I know Chris Pine wears the Eau D’Ouchebag scent in real life, but I can’t help it – I find him attractive. I don’t really want to talk to him or anything, but that’s not because I think he’s stupid. He’s not stupid. At all. He’s a college-educated, well-read, well-spoken, interesting guy. He’s just a guy who only dates dumb 22-year-old lingerie “models” and that irritates me. So, I don’t want him to talk because when he talks, he reminds me that he’s actually a cool, attractive guy and then I get pissed off that he “dates down” all the time. I’m a whirlwind of emotions right now, I’m just saying.
Anyway, Chris covers the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter – he’s promoting Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, his chance to get another franchise under his belt. The interview is, again, interesting. Although I think Chris should stop talking about how uncomfortable he is with movie stardom – no one forced him to sign on to two franchises, you know? Here are some highlights from the interview:
Working with Lindsay Lohan in Just My Luck: “It was a real cyclone of insanity, like being around The Beatles. It was fascinating to watch, and in hindsight it’s really a distinct moment in someone’s life when you see what’s really wonderful about what we get to do and what’s really dangerous about it.” Pine put his head down and worked. But he took away a valuable lesson from the experience: Never believe your own hype. “Hollywood is like living in a weird bubble. A bunch of people take care of you and get you stuff, and you’re the center of that little microcosmic world. You start believing that it is real and … you deserve it.”
He won’t talk about his love life: “That’s something I don’t really want to talk about”
The paparazzi: “They f—ing suck. The light of my flame was really bright after Star Trek [in 2009], and I had that bizarre convergence of everything’s so intense for about a month, and then it died down. During that time, they’re f—ing chasing you, and you’re driving at speeds you shouldn’t be driving at. Thankfully, I don’t really have much of that anymore.”
Social media: “No, f— no,” he says emphatically. “What am I going to tweet about? My sneakers? Or, ‘I have 140,000 friends on Facebook.’ What does that even mean? I find it to be a waste of time. The Internet is so caustic; just a place where people get to spew nonsense and bulls–t.”
His politics: [He] finds the whole left-right identification to be moronic. To Pine, Republicans and Democrats are interchangeable. He’s quick to point out the erosion of privacy and the strengthening of the Patriot Act under President Obama. “The head of our government can assassinate anyone, including an American citizen. We are striking countries with drones — sovereign countries. What if Mexico decided to bomb San Diego because there was a drug cartel there?” During a two-hour stretch with this reporter, Pine checked his iPhone exactly once — to confirm the name of Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen who was killed in Yemen by a CIA-led drone strike. “Was he an awful guy? Yeah. Was he plotting terrorism? Possibly. But we crossed the line by just outright assassinating him.”
His approach to his career: “Unfortunately, I really don’t have a strategy — I have no desire at all to produce on a micromanaging level. For me, I love exploring ideas and throwing stuff against the wall and seeing what fits, and if I had a really nice collaborative team around me who could deal with the more day-to-day minutia, that would be fun. And directing sometime in the future and writing … yeah, I can see that all in my future.” Then he adds, smiling, “But I can be incredibly lazy.”
Most of THR story is just quotes from dudes who love Chris after working with him, all about how great he is. I would have liked to hear more from Chris. I want to know more about his politics! Who did he vote for in 2012? Does he donate money to political campaigns? I want to know! As for his personal social media ban… that’s interesting. There seem to be more and more celebrities speaking out against social media these days.
Photos courtesy of THR.
Smart guy. Seems well read and somewhat politically astute.
Ya – completely agree with what he says about left/right distinctions in the USA and completely agree about the internet……. I’m on here procrastinating and wasting time right now and I know I’ll feel bad about coming on this site later.
I agree too, ya, but I don’t feel bad about it AT ALL!
(Off topic, I’m so glad he quit injecting his upper lip. Chris Pine looks gorgeously handsome with his real mouth.)
I tend to think that people who dismiss political parties like that are just lazy thinkers.
I know he has blue eyes, but this looks like Photoshop on acid.
This chap does nothing for me, but I’m a total social media squirrel too (no pun intended). I’ve seen friendships end because of stupid things said or shown on Facebook and have no desire to be part of the massive “look at me, read about me” phenomenon. I’ve even asked family and friends not to post pics of me on their pages, but I suspect they do anyway (pretty sure my New Year’s Eve efforts are out there for the world to see).
