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Now Ellen Page and
Michael Cera co-star alongside Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, and Allison Janney in director Jason Reitman's dramatic comedy
Juno. Luckily, we caught up to Page and Cera in Beverly Hills for a quick chat about Juno, baby bumps, fame
and Page's Canadian roots.
Ellen Page on seeing the dangers in the relationship with Jason Bateman's character, Mark:
"Well, I think it's purposely ambiguous for sure, and I think it's one of those situations that every viewer will take in
a different way, which is fine. I really believe... there's a line in the film where she says, 'I just like being a piece of
furniture in your weird life,' and I think that sums it up. Juno is in a situation that allows her access to adulthood and at
sixteen that's really exciting. I think she is naive to that whole aspect of it and really doesn't understand where lines
might get crossed, she's just generally fascinated and a little infatuated with him."
Page on wearing the baby bump on her stomach:
"I was tempted to wear it out and see what happened, because I’m young and I also look even younger. So it would’ve been
interesting to feel that, but I didn’t."
On the downtime she needs between roles:
"I definitely need time because some roles have been fully exerting my mind and body and you need moments to breathe and
connect your feet to the ground, or what have you. I feel like if you don’t have your own individual life then you’re just
going to burn out."
Michael Cera on the success of his year with both Superbad and Juno:
"I don’t know, I haven’t really felt any kind of buzzing. I mean I don’t know, I don’t really feel that stuff. To me it
feels the same. You do this stuff, you talk about the movie, and you do interviews... that stuff is all the same. All of
this stuff happens so fast and you can’t control it all, it’s more about working on the movie for me."
Ellen Page on her background and where she came from:
"I grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and when I was 10 I was randomly asked to audition for a CBC movie of the week,
because I was short and had brown hair. I got that part and it was supposed to be this one neat little experience, but that
turned into a TV show and that led to something else and so on, and now I’m in the Four Seasons with you [laughs]. When I
first started I wasn’t really conscious of what was going on, I was just happy and memorized lines. Then, as I continued to
work and started playing more mature roles that required depth and passion - it connected at about fifteen or sixteen and it
was on Marion Bridge, directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld."
Cera and Page On being approached more often now that they're recognizable:
Cera: Yeah, once in a while I’ll be approached by someone and they’ll want a picture or something, it’s
strange.
Page: Hard Candy is one of those films that evokes a lot of emotion. I don’t know. I think it’s funny when guys
come up and make jokes, ‘I don’t want to be around you with scissors,' and I’m thinking, ‘Really, is that the joke you’re
making right now?.'
Michael Cera on the script and his character’s lack of dialogue:
"I think the script felt great and it didn’t seem difficult doing those scenes. I just looked forward to doing them and
you handle them and do them one at a time. You just focus on what you’re doing and it was fun being able to say those lines.
You just... Jason [Reitman] is a great director and he just talks you through things. He lets you know what’s going on with
you, and my character has no idea what’s going on in the movie, basically. Thanks for reminding me of that."
-- Jordan Riefe
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