On the Set of 'Eagle Eye' With Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan
By Heather Newgen, Special to Hollywood.com
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
HW: Michelle, I was watching your facial expressions during this scene and every take you seriously look frightened. Is that partly from being on a conveyor belt while it's moving and your having to do these action stunts?
MM: Sure, yeah. That's why I love it too. It's so exciting. It's like Shoots and Ladders for adults basically. There are a lot of things to be aware of and being careful. We're definitely getting bruised and battered. I am because he's much more clever about doing stunts. I just throw my body around…
SL: No, she's bad ass. Don't let her fool you. She's badass.
MM: But it's fun. So yeah, I am really scared, but also the character has to be scared. I'm not that good at playing it cool.
HW: Shia, this is the third or fourth movie in a row now that you've had to do very physical work. Are you comfortable with that aspect of the job now?
SL: I'm pretty comfortable. I mean no it's not comfortable. I'm more knowledgeable on how not to get hurt. When they say pad up, you pad up. There's no more bravado anymore. That's out the window. You get hit a couple of times and you realize over the course films that the bravado shit is kind of pointless. At this point I just have more knowledge about it.