I’m not nuts about growing a whole generation of ‘look at me’ people. It’s funny when people are 4 — not do much at 24 or 40.
*Taps foot impatiently at LadyS*
You’re late today…
You missed a very interesting Cumbers side-story on the Demi Moore post (Apparently old news, but new to me).
Sorry Squirrel. I’ll go and look at it soon.
My friend has eyes that colour – they can look really bright/fluorescent in certain lighting.
Evidently he summers on Arrakis.
@Thetesa Rich,
Spicy comment!
Um, I’m still remembering when he dated that model named Amanda Frances–the one who was tweeting about ‘someone snoring in my bed’ and sleepovers after less than a month together…..maybe you should pick girlfriends who share your distaste for social media. I’d offer, but my heart ( and vagina) belong to another 🙂
Wasn’t he with Olivia Munn for a long time? And wasn’t it rumored that her racy phone photos and texts happened while they were together?
He was with her, but not for that long. She leaked the photos. Not really racy imo. Just her dressed sexy, but covered up and photoshopping.
Who knows whether the lingerie models are well-read or not? Okay, just read the post above mine. So he’s not discriminating, outside of appearance, when it comes to women.
I like him.
He is not a fantastic actor but he’s good enough at what he does.
What have you seen him in? One of his better roles, in my opinion, was a low-budget film called “Blind Date” where he played a blind man desperately in love with an Indian woman. He has trouble grasping their cultural differences. I love that film! I also love him in “Unstoppable” with Denzel Washington. And of course I love him as James T. Kirk. Captain Fine, y’all! 🙂
I can’t wait to see him in the re-booted Jack Ryan film due out next month. I think he’s all kinds of sexy (LOVE his voice). To me, he’s one of those men who only have to walk in a room and you know ‘he’ knows exactly who and what he is. I like men who are masculine without the effort. (fanning) Is it getting out in here??? 🙂
I hate that after reading his interviews I start to like him, since he is such a dbag with the women he chooses to date.
How do you know he is a douchebag??? just because he dates a model makes him a douchebag?
Models are people too, believe it or not.
Most of the time, guys just want to date and carry on with someone that is really pretty, but a lot of times (not always, mind you) they never settle down with those girls. I used to like a guy who only dated tall, skinny, pretty blondes, and he ended up marrying the complete OPPOSITE of that. His wife is short, mousy and rather plain looking.
Not to say that really pretty girls aren’t worth marrying, but he’s just probably having some fun for now. I bet he settles down with someone who doesn’t look like a model – and probably is pretty smart too.
I remember a guy like you’re saying, very handsome in a young Sean Connery sort of way. He married a rather big boned, tom boyish, and very plain faced girl and they’ve been happy for years. Sure his looks faded, too.
Your story reminds me of an old Fassbender post–we were talking about his preference for darker skinned girls. One poster had a story about how her uncle (who pale, gingery, and irish too) dated a lot of crazy(her words), ‘exotic’ women (I’m not sure if they were all black, or all asian or something)—but he had a clear, physical type, so much so that the poster said that her grandma used to complain that the only thing that changed about the women he was with were their names.
She said when her uncle hit his mid thirties, and settled down–he married a tall, pale, redhead and they had ten kids. Funny.
Hopefully, in the end, looks don’t matter and you find someone who makes you happy–which is probably what happened. They realized that they didn’t have to always be with her their physical preference.
He’s a bit too leftist for me, but he at least comes off as reasonably intelligent. I totally agree about social media.
@ Jennifer12
Really? But the points he made are true and accurate. And in fact, when Bush was president people on the Left were constantly making the same criticisms of him and the Patriot Act (rightfully so). Now that the same is happening under Obama, people on the Right most commonly complain about the Patriot Act. So I don’t see how Chris’s comments are Left or Right. He’s making a good point about un-checked executive powers, something our Founding Fathers were also very concerned about.
I agree Maureen. I think the Framers of the US Constitution would be apoplectic over the decline of civil liberties (mind you — they were a pretty vocal bunch already). As would any politician from even 100 years ago. It is unfathomable really and yet it’s happening throughout the world.
🙁
Spot on, Maureen. I’m afraid for our future where privacy and liberty are myths and legends that olds go on about.
Celebrities are eschewing social media because one bad fb post, one stupid tweet, one ill-advised instagram can damage their brand. So why even bother?
I agree. I’ve actually witness it destroy families & if you have to be THAT sensitive to not post something that someone can get butt hurt over… Why bother? People can & will find anything to be offended by. Oh, and Twitter needs to die.
