit you’ll see that she’s got a little picture of the Pandoran sunset and uh, she’s got like paraphernalia that she found on the ground from the Na’vi. There’s a slight admiration that her character has for the land, and for Earth, you know. But it’s not Earth, but she still relates it to, because it gives life to the creatures […] I think that’s her feminine aspect and I think that she’s battling both those sides through the whole film.
*ignoring this, as doesn't match her insignia or what appears to be standard military rank
Trudy Profile
I play Trudy Chacon. She’s a pilot. Basically, she flies the science crew to where their station is. There’s a laboratory in there, where they have their links, where they actually get into their Avatars. Trudy starts to learn about the Na’vi. She relates to them like they’re humans. Quaritch is basically telling her to shoot at the Na’vi. And I think she feels the injustice of that when she has her finger on that trigger. That’s her switching point.
AVATAR
Selected soundbites
Michelle Rodriguez (Trudy Chacon)
On her character, “Trudy Chacon”
I play Trudy Chacon, and, uh, she’s basically a little rough around the edges, uh, she’s a pilot. A really cool, laid-back, down to earth pilot. Not the kind you’d typically find in the military. I think a lot of military folk tend to be very regimented and you know, hardcore. I think she’s a little bit more loose, a bit more top down, you know, management with her. She’s a captain*.
On her character’s relationship with “Jake”
I think she relates to him right away, um, ‘cause he has a military background, so she kinda looks at him and sees that he’s in a wheelchair […] In my first encounter with him as a character I felt, you know, kinda like, “here’s a guy who’s willing to make it,” I assumed he’s got hurt on the field. And I looked at him and just kinda like “here’s a guy whose, you know, he walks the walk, he doesn’t just talk.” You know, so it’s an immediate kind of respect, you know, when meeting Jake’s character.
On “Trudy’s” relationship with the scientists
She’s a closeted admirer of, of the science guys, you know. I think there’s a part of her that would really liked to have studied, you know, a little more, uh, less mechanical objects [laughs] than the chopper that’s been her life for many years. And, um, the military lifestyle that she’s led. I think that, you know, there’s a part of her that is very feminine and wants to, uh, stay away from the metal, you know, and craves a little bit more of that earth. Which is why when we walk into the cockpit you’ll see that she’s got a little picture of the Pandoran sunset and uh, she’s got like paraphernalia that she found on the ground from the Na’vi. There’s a slight admiration that her character has for the land, and for Earth, you know. But it’s not Earth, but she still relates it to, because it gives life to the creatures […] I think that’s her feminine aspect and I think that she’s battling both those sides through the whole film.
*ignoring this, as doesn't match her insignia or what appears to be standard military rank
Trudy Profile
I play Trudy Chacon. She’s a pilot. Basically, she flies the science crew to where their station is. There’s a laboratory in there, where they have their links, where they actually get into their Avatars. Trudy starts to learn about the Na’vi. She relates to them like they’re humans. Quaritch is basically telling her to shoot at the Na’vi. And I think she feels the injustice of that when she has her finger on that trigger. That’s her switching point.
