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Betty:
Okay, about that Star Wars myth. Have you really auditioned for it?
Joshua:
No.
Me and every other white male actor between the age of 14 and 30 got
to go meet with the casting director, but I don't think they're having
an auditioning process. Although I wouldn't turn the job down if it
was offered.
 Betty:
The Skulls' director Rob Cohen told me that you gave him a watch from
a secret society. Where the heck did you pick that up? A secret swap
meet?
Joshua:
I got it from a place called Wanna Buy A Watch in L.A. The 12 symbols
are all of the secret societies - the Masonic societies - and the symbol
at the very top is the Skulls.
It was some guy's and when he died it ended up at this store. What's
weird is the company that makes it doesn't have it listed in their catalog
or anything.
Betty:
That's because it's a secret.
Joshua:
Yeah!
Betty:
Did you do research on those societies for the part?
Joshua:
I didn't know they existed but there's an internet site that has an
18 page dossier on these guys with a list on all of the members with
their various positions in society - who's been tapped in, when and
where…
Betty:
Yikes.
Joshua:
I know, it's weird.
Betty:
Were you ever approached by these cats?
Joshua:
No, but I hear they wait until you begin your senior year and the rituals
are intense. The stuff we put in the movie is tame compared to what
they really do. The rebirth ritual has some guy laying naked in a coffin
masturbating.
Betty:
It doesn't sound that different from a fraternity pledge.
Joshua:
Yeah, you're right.
Betty:
Are you on hiatus yet from Dawson's Creek?
Joshua:
We shoot until April 12 and then I have three months off and then I
go back.
Betty:
Will there be more kissing scenes with Katie Holmes?
Joshua:
There can never possibly be enough kissing with Katie Holmes!
Betty:
Okay, what's this I hear about your co-star Kerr Smith having a flatulence
problem? Now, here's your chance to set the record straight.
Joshua:
Oh man! That was James (Van Der Beek) who busted him on Donnie and Marie.
He said, "Kerr's always farting!" They went around to a couple of guys
and James - I don't know why - brings up Kerr's ass. I'm here to vouch
for the guy - he does not have a flatulence problem.
Betty:
And what about your other co-star Michelle Williams? She sure did a
great job in "If These Walls Could Talk 2."
Joshua:
Michelle is great. She's a ballsy girl. Unfortunately, she's our most
underused asset on the show. She's a really strong young actress and
she's a girl who'll never be a bubble gum actress. That's not an easy
decision - to play a lesbian - at 20 years old. You have to respect
her for having the moxie to make those choices.
Betty:
You strike me as such a free-thinking individual and you seem very comfortable
with your self and your opinions. Where'd you get that from?
Joshua:
Was I a precocious child? I grew up in a single parent family so there's
a certain amount of freedom that comes with that. While providing to
put food on the table, my mom removes herself from my sphere of influence
for 12 hours out of the day. I was given more responsibility at a young
age. And my mother, well … I come from a long line of non-conformists.
Betty:
Well, it suits you well.
Joshua:
I could have told her I wanted to be anything and she would've said,
"go ahead and do it. But do it well.
Betty:
Well, mama would be proud Joshua. You're the best! Thanks for chatting
with me.
Joshua:
You are so very welcome.
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