I tell my son once it is out there it’s out there FOREVER. I honestly don’t have time to log every detail of my not so exciting life.
Yup! I actually like his stand on social media. It can get pretty crazy, even for us commoners! While Pine seems to be quite intelligent and thoughtful, so many celebrities aren’t and they just get themselves in trouble using Twatter (Miley, Leann, etc).
No facebook and no google for me either. I even avoid personal texts or emails. I’m a stickler for the ol’ face to face time.
Yes, agreed! If you are famous it’s just another way to potentially become tabloid fodder. My for the average job, it’s an opportunity to cultivate your own following.
That bath pic is so cool..
Damnit, I didn’t want to like him. (I was going to give up cussing for New Years, meh)
nah, it’s not f*cking worth it. The last New Year’s resolution that I kept was to stop making resolutions.
“The light of my flame was really bright after Star Trek”. If someone utters this kind of drivel you know you can turn the page.
LOL, it’s the best comment of 2014 so far. “The light of my flame” is AWESOME.
At least he has the creativity to come up with such drivel? LMAO! 😀
Are you kidding? I though that was a really nice turn of phrase. Better than ‘back when I was more famouser’.
Haha, yeah- sounds kind of pretentious, no?
Can’t help it, I like him. He’s gorgeous and he’s articulate. Mind you, I’ve paid no attention whatsoever to who he dates, so maybe I’d change my mind if I did… but for now, I live in blissful ignorance.
Smart guy, I like him. He’s completely right about social media too. Movie stars were about mystery, I’d rather not know very much. He has a good take on stardom too when he talks about admiring his Dad. His Dad worked steadily and was never a “star”, but he put two kids through private school and college. That’s a wonderful thing and comes without paparazzi.
I have a funny feeling he will date models for awhile, then end up with some relatively normal girl. Don’t know why, it’s just a hunch.
Your prediction is spot on – Chris is going to end up with a normal woman and that woman is ME;)
I’m fascinated by his comments about politics!! I don’t care so much who is Left/Right but I love it when celebs talk about actual international/domestic issues — even if I disagree with the conclusions they come to. It shows some awareness beyond just a party line. But Chris Pine is right: the same Patriot Act that came under attack when Bush was POTUS is the same Act that Obama has used to expand his own un-checked power. We’re witnessing an important lesson in being beholden to one political party while demonizing the other. Chris is right: both parties are interchangeable, both parties represent un-checked expanded powers, and both parties are rife with scandal and corruption.
Yeah, I agree. During elections, they toss out the hot button issues specific to either side, but then they both end up serving whoever paid for them to be in office; which is always the 1%.
Both parties are rife with scandal and corruption, and I’m sick of both of them. Neither has this country’s or it’s people’s interest at heart. It’s all about power, at any cost.
@Nicolette
Yes, and it’s a very dangerous game they’re playing with the lives of millions of people who will have to pay the price for their excessive powers and ego-driven actions.
I disagree but only that the Republican & Democratic parties now have the interests of big business and lobbies in mind when they legislate.
And it shows. We the people? Not so much.
When we hit the streets, my boots will be on the ground with all of you. I just hope it’s not too late when the fake divisions of ‘right’ and ‘left’ are seen for what they are – a way to keep people at each others’ throats instead of focusing on tearing down the worst imbalances and injustices since the 1920’s.
Hi, Chris Pine’s mom!
I remember reading an article that she googles him all the time and likes to read things about her son. Clearly, someone understands the internet can be a good thing. 🙂
omg I love this comment
Can she tell her son to quit it with the lingerie models?
Seriously, I hate when a dude’s intelligent, a good actor, clearly respects his work, his castmembers, isn’t a douchewad, etc–but then you find out he’s dating someone that’s barely legal (which really is starting to creep me out, because I’m at the same age now), whose job usually involves posing in underwear (nothing wrong w/that). Case in point–Leo.
So, he is a db because he likes to date beautiful women? I find it amusing when women think that about man who wouldn’t date them
I get what Vigilia is saying. It’s like George Clooney – why can’t a man who is genuinely smart date someone who is of equal intelligence to him? I honestly think they’d find true happiness if they did exactly that, instead of this floundering around from one relationship to the next. BUT, it’s their choice, and they’re obviously happy doing what they do :).
