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Posted: Tue., Oct. 2, 2007, 7:33am PT

JJ Feild

Stars as Bobby Goldman in 'O Jerusalem,' opening on Oct. 24.

JJ Feild, who stars as Bobby Goldman in “O Jerusalem,” opening on Oct. 24.

Book I’m reading:
“Love In the Time of Cholera” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Total number of books I own:
Hundreds

Three books that mean a lot to me:
Tibetan Book of Living and Dying” by Sogyal Rinpoche
"The Lonely Planet” series
“Birdsong” by Sebastian Faulkes

What book would you like to see brought to the bigscreen and what book do you hope never gets adapted?
“Birdsong” by Sebastian Faulkes (to be adapted). And in response to the second... All good literature can be brought to the big screen

Last film I saw:
“La Vie En Rose"

Three films that mean a lot to me: “A Lion in Winter”
Philadelphia Story”
Last Orders”

Who do you think is the best actor in Hollywood at the moment? (male or female):
Impossible question, there is so much wonderful talent at the moment

Who was the brightest star of the silver screen?
Jimmy Stewart

If you could play any real-life person in a movie, who would it be and why?
Hemingway, because he was larger than life

Who do you look to for inspiration?
Strangers

Song currently playing in my iPod:
“Feist” by 1234

Three songs that mean a lot to me:
Mike Scott’s “She is so Beautiful”
Pavarotti’s “Una Sortiva Lagrima”
Johnny Cash’s “One”

Ever feel that certain song lyrics were written with you in mind? What are they?
Any Ray Lamontagne song

Concert that changed your life:
Ray Lamontagne

Guilty pleasures:

Best hangover remedy?
Magners Cider on ice

What's the biggest upside of the Internet and what is its biggest downside?:
Upside: Wikipedia
Downside: “People think they can find out about you.”

What advice would you give to someone trying to break into your profession?:
Persistence

Do you have a dream project?
“That’s my secret.”

What helps you get out of bed in the morning?
My management team

Who was your celebrity crush growing up? Ursula Andress from “Dr. No”

Are there any activities you do to make you feel un-famous?
My laundry

What’s more dangerous: a mountain lion or a bitter ex?
Mountain lion....

Would you rather see a Lakers game next to Jack Nicholson or a Knicks game next to Spike Lee?
Jack every time

What is the single worst purchase you’ve made in the past year?
Stocks and shares

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