In the new musical Burlesque, opening over the Thanksgiving holiday, Cam Gigandet portrays Jack, the confidante of small-town girl Ali Rose (Christina Aguilera), who has come to the big city in the pursuit of her dream to be a singing star. A fellow musician, Jack is shy about his own songwriting as he encourages Ali to take her rightful place on the stage.
The two have an undeniable and playful chemistry, that allowed them to have fun both on screen and off, even for their more intimate moments. During a recent interview at the film’s press day, the Twilight star talked about meeting and working with Cher and Christina Aguilera, doing on screen nudity and surviving L.A. when he first moved to town. Check out what he had to say after the jump:
Question: What was it like to meet Cher for the first time? Were you nervous?
CAM GIGANDET: I was nervous meeting Cher because it’s Cher. When I was walking on my way to meet her, I just got so much anxiety, and then, within 30 seconds of meeting her, all my nerves were gone. She had my guard down. I was sitting there talking to her and she was so relaxed and just one of the coolest chicks I have ever met. I kept having to remind myself, “Wait, this is Cher. You’re talking to Cher.” It was a surreal moment, and then, I got to watch her work. People who have been in it for so long tend to take less risks, but take after take, she would take a risk and play around and try new things, every single time. I was blown away the entire time.
Did she give you any career advice, at all?
GIGANDET: I know that Christina and Cher had a number of talks, that Christina called their “girl talks.” It was such an exciting thing to see because you would hear or see Christina and Cher talking, and you’d seen Cher give Christina a piece of advice, even if it was just in passing, and Christina would just light up and be glowing for the rest of the day. Cher is such an idol of Christina’s, and her confidence would be boosted. The greatest thing for me was just to able to watch somebody as experienced as Cher have as much freedom as she had, and see her play around. She set such an example for the entire cast. Even with Stanley Tucci, they were such pros and they made it look absolutely effortless. I can take that with me forever.
You did martial arts before acting?
GIGANDET: You know, it’s such an insult to actual martial artists that I say that I do martial arts. Since I was a kid, I’ve always loved sports, and the first time I tried martial arts was when I was 10 or 11. I survived for a year, and then I tried it again when I was 17. I did it for about a year, then I moved down to L.A. and I did it for a year and a half. Maybe if you combine it all, I could be a martial artist.
What did you think burlesque was before you did the movie? What did you know about it?
GIGANDET: I did not know a lot. I knew it was not a strip show, but I knew it was dancing, I knew it was sexy and I knew it was entertaining. What I didn’t know was how humorous it can be and how it’s not taking itself seriously. It’s actual entertainment. It’s an actual art form, which actually made it even sexier because there is that mystique and playfulness in there.
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