NBC held a phone conference with Hayden Panettiere last week, and our very own bozinka was there to ask a question!
Here is her question along with several questions Hayden answered from other journalists.
9th Wonders: You, at the beginning of the call, confirmed that you're going to be going to Europe for the Heroes World Tour? Can you confirm possibly like who might be going with you, and what are you most looking forward to about the world tour?
HP: It’s me, Milo, Jack, and Adrian. And - and what am I looking forward to? Getting out of this country. I’m so serious. At least out of California.
I'm - you know, I’ll be 18. I think it’ll be exciting, it’ll be fun -- you know, just to get away and be with my cast members, it’s going to be so much fun. I can't even imagine.
You know, just seeing those beautiful countries and just being able to be there and, you know, staying at the top hotels in Paris and London and Munich. I mean, what more could you ask for, honestly?
But I'm excited to be with my cast mates. I'm excited to have time with them like that. We haven’t really spent that kind of time together. You know, we see each other all the time and we do spend a ton of time together, but not days consecutively. We’ll see who’s mad at each other by the end of the trip -- how many fights there have been, how many people are cranky.
On Heroes Fans:
Bill Harris, Toronto Sun: As you listen to everybody dissecting everything about the show and about your character, is there any part of you -- even though I’m sure NBC loves the attention for the show -- for you personally, do you go in the back of your mind, "For the love of God people, get a life?"
HP: I’m sure it’s crossed my mind. But I think it’s very cool that they like it. And I think it’s because of the fact they like it so much that -- you know, it’s almost – it’s pat on our back, you know, every time that they say something about it and love it. It’s, you know, it’s -- besides from, like, award shows, you know, we’re behind the camera, you know, we’re the ones filming it in the studio and you don’t, you know, it doesn’t always click to you that 15 million people are watching the show. And so you see them and you hear from them.
So, it’s cool to hear from them. You know, it’s definitely our kudos and our pat on the back.
On the Heroes DVD:
Matt Mitovich, TVGuide.com: What sort of special extras did you get involved with for the DVD release? And was it your first time doing that type of stuff?
HP: There are commentaries and there’s a ton of deleted scenes which I didn’t knowingly participate in. (Editors note: There are 50 deleted scenes on the DVD.)
Matt Mitovich: Like foul-ups, bleeps and blunders-type stuff?
HP: It’s -- no, no, not outtakes. They’re just deleted scenes that were never used. And it’s incredible. Looking back at it now, I’m actually – I’m not going to lie, I’m watching it right now. And it’s incredible how many scenes you just totally forget were deleted. And you're like, “Oh, that’s where that scene went!” But it’s really fun to watch because we really had limited time, you know, it’s only an hour show and especially with the pilot and stuff, you have such limited time to explain all this information that you need to know before you can really get into the gut of the show, which is why we have the two-hour pilot which we showed at Comic Con as well, which is great. And it really - it explains other characters and explains -- you know, it goes more in depth to other things, but unfortunately didn’t have time for it.
Heather Turk, What’s On Magazine: I wanted to go back to the DVD -- I know you're watching it right now and it’s loaded with a ton of bonus features. Out of what you've seen so far, what would you recommend people starting with? What’s your favorite feature?
HP: I would say - well, it would depend if they’ve seen the show or not. If they haven’t seen the show, I would say watch the pilot - the two-hour pilot. I would say watch that first. And then maybe the deleted scenes, ‘cause I'm having fun watching the deleted scenes – but that’s probably only because, you know, I know what was deleted and what wasn’t.
There’s some great stuff -- there’s some goofy commentaries, like I'm talking goofy commentaries. I mean, I think I remember my commentary and I think they probably edited it, but, you know, everything on it is great. You know, you just - I love, you know, DVDs and you get to go and look at the extras and, you know, find certain things.
But people have fun with it. There’s a lot of stuff on this.
On Claire, non-spoilery:
Abbie Bernstein, Heroes Magazine and Dreamwatch: What would you describe as the biggest changes in Claire’s character that have occurred in the first season?
HP: I think she really grew up, you know? She - I definitely for a while there was getting sick of crying. I don’t know about anyone else who watching the show, but I was tired of seeing her cry.
And, you know, she just kind of went from that naïve teenage girl who only wanted -- you know, if you guys don’t have kids or haven’t noticed, teenagers are selfish, and I will vouch for that. And, you know, she wanted what any teenager would want. She wanted to be normal, she wanted to be popular, she wanted to date the quarterback of the football team, you know.
And, you know, over the time, she realized that by dismissing her power like that, that she was risking a lot of people’s lives -- that there was so much more she can do if she just came to terms with that. And so she just really evolved. She just really grew up. She learned to stand her own and stick up for herself.
So, yeah, I mean she’s matured and hopefully she’ll keep doing that.
Jon Lachonis, BuddyTV.com: During Season 1, Claire got into some pretty gory predicaments. How was it like working with all that makeup, and is that something we’re going to see more of in Season 2?
HP: Um, it was sticky. Very sticky. You can imagine it’s actually corn syrup -- like it’s basically made out of the same thing, with red dye. And so you can imagine what that does to your hair and your body after 10-1/2 hours working.
But, you know, it was - I think it was more - it was the most fun when like me and Milo…when we got to do it together and we got to be sticky together. And, you know, it’s just - it kind of - it was fun in the beginning, but when you have directors like Greg Beeman who like to go a little over the top with the blood. I just remember the look on his face when he got that blood bottle in his hand and he just looked at me like he was going to attack. I was like, “Oh no”, and then he just poured it over my head.
But it looks great at the end of the day. It’s not always the most fun or comfortable thing to do, but that’s my job, so...
Jon Lachonis: Is it something you think they will continue to put the limits on with the second season?
HP: Well, of course -- that’s her ability, you know. And I think the more she - the longer she has it and the farther it goes, then the less she really is conscious of it, the less she thinks about it, the less, you know, she notices when - that she can't do certain things -- the less, you know, it clicks in her head.
So trust me -- you will see plenty of blood. Plenty of snaps and pops and crackles.
