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nori1980i translated the 2 page interview with Dom from the latest issue of BRAVO magazine.
Dominic Monaghan is tired ( the jetlag ), a little sleepy ( the nap ) and unshaven ( the Lost-Style ). In a black pullover and green baggy pants he lingers (?) on a sofa in his berlin hotelroom drinking coke and nibbling nervously on the dark-red nailpolish on his pinky. Dom is in Berlin, his native city for the big "Lost"Party with ProSieben and BRAVO tonight.
BRAVO:Your name is Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke. What parents give their child four (first)names?
DOM: Only three are from my parents. They liked Dominic, Bernard is my mum's dad and Patrick my dad's.
BRAVO: And Luke?
DOM:I went to a latin-catholic school and was forced to be baptized and confirmed. And for the confirmation you have to chose a new name. I wanted to be called Han. Like Han Solo from Star Wars.
But unfortunatley I wasnt allowed to. The priest said that would be blasphemy. So I asked:"Can i chose Chewbacca?". He said No. So in the end i chose Luke. I nearly wasnt allowed that one as well, cos naturally everyone knew that i wanted to the name because of Luke Skywalker. But i told them, the holy luke had always been inspiring me and so on.. so it worked.
BRAVO:Forced to be confirmed? That doesnt exactly sound like a religious person.
DOM: I always had huge problems with authorities, like teachers. And what i've always been detesting, is organised religion. As a child i hated the church. I didnt like their rules and found their ideas and beliefs stupid. But my parents sent me to a religious school, where we had to pray everyday and where we had bible-lessons. That made me even more rebelious.
BRAVO: And what do you think of religion today?
DOM: I consider the belief im god as rubbish. Nothing but lies. Religious people believe that there is a talking snake on a tree in garden eden and that we all descend from Adam and Eve. But they don't believe in evolution. Ridiculous. I've been living in the USA for 4 years now-a ghastly "god-fearing"(?) nation, where every big actor, singer or sportsstar arises at an award show and first of all thanks god. But at the same time americans march into other countries in the name of the religion. I think, if there is a god, he has to be very dissapointed that people abuse his name to kill people. I prefer the idea of controlling my own fate.
BRAVO: With your rebelious natur, i'm surprised that you were caught shoplifting only once.
DOM: Many kids steal.
BRAVO: Why did you do it?
DOM: I never had enough money. My parents showed me the value of money, in giving me barely any. I never had enough money to pay for my school-bus. I had to walk. But I "dealt". I bought candy in the morning and sold them higher priced.From the benefit I bought new stuff. I was a great dealer.
BRAVO: Also for drugs?
DOM: No, just legal stuff like food or comics.
BRAVO: Were you a popular person?
DOM: Not with the teachers. I always played pranks on them. But with the other kids, yes. I was the clown, i made them all laugh.
BRAVO: ANd how did it go with the girls?
DOM: Not bad. I deliberatly founded a drama-group to impress girls.
BRAVO: Did you experience embarrasing rejections?
DOM: Fortunatley not very often. But when something was really embarrassing, i "dispossessed" myself from those "shame-demons", how i call them, by telling everyone about it. That was the only thing that worked; Just tell all your friends about it.
BRAVO: Why?
DOM: When you swallow these embarrassements, you'll eventually be ashamed of being ashamed. It becomes something that you cannot talk about. You desperatly want to forget, but you can't.
I sometimes just boldly went to girls, asked the for a date and been rejected horribly. So i had to go back to my table with all my friends and confess. "She didnt even talk to me." That happends to anyone. One of the fairest thing to tell your mates is:"Don't bother, i went through more embarrassing stuff!"
BRAVO: Does your first time also belong to the category of "embarrassements"?
DOM: In some way yes. I did it, because i wanted to get over with it. That was stupid of me. I wish I could reverse that.
BRAVO:Why?
DOM: I can simply tell everybody:Chose the right person. Think about it, like deciding over a tattoo. Decide, but think a few months about it, if it really is the right decision. The first time is one of the few things in life, where you can afford it, not to hurry.