@Littlestar, it’s not the same. Clooney is 52 and could actually father some of the women he has chosen to date whereas Pine is 33. There is a big difference. I see nothing wrong with a 33 yr old guy dating a 22 yr old model. And just because someone is a model does not necessarily mean that they are unintelligent. Goodness, at this point why even bother fighting patriarchal notions when women are contributing to and championing misogynistic conclusions just fine on their own.
Latisse – Clooney dating younger women doesn’t bother me, nor did I even state above that age was an issue to me. My argument was that I find it odd that he specifically chooses women who are no where near his intelligence (and I do think he’s a very smart man). I mean please, there was no way Elisabetta Canalis (spelling?) or Stacey Keibler were on the same level as him. I am not saying they are bad women, because I actually liked Keibler, but I still do wonder why someone like Clooney dates “beneath” him. And yes, I have no doubt there are intelligent models out there. I actually have no idea who Pine has dated in the past, I was just going on what other posters have said.
I also find it rude that you are insinuating I am not a feminist. For the record, I also find it sad when women date down as well just to stroke their own egos.
@luna
I never called him a douchebag–I said he wasn’t one. I get that he dates models because he can (thank you OKitten), and because I don’t think they want a serious relationship–hence the 20somethings who tweet about how much fast food they ate, and their workouts (his last piece of the month–I followed her twitter for a while).
But seriously, they can’t find models closer to their age, or younger women who AREN’T models. I kind of don’t care about the age difference, because in the end, everyone’s legal and consenting. But come on. It gets old after a while. And pathetic. I wouldn’t want to be like George Clooney, where people are predicting when my relationship will end, and who will be the next one.
I think you’re thinking of Chris Evans’ mom. She tells off trolls all the time. Go check his IMDb message boards. It’s hilarious.
What?! Oh no Chris Evans Mom, bad idea! Pine’s Mom was an actress so I would guess she knows to avoid.
Chris Pine actually talked about the fact that people get him confused with Evans, and Hemsworth (in non-Thor mode I assume). He was pretty funny talking about it. Poor Chris Evans would probably have an anxiety attack. 😉
Whoops! My bad.
Although, I choose to believe all mothers of famous actors are engaging in this behaviour!
I like him. I had a massive crush on him during his Princess Diaries and Just My Luck days and he seems really smart.
“Just My Luck” is frighteningly ironic now. Reversal of fortune. Although that likely has nothing to do with a curse and more to do with the fact that one of the actors is a decent person with a strong work ethic (Hint: it’s not Lohan). 😉
That’s when my super crush started too. So confident and hot in those roles.
Yea, the guy only dates temporary cookie cutter panty models, but he is so handsome and intelligent!
And this is as close as I get to social media so I agree with him.
I don’t understand why it is considered wrong to date young models….even though they may not seem as intelligent as some of the women…why is he considered a douchebag? Are those models sub human. Please explain…sorry for bad english
I don’t really care about his “model” preferences. He seems like a smart guy, and he’s cute on top of it. He comes off as pretty likeable, too.
As for social media… I understand why so many people hate it. But I think that when it’s used in the right way (or properly or whatever), it serves it’s purpose.
I don’t blame celebrities who don’t want to get involved with social media, because it can have big career implications for them, both in terms of losing the “actor’s mystique” (ugh, Hiddles, right?), and if they should happen to say something dumb that ends up with them having to apologize for the span of a news cycle. But when a celebrity, especially one who has been tapped for big things but not quite delivered, says social media is dumb because it’s mean, I immediately think, “Okay, so if you were an internet darling you’d be all over it, but you’re not, so you hate it.” I’ve seen interviews with Pine where he talks about knowing what people say about him. I don’t think there’s an organized anti-Pine movement, but he’s not overly popular either, and it tends to flare up around a Star Trek movie because the general opinion about him as Captain Kirk is “meh”. I just wonder what his tune would be if he were more popular, in general.
Also, social media is what you make it. It’s only horrible if you let it be horrible.
I love everyone who rejects Twitter.
Twitter is for Twits.
When will people realise that Twitter is just another data collecting medium that exploits users?
We love you too! <3
I loved the interview. And so what if he dates young models. He’s just having fun. He probably dates all kinds of women/girls. When he marries, I will pay attention then.
Whaha??? Sarcasm is a waste of time?
I am constantly confusing Chris Pine and Chris Evans. They’re both so generic and interchangeable.
Really?
