Joshua Jackson’s life lesson in Nuvo Mag: “You can’t be late for Germans”
I have to admit, I’ve been thinking about Joshua Jackson all week, and I have no idea why. He’s not one of my usual fantasy guys, and I don’t think I’ve even seen him in anything recently, and it’s not like he was even at the Emmys for Fringe or anything. Not that I watch Fringe. I really don’t. I don’t want to have my heart broken by another sci-fi TV series, like Lost or The X-Files, both of which I was addicted to at various times. So why the Joshua love? Some weird quirk of my mind, I guess. But I’m glad for it – because this boy is adorable, and he’s actually kind of interesting. He’s the cover boy for the Fall issue of Nuvo Magazine (it’s a Canadian thing), and some interview excerpts were just released:
Joshua Jackson is in the mood to muse. He’s got a lot on his mind—the deep meaning-of-life sort of stuff that sci-fi geeks typically ponder at 2 a.m., after smoking too much weed. Except it’s early on a summer evening, and we’re sipping sparkling water in the penthouse garden of the Soho House on West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip, when the phone rings and Jackson suddenly notices the time
His live-in girlfriend of four years, German movie star Diane Kruger, is on the phone, and he’s due at a screening of her latest film, Inhale. “Hi, love, can I have 15 more minutes?” he asks.
It’s clear the answer is no. “Such is life,” he tells me. “You can’t be late for Germans. Doesn’t work.”
Relationships come first now for Jackson, star of the hit TV science-fiction series Fringe, who is also well known for playing wisecracking teen Pacey on Dawson’s Creek. “That was a falling-down point for me with women in the past,” says the actor, sporting a scruffy beard, jeans, and checkered shirt. “My work is so hit-and-miss, you get caught up in this idea, when it’s here, everything else goes to second best. With Diane, I’ve made sure she stays in the premier position. And all of a sudden I’ve realized, oh look, I can have a life and do my job. This is really nice.”
JJ on environmental disasters, like the BP oil spill: “Pick your myth—we’re either Pandora or Prometheus or, frankly maybe Icarus. We are in a tipping-point era, and we have to either catch up to our abilities, culturally, or some massive global catastrophe will befall us. The planet will live on, but we’re going to make it more difficult for us to survive.”
On awards shows: “You have to be there for hours, oh my sweet Jesus. If it looks glamorous on TV, it’s almost always boring because it’s good for the cameras and not good to be at. Just think about the Academy Awards as a four-hour variety show with f-cking commercial breaks. It is impossible. (But) to go to an awards show where you’re nominated and then actually win something is a totally different experience. All of a sudden it’s the coolest thing in the world.”
[From Nuvo Magazine (additional excerpts courtesy of LaineyGossip)]
“You can’t be late for Germans” is my new favorite quote. I want a tattoo of it. Joshua should get one too. Does it play into German stereotypes of efficiency? Sure. But have you ever known a German who wasn’t on time? Right. As far as the stuff about environmental disasters, etc – I like that he thinks about this stuff, and he sounds intelligent. Smart enough to walk the razor’s edge of being preachy and walk away unscathed. Well done.
Photos courtesy of Nuvo Mag and Joshua’s fan site.
