So says Anna Paquin in the November 2012 issue of Red Magazine (on newsstands in the UK today). Anna was interviewed by Silvia Patterson for the magazine and was seven months pregnant at the time of the interview. It is mentioned that the twins’ births were announced the day before they went to press. Be sure to check out the rest of the interview at the source. We’ve included some excerpts here:
‘I am a happily married woman and I married a man,’ she laughs. ‘I don’t think that negates that aspect of my life, but obviously I wouldn’t be with my husband if I didn’t want to be married to a man. Some people find it odd that you can identify with a sexual orientation that is not straight and yet be married to someone of the opposite sex. They’re like “obviously it’s not real if you’re married to a dude”. But that’s not my problem. I’m like, okay, if that’s how you feel, there’s nothing I can do about it. I’m just living my life.’
It was HBO that forced Paquin and Moyer together. During the pilot auditions, neither lived in LA (she was living in New York, he in London), so HBO booked them into the same hotel. They hung out, had dinner every night and, when they returned home, realised they missed each other. Essex-born Moyer is, she says, ‘as English as they come, very polite, very well-mannered. He’s a very nice English husband – and very attractive’. He’s also a demon on the ukulele. ‘Of all the random things, I’m rather partial to the ukulele,’ she grins. ‘He’s very good, annoyingly, at rather a lot of things.’
Paquin has always been hermetically private and, since going public with her pregnancy news this summer (saying she was ‘incredibly excited’), vowed never to discuss it again, in case something went wrong. She’s equally protective of her step-mum role to Stephen’s two kids from previous relationships, Lilac (10) and Billy (12). ‘Their privacy is sacred to us.’ The imminently expanding family lives in Venice Beach, California. ‘It’s an outdoorsy, life, cruising around on our bikes and skateboards, going to the beach and hitting the farmers’ market.’
She describes 42-year-old Moyer as a ‘super-geek’, but he’s also a creative romantic, having designed her wedding ring himself. What binds them together, ultimately? ‘We’re best friends,’ she decides. ‘If you’re going to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want it to be the person you want to hang out with all the time. We have a lot in common but, when it comes down to it, if that person isn’t really your buddy as well, for me, I don’t think that would work. And we spend all our time together. A lot of people say, “Oh, I could never work with my significant other”, but I love getting to go to work with the person I want to spend all my time with.’ And when you get there, you get to have sex with him! ‘Sometimes we go to work and we’re not actually in any scenes together,’ she cackles. ‘But it’s really nice. It’s like working in the same office building.’
Her immediate future is dramatically busy: the twins arrive this autumn, and she’s long decided she’ll be a working mum – next January, she begins shooting True Blood season six. ‘Like every other woman with a career, who wants to also have a family, I’ll be getting back to work,’ she nods. ‘I have the luxury of being able to afford the help I need. I consider having a full-time, reliable job a major blessing. You will never catch me complaining about being employed.’
Sometimes Paquin thinks about how accidental her life is, how everything in her adulthood has hinged, randomly, on where she was living at nine years old. ‘I do think about that,’ she admits. ‘A lot of actors have those stories where, if teeny, tiny things had been different, they would never have stumbled into it.’ She tends, philosophically, more towards random universal chaos than predetermined fate.
‘I have a problem with the idea of fate, in that it doesn’t explain when horrible things happen,’ she says. ‘I don’t buy into “It was their time, it was supposed to be”, and I also don’t think I’ve done anything that makes me more deserving of the good things. To a large extent, there’s a lot of dumb luck involved. I stumbled into some wonderful opportunities I could never have planned. But I think what you do with opportunity is not luck. It’s up to the individual, and whether you’re willing to then put the work in. I got very lucky. But I’ve worked very hard.’
She hasn’t, incidentally, ever seriously considered having the best-known tooth gap since Madonna closed through surgery. ‘They’d have to grind my teeth off and start again,’ she shudders and – no doubt thinking of her imminent baby twins – adds, ‘I’m not looking for any self-renovation projects, I have enough going on in my life right now.’
To read the rest of this interview, please visit the source.
Great article! Thanks for sharing!! They are both so fantastic in interviews, being open and honest and sharing a few details without having to give away their privacy, it’s a real skill
She also looks beautiful in the photo… I wonder when they did that photo shoot, since it had to have been quite awhile ago…
It’s always a treat to get little clues to their life together… the Ukelele, huh? And why do I not find it surprising that he is very good at a lot of things
Comment by shelhill — October 3, 2012 @ 6:38 pm
Shel, Anna did a cover story for Self magazine a couple years ago, and the pic was from that photo shoot. You can probably see the magazine scans at our affiliate site, paquinanna.com
I remember Anna did an interview a couple years ago where she disclosed some of her favorite songs, and she mentioned that Stephen does a fantastic version of “Hallelujah” on the Ukelele. How much would you love to hear ‘that’ version?
Comment by SenseofDoubt — October 3, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
OMG, SoD, I have said this at least once already, that I would pay big money to have Steve singing “Hallelujah” on my iPod, and I mean BIG MONEY!
Maybe they could auction it off for charity, just a thought.
My other fave version of Hallelujah is the one by kd lang, she has an awesome voice.
This was just a wonderful interview, lots of new and sweet little tidbits.
I have to admit that I just love Anna, and she is completely worthy of Steve.
The appear to be blissfully happy, bless them both!