Chris Evans strikes me as the guy who would cry if a girl breaks up with him and wants to talk about feelings.
Chris Pines strikes me a a guy who’d want 1 more good toss before he leaves with no complications.
Uh, I wouldn’t mind being the tossee!
The writing sounds so immature.
Is he still dating the Icelandic Beauty queen?
I was indifferent about him, but this interview makes me like him better. And I don’t get why he shouldn’t date lingerie models… because they’re lower-class dumb? Um, Giselle Bundchen does model lingeries, in case people forgot 😀
Lenje
Gisele has herself surrounded by great business advisors. She’s also taken the initiative to educate herself about business. She wasn’t always this smart. When she was 22 (average age of Pines gf of the moment) she was fairly full of it. Here and there she’ll drop a quote that makes you facepalm her ignorance.
Pine may claim he wants a smart, sexy, confident woman, but he’s keeping his relationships very physical and short for now.
@Florc, I hate to say this, but I’ve wondered if Chris Pine is just bearding. I don’t care except I hate to see him unjustly criticized for modelizing. Whatever floats his boat, he certainly floats mine!
Sloane
I’ve wondered the same, but I have a friend who knows him pretty well from getting their masters together and at best I got to leer at him at a gathering. He gets around and i’ve heard of no complaints.
He is crazy hot. He oozes sex appeal. So there’s that and the reasoning and that Munn wouldn’t have hesitated to out him if she wasn’t getting tossed on the regular. I think she’s fame whorey like that. Especially if she did leak those pics and texts regarding him.
He really is the perfect package. Loves his family, good to others. Respectful, well spoken, Hot as all hell. He knows this though and would rather have a good time than meet his intellectual equal.
He’s like the non-arrogant Franco.
Side thought. This is something I love about the commentors here. We’re a wealth of knowledge and connections. Some know people we talk about here I don’t and vice versa. It really helps form a better picture of e articles written and the comments given.
You’ve met him, Florc? Cool. Despite his modelizing, I DON’T think he’s a dbag. For that, you have to actually treat women like sh-t, and I don’t think having purely sexual/’fun’ relationships qualifies as that–I just hope he doesn’t end up like Leo.
But I’ve had a soft spot for him, since the only movie I had seen him in was Princess Diaries 2–he was HOT–I was probably a little bit too old to like the movies by the time it came out (maybe 14 or 15), but I still watched it. I spent the whole movie wishing that Genovia’s Supreme Court ( or whatever it was) would’ve made him and Anne get engaged–then they spend the whole movie simultaneously loathing/avoiding each other and making out at every turn/denying their attraction.
I had a very active imagination……
But I think he’s a good actor, very charming, and I hope he’s not just going to be known for Star Trek.
Virgilia
If leering is meeting then sure. Sadly I was just a goofy, star struck girl trying to to fan girl him. I never even got to say hi.
By all accounts i’ve never heard he mistreated a girl. He made it known he wasn’t going to get serious. Just a few bitter stories of when he ended it.
He’s a very good actor who’s picking his roles correctly. I don’t think he’ll only be known as Kirk. He’s just too talented and it’s still early in his career.
When celebs say they aren’t on social media… I guess I just assume they aren’t on it publicly? With the way they travel and the myriad of social networks they must be trying to maintain/support (work friends, home friends, family, extended family, people from work, etc.) I just find it hard to believe they don’t participate in SOME kind of social media… under heavy lock and not using their real names.
to everyone who says what’s the big deal if he dates models, models arent always dumb, blah, blah. if you spend some time researching his past gfs, you will see they are all pretty much dumb and dumber and have nothing to contribute except looking hot. sure there are models out there who are smart, but he hasnt dated any. smartest girl he dated was olivia munn. and its debatable whether or not she’s actually smart.
I like him. Don’t mind at all if he dates lingerie models (dates is likely a polite euphemism in his situation). He’s young, gorg, rich and successful, with a heavy work schedule to attend to. If Chris isn’t ready to settle down and invest in a higher quality relationship and home life, why not indulge in lingerie models and starlets? He’s only an idiot if he marries one. And, yk, I don’t think he will. 100 bucks says he eventually marries a civilian. He’s smarter than he looks.
If I can’t have Tom Hardy, I will take Chris Pine. And yes, I would take them both together. Lol
I think he is extremely sexy! Especially with the salt and pepper beard. I want to sit on his face:)
Didn’t he also date Audrina Patridge?