Jack Quaid Talks at NYU Screening

On Thursday, Jack Quaid and and producer John Kilik answered questions about working on the movie after a free screening at NYU. Mockingjay.net reader Liz Mansfield provided the site with a report on the discussion.

What surprised Quaid the most about being on film? “There was a lot of waiting around, for shots to get set up and stuff…Obviously, I’ve grown up on sets, but I would just hang around craft services. Literally, I was eating all the time.”
Ross helped Quaid get in touch with his character through watching the disturbing and violent film A Clockwork Orange. He also encouraged Quaid to create a backstory for Marvel. “[Marvel] doesn’t see human beings as humans. They’re targets. He’s the Hunger Games’ number one fan. It’s what he’s on earth to do…Suzanne came to set the day [my character] died. And Rue is her favorite character, so she looked at me like–with so much judgment.”

You can read the entire Q&A at Mockingjay.net.

Jack Quaid Doesn't Think He Would Win

Jack Quaid (Marvel) talked to NYU Local. Jack is a sophomore at New York University studying in Experimental Theatre win at the Tisch School of Arts.

"How does it feel to be on the big screen?It’s a little weird. Seeing myself on the big screen for the first time is like…I don’t know. I found myself…It was very hard to actually pay attention to the story because I was just kind of looking at the aesthetics of myself rather than my performance. I was like, “Ah, how do I look in this shot?” And as the movie went on, I was like, “Okay, now it’s time for the story; I can actually enjoy this.” But like seeing yourself at least for the first shot, you’re just worried about how you appear to the outside world, just because I knew this movie would be seen by everybody. It was a lot of pressure.
Do you think you’d survive the Hunger Games?Hell no! I would probably just find the nearest hole to lie in and just wait it out if I could…just wait for everyone else to die.
Which co-star did you connect to the most?Kind of everybody really, because it was kind of like summer camp. Everyone was around the same age and only me and two other people were a little bit older, but everyone was kind of around the same age. It was just fun. We hung out all the time. We went to town. We were all on the same diet because we all had to bulk up for the movie one way for another, so we just ate at the same restaurants. And I grew close to pretty much everybody.
Have you been noticed more in public now that you’ve been in a movie?No, except for this one time when…I don’t know what random turn of events led to this but…I was walking through Union Square and there happened to be a book signing for the three leads of the movie. They were at Barnes and Noble and I walked by this line of people that was going down the block and I was like, “What is this?” And they all started to recognize me.
And then you ran away?No, I actually stayed. I signed some stuff and took a few photos and then I was like, “I’ve got to go take a test.” And I left, but that’s been like the only time and that’s fine. I’m fine with not being recognized. It’s actually better if I’m not."