Comment by Crazy4Bill — October 3, 2012 @ 7:26 pm
Thank you for giving us this article. It is such a nice interview, isn’t it? Nice little insights. Anna certainly knows how to swing that dress!
Comment by Lizzie1701 — October 3, 2012 @ 9:01 pm
That was a fantastic interview with the usually very private Anna. Thanks for posting so much of it. It was a pleasure to read. We have not had a good indepth one for quite a while.
I applaud her confidence and strong sense of self, while being so open in her love and admiration for that handsome Ukelele playing husband of hers.
It doesnt surprise me at all that Steve is annoyingly good at ALOT of things. My imagination is running wild right now but I will try real hard to focus on his ukelele playing…..
Yes C4B, I agree, I would pay good money to hear Steve sing and play anything.
These two are definitely soulmates. Everything Anna says supports this.
I wish them all the best and I look forward to someday seeing the babies, when they are all ready to present them to the world!!
Comment by BN — October 3, 2012 @ 10:14 pm
They make me believe in HEA. I’ll probably think of something else in a bit but right now like Nia… I’m kinda fixated on annoyingly good at a lot of things… oh my.
Great interview, thank you ladies
Comment by shocknawe — October 3, 2012 @ 10:43 pm
The interview was a pure pleasure.
I completely forgot about Anna mentioning that Steve did a version of ‘Hallelujah” on his ukelele, especially since that’s always been my choice of songs to hear him sing. I’m with C4B, I’d pay huge bucks to have a recording of it.
Comment by aemac — October 3, 2012 @ 10:45 pm
Hey SnA, LOL, dam that imagination of mine…….its still misbehaving.
Just the way I like it when it comes to Stephen.
They are the epitome of the HEA arent they?
Inspirational!!!
Comment by BN — October 3, 2012 @ 11:09 pm
A message for Mr Moyer.
On June 21st to 23rd next year we are hosting, here in Cheltenham, The Annual Ukulele Festival of Great Britain. It is usually on at the same time as one of our other Festivals and hotel rooms will be at a premium.
Should you wish to attend I would be happy to put you up in my spare bedroom. My husband will not object…….if he knows what’s good for him!
Comment by Templarlady — October 4, 2012 @ 3:31 am
LMAO Templarlady … do you have room for me too?
Comment by aemac — October 4, 2012 @ 7:59 am
Haha good one Temp!
I have to say it’s really nice of you not to put the hubby in the spare room. I admire your restraint
Comment by purpleprince — October 4, 2012 @ 9:56 am
BTW AEM – didn’t I tell you he was probably the annoying guy walking around in his boxers.
Yeah I know she said annoyingly good at “things” but still annoying.
Comment by purpleprince — October 4, 2012 @ 10:01 am
Yeah, you did, Prince. Maybe Steve’s looking annoyingly sexy while walking around in his boxers while being annoying? Which would be annoying for other men and not Anna, since most men don’t look sexy walking around in boxers. LOL
Comment by aemac — October 4, 2012 @ 12:34 pm
@shocknawe thanks for mentioning the HEA because that’s what draws me to them and I know so many of us to Steve and Anna. I just love their happiness, it’s a joy to behold.
Thanks for posting the Red article, it is wonderful to hear Anna opening up and being able to gage the extent of her happiness. A happy Anna is a happy Steve.
Comment by callonmebill — October 4, 2012 @ 2:30 pm
Thanks for sharing the article. It was great! I also think about HEA when I read about Anna and Stephen’s love story. They make my heart sing… ! Wishing these two many blissful years together enjoying their children and each other. Love is truly a mighty power!
Comment by Mirela — October 4, 2012 @ 4:10 pm
GREAT article! The usually reserved and very private Anna, seems to be revealing ~with every passing year of marital bliss~ more and more. Anna is sharing with us some intimate and lovely little anecdotes of hers and Stephen’s beautiful life together:)
The tone and light~heartedness of what Anna chooses to say ~the ukelele story is a perfect example ~ is very revealing in itself: her husband has made her feel safe, relaxed and happy:) And now they have the Blessing of those two tiny angels together.
No doubt about it….Anna & Stephen are good for each other:)
Comment by RL — October 4, 2012 @ 5:58 pm
Very nice interview. Both Stephen and Anna seem a bit more comfortable with the British press than American, and I think this interview is a great example of that.
Anna appreciates her husbands talents – we can tell as she extoles some of his virtues here. I love how both Anna and Stephen express real enjoyment about working together. Being best friends is a wonderful foundation for HEA.
I’m on board for a CD (or DVD?) of Stephen singing and playing “Hallelujah.” Can we start a petition?
BTW, my impression of the meaning of “geek” is a horn-rimmed glasses, pocket protector, pale, out-of-shape, socially awkward bookworm. Have I got it wrong? I’m guessing when Anna uses it she is referring to Stephen’s superior intellect and insatiable curiosity for everything in life. ‘Cause he’s the least geek-like person I can think of!
Comment by iamtrue2bill — October 4, 2012 @ 9:04 pm
I kind of have a feeling there is a bunch of typical question that she is constantly asked: how she met her husband, about her bisexuality, about the tooth gap and about the sexuality on the show. Seriously, perhaps I am being unfair, I am not reading that much of this stuff I used to, but those questions seem to be present in literally EVERY interview with Anna. And she keeps giving the same answers, so I cannot comprehend why would the questions be constantly repeated. :-/
Comment by Joanna "Teahead" — October 8, 2012 @ 5:41 pm