It's a Ferret Life

Paul Bettany Interview, InkHeart

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MoviesOnline sat down recently with Paul Bettany to talk about his new film, “Inkheart,” a fantasy adventure based on the best-selling book by Cornelia Funke that sends a father and daughter on a quest through worlds both real and imagined in search of a family member who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Paul Bettany plays Dustfinger, the homesick fire juggler whom Mo accidentally brings to life while reading the novel, Inkheart. Director Iain Softley tells us, "From the beginning, Paul was the person I had thought of for Dustfinger. He has that mercurial and mischievous quality that Dustfinger has. And he played his emotional scenes with great depth and understanding."

Paul Bettany is an amazing actor and we really appreciated his time. Here’s what he had to tell us about his new movie, “Inkheart”:

Q:  What was the challenge with that ferret?  Eliza said you got the worst of it?

Paul Bettany:  I did get the worst of it.  It’s a real big tradeoff. And here's the thing about ferrets is that male ferrets are very docile, so that's the one that sits on your shoulder like this. And that it sounds hugely un-PC, but we are talking about ferrets. The female ferrets are vicious.

Q:  Really? 

Paul Bettany:  Vicious.  And so they put a bit of baby food up here (behind his ear) and then they show the female ferret the baby food, and it’s like ah-ah-ash-ah. And then they run off.  And they let it go and it goes hell for leather towards you

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