'Open Windows' Stars Elijah Wood, Sasha Grey, & Nacho Vigalondo on Hashtags & Selfies

'Open Windows' Stars Elijah Wood, Sasha Grey, & Nacho Vigalondo on Hashtags & Selfies
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Actors Elijah Wood, Sasha Grey, and director Nacho Vigalondo discuss their thriller 'Open Windows' at SXSW. They delve into the film's concept where Wood's character spies on Grey's character after a canceled date. The conversation also explores their real-life idols, the phenomenon of selfies, and the pervasive use of hashtags.
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YH hangs out with motley threesome Elijah Wood, Sasha Grey, and Nacho Vigalondo at SXSW to get the scoop on their super intense thriller, 'Open Windows' (which Nacho also wrote and directed). They also talk about their own real-life idols, plus we mull such topical subjects as hashtags and selfies -- time to get the camera out! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak). Check out the Young Hollywood Store Here: http://shopyounghollywood.com/
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You don't need an introduction, do you? I'm here with Elijah Wood, Sasha Grey, and Nacho Vigalondo. How did I do?
Oh, great. This is so spicy. Vigalondo. Oh, all of a sudden my, my surname sounds great.
Oh, did you hear Abel laugh before you, you like welcomed us into the studio before we walked in?
Oh, yeah. Yeah, I was laughing at you and with you.
At us?
Yes.
Were we, we laughing at my Derby dress?
Well, it's just that you're all lined up outside. And, uh, we were about to interview us and so it was a laughing at and with because we're all in this together.
So, can we hear it? Okay. So, the concept of this film, you're the director of this film, but do I have a So, your character is obsessed with Sasha's character. Kind of like an idol situation. And you win a date.
Yes.
The date doesn't happen. It date gets cancelled for unknown reasons. Maybe 'cause you're a diva.
Possibly.
Maybe somebody's trying to make you look like a diva and you're not a diva.
Correct.
Okay. And instead, someone gives you a phone call and you get to spy on her via webcam overnight.
Yes.
And then weird things happen.
Yes, it sort of sets forth a series of events.
Yeah, yeah. How did I do with that one? Did I do better with your name than that? How was it?
Yeah, but you you you told it so perfectly. I think the thing is from that point, we are getting into the spoilers territory. So, it's kind of complicated to keep talking about the movie from that point. So,
Yes, 'cause from that point on it's complicated. But anyway, but anyway, talk about it. Just tell the ending. I don't care. I I I I don't I don't I don't care about my mother that much. I was lying. I was just I was trying to mess with you. With Elvis? You wanna have dinner with Elvis?
Yes, Elvis.
Yeah.
Why not?
I don't I don't I don't
Which Elvis?
Yeah, I was gonna say Which Elvis? Of course, fat Elvis is the best.
Yeah.
In a white jumpsuit.
Yeah.
Toilet.
Toilet.
Toilet.
I'm one of those, yeah.
Yeah, I love, I love the fat Elvis.
That was your giggle. There you go. I just heard your giggle. That was natural. That was natural. Okay, for naming names. Who would you spy on for a day? Um, who do you wanna spy on?
I don't know. I think it's more interesting to spy on people that you don't know. It's sort of that thing of I I quite love that. That's sort of amazing. That that voyeurism of being, you know, a block away or across the street and seeing something happening in the window uh, is sort of exciting. It's that rear window thing. I stumped me on that one. I have no I have no I don't think there is anyone person I would
Nacho.
There we go.
Nacho. I wanna spy on him. You just see what Nacho's
Yeah. What What is your morning like? Like, when do you wake up?
Yeah. What is your morning? Is it disgusting? Is it
I'm not going to lie this time. I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna answer for real. Uh, I would love to spy my mother. Just to
Yes.
To see if she still loves me when I'm not around.
Yeah, yeah. Have either of you ever won anything? Because you do win technically win a date in the contest. Yeah. Have you won something?
