Means So Much More

Taylor Swift has opened up about her first big movie role. Taylor is set to play Rosemary in the movie adaptation of Lois Lowry’s acclaimed novel, The Giver.

On being approached for the movie: “I think one of the reasons I was approached for the role was that one of the production executives saw me perform a really emotional song sitting at the piano, as we see Rosemary do in the movie.”

On her character, Rosemary: “She is such an interesting character to me because she reminds me of an analogy of the modern day artist. A lot of the time you have someone who is so fragile and vulnerable, and that is why they are so successful at making art or successful. But that can also be their downfall as happened in Rosemary’s case. She was exposed to too much and couldn’t handle it, and I think that that plays out in modern day society all the time”

On acting: “Acting is very new to me, so coming into this whole scenario I was just saying to everyone ’I love constructive criticism, anything you want to tell me, anything you want me to work on… I want to learn’.”

On working with Jeff Bridges: “Working with Jeff Bridges in my first big movie role is sort of outlandish and something out of a day dream. He could not be more engaging, kind and friendly.”

The Giver will be released to theaters on August 15! I can’t wait to see it.

Source: The Weinstein Company