more gq. shia talk
By Betsy on Mar 16, 2010 in Magazines
He never fails to make us laugh:
On the Wall Street trading floors where he went to learn the banking ropes:
“I thought my life was pretty wild. I’m Richie Rich. I land in New York, secretly thinking I’m like the coolest guy in the world. I’ve been on the cover of GQ! But then I met these guys, and it’s humbling. It’s the most sex-drugs-and-rock-’n’-roll atmosphere that exists on the planet. I was hanging out with some wild human beings.”On getting past the stereotypes of Wall Street traders:
“It’s easy to villainize these guys with the big paychecks,” he says. “But they’re not all bad. I’m a pretty left-wing character, and I come from whatever collar is lower than blue. But meeting these guys really opened my mind a lot. I’ve never seen people with more drive and determination in my life.”On his relationship with co-star and girlfriend Carey Mulligan:
“I never really had anything in my life that was off-limits,” he says, visibly trying to control his natural inclination to share, to think out loud, to let his voice run free. “But with this, just out of respect, I just don’t want to f-ck around. She’s an unbelievably thought-provoking actress, the most talented actress I’ve ever met in my life, by leaps and bounds. Neither one of us are fame whores. It works out. It’s not like we’re the premiere couple; we’re not the red-carpet king and queen.”On his widely-publicized car crash:
“I’d be watching the news, and they’d play my car crash, and every once in a while Kim Kardashian’s sister would jump on TV and preach to me from the red carpet about how to live my f-cking life. And I’m so upset, man. I’m so angry. Because this accident was not caused by me. I got hit. I had a green. This f-cker ran a red light. And he flipped my truck, and he shoveled it on my hand. And my fingers are in the street… they’re off, they’re under the truck door, man. This is fake, dude,” he says, lifting his newly reconstructed hand. “This is hip bone and the skin that was left over…”On his newfound hobby, trading:
“I trade in my boxers now. I’m up early for the markets. I’m real-time all day long.” He loves the game and the thrill and the nerves of the market; and the market, it seems, loves him right back. As of the morning of our lunch, Shia says his online Schwab Active Trading account had grown to close to $450,000.On working with Oliver Stone:
“He is a doctor of human manipulation,” Shia says of Oliver Stone. He means it as a compliment. “One of the first things you do with Oliver,” Shia says, “is you start talking about your personal life. You give it all to him at the beginning, and then he has these strings with which he can fuck with you. He regurgitates this stuff at inopportune moments. He will just come up and whisper a phrase in your ear, sing a song, mention something about your dad, and—pow!—it puts you in a different world.”On his co-star Michael Douglas, whose son was recently arrested for trafficking cocaine and crystal meth and faces a long prison term:
“Michael Douglas was an open wound on the set,” Shia says. “That dude is in pain. He was emotional putty on the set. A struggling man. We filmed a struggling man.”…Stone and Douglas wrestled all the time on-set, says Shia. “That is their process. They f-cking go at it like rams, all day long, every day. They know that they feed off each other in a way that they don’t get with anybody else, but they hated each other.”On being manipulated by Oliver Stone:
“We’d be on the street, and Oliver would just say, ‘Go to that bar, get f-cked-up, and come back.’ I’d walk over, get smashed, and go back to work. He would really f-ck with me when I was smashed. I get aggressive when I’m smashed, and he’d film that. He would just open you up completely, make you f-cking naked-and then call, ‘Action.’”
Shiiiaaa <3
Hannah | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
I think Shia is a changed guy, doesn’t seem to be as sweet and humble. And also what asshole (Stone) would say to get drunk just to be aggressive or whatever the fuck the reason was. Shia was stupid to listen to him, very stupid. I hope that Shia does not become another sad case in hollywood, like Corey Haim. It sure sounds like he is heading down that road, sorry fan girls but it does.
ME | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
#2. WHAT ??!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t go too far
Jen | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
i think stone does not seem very sensitive to shia or douglas. personally i think its sick that stone wanted shia to drink on set when shia admitted having a drinking problem. hope shia does not act in any other future projects with stone because stone seems very selfish and heartless. i really hope sincerely that shia does not go down the road like poster #2 said because he has a lot of potential and i would be very diheartened if he did go that route.
shaky | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
i wish shia was not into the stock thing because he already has enough dough and think about when he was young when he was poor next time he looks at the stocks.
its also seems that the stone guy is not very heartfelt how he comes across
cake | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
there’s nothing wrong with shia trading stocks, its smart. he should learn how to manage his money, so he wont go broke like mc hammer. seriously there are alot of stars who had millions and lost it. besides trading is like a game or strategy, itll help him excercise his brain. also oliver stone seems like a real prick, all while they were shooting this movie and showing stills from the set, oliver seemed like a douche. why should shia get drunk to get angry, isnt he an actor? cant he pretend to be angry?
jen | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
Jen luv you said it best! Oliver is a heartless pig. If I were Shia I would said look I have a drinking problem so NO I will not get drunk. What an ass, oliver that is.
Can’t wait to read the rest of this article.
Guest | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
He shouldn’t kiss and tell……
stutter through your words
Breaking a sweat
What’s it gonna take to confess
What we both know ……………..
You got a secret ……………
Somebody is about to leak it!!!!!
The Carey thing has got to end NOW!!
Maybe I should go around kissing on guys and taking pics, but what good would it do, hunny bunny you really got to see who is getting hurt here!
You know what....... | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
#8
Hilary | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
Hillary I know what is #8 trying to say? I don’t get it? Do they want Shia and Carey together or not? Are they saying that Shia and Carey are a fake cause Shia did not say much about it or not? Shit, this poster #8 needs to be a bit more clear on their words………………
Guest | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
I definitely need to get my hands on this issue of GQ
<3
layla alvar | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
I knew that Shia and Carey were damn serious but OMG I did not realize how much in love that Shia was with this girl, it is revolting. Shit now we will have to wait until a few years for them to break up. I honestly thought that Carey was the one who was more in love with Shia, but nope. I would not be suprised if that these two got married later on, with the way his love is. I am just going by that quote and all. Oh well, he I guess, will lose more of the fans cause of this, sorry but this is my observation that I am sure many will disbute about, or whatever.
? | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
To # 12
It doesn’t sound like their relationship is very serious.
Hilary | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
it sounded to me like carey is a bit more private – and he’s trying to be too
sigh | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
# 8 shut the fuck up
retard | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
Just found out that Shia is really happy with Carey, “head over heels for her”.
http://itn.co.uk/695b5e98a9a64716475e794c1b7524d0.html
I know I posted this over on the other section. BOOOOOOOO
FYI | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
Shia is the best that all !!! I love his interview …
just enjoy these pictures and interview.
ShiaCrazyFan | Mar 17, 2010 | Reply
I just found out that before Shia walked into any stock brokerage, he first learned the basics of day trading by asking anonymous questions on a site called FuriousTees.com. Apparently, he didn’t want to seem like too much of a newb when he talked to the traders. I read his original question, he was asking how to make like $3000 a day from home. It’s pretty cool.
http://www.furioustees.com/How_to_successfully_day_trade_the_Emini_futures_so_that_I_can_work_from_home-qna1922.html
brenda | Mar 24, 2010 | Reply