Subscribe'Love Guru' star Jessica Alba doesn't mind being a men's mag sex fantasy
Jessica Alba talks to the Dish Rag about her new role in "The Love Guru," her spiritual path, kissing Mike Myers, being a male mag sex fantasy, and her buds in the biz, such as Rosario Dawson, Cameron Diaz, Eva Longoria and Kate Hudson. You know, all those other really unattractive actresses.
DR: Mike plays a spiritual healer in "The Love Guru." What are your thoughts on spiritual gurus?
JA: I think this movie is kind of perfect timing because it seems like a lot of these spiritual self-help books and this lifestyle are out there. You know, people kind of realize that after years and years of consuming and taking in what’s given to you and mass produced, I think people are over it and want to start looking inside and not necessarily going to, you know, huge companies and food and all these different things and instead being happy with themselves in a more quiet place. And I think its great, you know. I’m not addicted to self-help books or anything like that. But I’ve read "The Power of Now." I’ve read a couple of other self-helpy spiritual books. I think it can only just help you to you know, stay centered.
DR: What was it like kissing Mike Myers? Is it the same for all your kissing scenes? Is it like, "OK, here we go, we’ve got to kiss now!"
JA: Well, they’re all different because you’re playing, like, different characters and they’re playing different characters and, you know. It’s this like big, over the top, you know, joyful kiss at the end of the movie.
DR: How do you react when the men’s magazines rave about the way you look and put you on their most beautiful lists?
JA: They do it to everybody. I mean, every girl in their 20s is subjected to that. From musicians to actresses to models, they kind of put us all in the same category, whether it’s Beyonce, Angelina Jolie or Gisele Bundchen, we’re all on the same lists.
DR: Is it offensive?
JA: They need to sell their magazines and you're part of pop culture, so if I wasn’t out there and I wasn’t in things that people recognized me in, then I wouldn’t be on those lists. If I was scraping by and hustling and trying to like get a job or do whatever I could, I wouldn’t be part of it. You know, I’ve been in things that are successful and you are recognizable and they want to sell their magazines. It’s just business.
DR: You have lots of friends in the business. How does that work? Are you competitive?
JA: I’m not competitive. I’m very happy for my friends when they do well. Eva Mendes, Eva Longoria, Cameron Diaz, Kate Hudson, I want to see these girls have all their movies do well. You know, Rosario Dawson, Jamie King, I root for all of them. They’re great girls and they deserve it.
Reporting: Sal Morgan
Photo: Jessica Alba at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards in October 2007. Credit: WireImage
Jessica is a wonderful, well adjusted young person with a lot going for her. I am a big fan!
Posted by: bill | June 19, 2008 at 10:58 AM
What's like with the way like most young like starlets talk.
Serously, is it me or are Dakota Fannign and the little girl from "Little Ms. Sunshine" much more articulate than most young stars? They should take a public speaking class.
Posted by: Julie | June 19, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Like, Julie, like wished she had like even a quarter of Jessica's talents
Posted by: ashlee | June 19, 2008 at 12:19 PM
hahaha what a namedropper!!
Posted by: Les | June 19, 2008 at 12:30 PM
jessica alba has talent? that's news to me. she's no meryl streep. heck, she's not even a natalie portman or kate winslet.
Posted by: nunya | June 19, 2008 at 07:42 PM
To Ashlee: What talent? The only thing she's good at is showing her ass. She's not even a good role model...marrying AFTER she got knocked. Gross!
Posted by: Yo Mama | June 20, 2008 at 04:42 PM
yeah i agree she does not have much talent going for her, she is just a pretty face and nice body...not to mention she shows off her body every chance she gets because thats all that makes her money
Posted by: haleigh | June 20, 2008 at 07:01 PM
You call this an interview? What a joke. Why don't you just kiss her a** a little more. She is hot though.
Posted by: rasputin | June 20, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Let's snipe Jessica because we're so successful (add sarcasm here)!! Get a life people. Jessica is a good actress and somewhat reluctant about the sexuality of show business; take a look at the other girls. Bad actresses don't get starring roles. And she can dance so much better than you!
Posted by: WishUhadtalent | June 20, 2008 at 11:32 PM