Yeah. I'm I'm pretty lucky at winning stuff actually. When I was 14, I entered a Doritos contest to to be flown to New York to see Outcast.
Wait. What?
Yeah. And I
That's amazing.
And I called my sister and I said, you have to enter this contest. We can see Outcast and meet them. And she ended up winning. So, of course she took me.
What?
Yeah. And, uh, I was 14. Talk about meeting idols. I mean, I So, we flew to New York. It was my first trip to New York ever. Saw Outcast, Cee Lo, and Lauren Hill, and a few other people.
What?
Jurassic 5. That was the other one. And and The Roots. Yeah. This was like yeah.
Wait. What year was that?
I think it was 2002.
That's so epic.
Yeah. No, it was crazy. And all in my first trip to New York.
That's amazing. Give him to Vegas. I wanna go to Vegas with you and give you some money to gamble on.
I don't like gambling. I like it too much.
What if you go to Vegas?
I don't like gambling because I like it too much.
Right. Could you gamble my money? Would you be willing?
Yeah, hell yeah. Let's go now. Split it 50/50.
So, I know you said, um, I think it was that you were quoted as saying that this film was like a 100 minute Elijah selfie. What did that mean?
That's coming that's coming back to haunt me now.
Yeah. What did that mean?
I think I I find really funny all this phenomenon around the selfies.
You're You're fascinated by the whole selfies.
Yeah, I never made a selfie. I never made a selfie by myself. I don't I don't at all. I don't like I don't feel comfortable with the idea of taking a photograph of myself. Well, guess what? It makes me think a lot of the fact that this has become a phenomenon. I think it's really interesting.
It's sort of it's very silly to me. I don't know the word is now accepted as part of our vernacular. I heard a woman on the plane here uh, say to her friend, oh my gosh, you have so many selfies of your dog.
Then it's not a selfie.
Then it's not a selfie. That's insane.
Really?
Just stop. I wanted to kick her chair.
Are you are you willing to do your first selfie?
Sorry?
Are you willing to do your first selfie?
I I You you want me to do it? Um, I'm gonna I'm gonna make you proud.
The three of you together. To go out. Okay. And I have to give it to you or it won't be a selfie. I have to turn the camera around. There we go. Ah. Oh, there it is. Yeah. No. Not more. There we go. Just an eye. I just want an eye. How do you feel about it? How did it feel?
Oh, it's not a selfie. I I okay. Okay. It's basically a photo of Sasha which is way better.
Oh. But that's perfect. A selfie is when you take the photo of yourself, right? Well, you can we're going to be more than one person in it. But it I think generally speaking if you've got the
Hashtag.
Where are we hashtagging this?
Everything.
Yeah.
Hashtag all you want. You can throw so many hashtags on that. There's a lot. The possibilities are endless. There's just so many hashtags happening right now. Currently. You can put actually You can put hashtag. Hashtag right? Hashtag hashtag
Hashtag forever.
Yeah. That's what it's gonna be. Hashtag hashtag. Hashtag forever. Hashtag open windows. Stop feeling weird. We are we are in the world of hashtags now. When did that become a thing?
Do you think it's inappropriate if somebody uses hashtag in a sentence and they're not talking about selfies?
Yes. And OMG and LOL. Stop it. Now. Stop.
Oh my gosh. You guys, I wish I could talk about hashtags and selfies all day. But I gotta let you go. Thank you so much. Sorry to rush you.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Elijah Wood
Star of 'Open Windows' and interviewee
- Sasha Grey
Star of 'Open Windows' and interviewee
- Nacho Vigalondo
Director and writer of 'Open Windows' and interviewee
- Nikki Novak
Host of the interview
- Elvis
Mentioned as an idol to have dinner with
- OutKast
Band Sasha Grey won a contest to see
- Cee Lo
Artist Sasha Grey saw in concert
- Lauren Hill
Artist Sasha Grey saw in concert
- Jurassic 5
Band Sasha Grey saw in concert
- The Roots
Band Sasha Grey saw in concert
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