You have gone literally from rags to riches having been rescued from a dog pound to starring in Hollywood productions – how does it feel to have the world at your paws?<\/strong><\/p>\nI wasn’t actually at the pound yet but that\u2019s where I was going before Omar [Von Muller, Uggie\u2019s trainer] rescued me, but now everything is great and all the sexy bitches look at me like I am the Dog.<\/p>\n
Has acting always come naturally to you?<\/strong><\/p>\nFor you humans it\u2019s called acting \u2013 for me is just being myself.<\/p>\n
Was it difficult to remain silent for The Artist?<\/strong><\/p>\nWell, when I got the part they said no speaking they did not say barking. So I barked all I wanted.<\/p>\n
It is a well known rule of cinema that directors should never work with animals or children – we can see you are a professional, but how did you find working with director Michel Hazanavicius?<\/strong><\/p>\nWorking with Michel was great. I really don’t understand why they won\u2019t want to work with kids and dogs if all we do is make their movies shine.<\/p>\n
A lot of the cast are French – was there a language barrier when it came to making this film?<\/strong><\/p>\nI could not understand half of what they were saying, but all I had to do was wag my tail and they would smile. So it wasn’t so hard.<\/p>\n
Has the promotional trail for this film been exhausting?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe promotional trail has been great. I\u2019ve got to meet a lot of cool people, travel and even meet other dog actors like Cosmo [another Jack Russell who featured in Mike Mills\u2019 \u201cBeginners\u201d].<\/p>\n
Do you think animals should be entitled to Best Supporting Actor Award nominations?<\/strong><\/p>\nYes! I think we should get recognized because it takes a lot of work \u2013 sometimes many years of set experience, following my masters cues without looking at the cameras, having patience when you get everything right and the director has to do 30 takes because the human is messing up. And to set the record straight it\u2019s not just the sausages or hot dogs. Of course I have to get a reward! It took many years of training and experience to become a great studio dog.<\/p>\n
Can we expect to see you in more movies soon?<\/strong><\/p>\nYou will have to talk to my agent about that.<\/p>\n
The Artist is in cinemas from today.<\/em>
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