Mike Welch Congratulates Anna Kendrick on Oscar Nomination
February 6, 2010 by Sara
Filed under Interviews, News
Michael Welch talked to MTV’s Hollywood Crush about Anna Kendrick’s nomination for an Academy Award.
“Human pride!” Michael beamed when we spoke, revealing where Mike Newton’s loyalties lie. “Represent!”
That’s right: For those of you keeping score at home, it’s vampires zero, werewolves zero, humans one.
Michael was clearly thrilled for his friend and co-star Kendrick, but added that with the “Twilight” saga bringing together so many talented actors, it was just a matter of time before one of them made it into the Oscar promised land.
“There are a lot of people in this that are capable of the kind of work that could lead to an Oscar nomination,” he said of the immensely popular series. “It doesn’t happen to many actors.”
“Anna deserves it. She has an uncanny ability to get under the skin of her characters,” Michael said of the “Up in the Air” actress, who plays Jessica Stanley in the “Twilight” films. “She really seems to understand the mindset of the girls she plays.”
“It’s almost as if she starts out with clichés that we are all familiar with, then builds the character by figuring out their world view, making them unique and personal and therefore turning them from clichés into real people,” he marveled. “Her characters are familiar, but one of a kind. It’s remarkable.”
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