BRAVO: And who taught you how to kiss?
DOM: Tom Cruise
BRAVO:Whaaaat?
DOM At first I snogged the back of my hand for hours. Then I tried it on a pillow. But then i saw a video of "Top Gun" with Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. In one scene they make out. And i thaught: WOW, thats what the ultimate kiss must look like. I wrote every detail in my journal. In points from one to five.
BRAVO So did it work for the first kiss?
DOM:It was ok. I enjoyed it. Its just weird. You don't know if you're making it right. But I think, when you have fun doing it, you're doing it right. There no complaints so far."
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Dominic Monaghan is tired ( the jetlag ), a little sleepy ( the nap ) and unshaven ( the Lost-Style ). In a black pullover and green baggy pants he lingers (?) on a sofa in his berlin hotelroom drinking coke and nibbling nervously on the dark-red nailpolish on his pinky. Dom is in Berlin, his native city for the big "Lost"Party with ProSieben and BRAVO tonight.
BRAVO:Your name is Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke. What parents give their child four (first)names?
DOM: Only three are from my parents. They liked Dominic, Bernard is my mum's dad and Patrick my dad's.
BRAVO: And Luke?
DOM:I went to a latin-catholic school and was forced to be baptized and confirmed. And for the confirmation you have to chose a new name. I wanted to be called Han. Like Han Solo from Star Wars.
But unfortunatley I wasnt allowed to. The priest said that would be blasphemy. So I asked:"Can i chose Chewbacca?". He said No. So in the end i chose Luke. I nearly wasnt allowed that one as well, cos naturally everyone knew that i wanted to the name because of Luke Skywalker. But i told them, the holy luke had always been inspiring me and so on.. so it worked.
BRAVO:Forced to be confirmed? That doesnt exactly sound like a religious person.
DOM: I always had huge problems with authorities, like teachers. And what i've always been detesting, is organised religion. As a child i hated the church. I didnt like their rules and found their ideas and beliefs stupid. But my parents sent me to a religious school, where we had to pray everyday and where we had bible-lessons. That made me even more rebelious.
BRAVO: And what do you think of religion today?
DOM: I consider the belief im god as rubbish. Nothing but lies. Religious people believe that there is a talking snake on a tree in garden eden and that we all descend from Adam and Eve. But they don't believe in evolution. Ridiculous. I've been living in the USA for 4 years now-a ghastly "god-fearing"(?) nation, where every big actor, singer or sportsstar arises at an award show and first of all thanks god. But at the same time americans march into other countries in the name of the religion. I think, if there is a god, he has to be very dissapointed that people abuse his name to kill people. I prefer the idea of controlling my own fate.
BRAVO: With your rebelious natur, i'm surprised that you were caught shoplifting only once.
DOM: Many kids steal.
BRAVO: Why did you do it?
DOM: I never had enough money. My parents showed me the value of money, in giving me barely any. I never had enough money to pay for my school-bus. I had to walk. But I "dealt". I bought candy in the morning and sold them higher priced.From the benefit I bought new stuff. I was a great dealer.
BRAVO: Also for drugs?
DOM: No, just legal stuff like food or comics.
BRAVO: Were you a popular person?
DOM: Not with the teachers. I always played pranks on them. But with the other kids, yes. I was the clown, i made them all laugh.
BRAVO: ANd how did it go with the girls?
DOM: Not bad. I deliberatly founded a drama-group to impress girls.
BRAVO: Did you experience embarrasing rejections?
DOM: Fortunatley not very often. But when something was really embarrassing, i "dispossessed" myself from those "shame-demons", how i call them, by telling everyone about it. That was the only thing that worked; Just tell all your friends about it.
BRAVO: Why?
DOM: When you swallow these embarrassements, you'll eventually be ashamed of being ashamed. It becomes something that you cannot talk about. You desperatly want to forget, but you can't.
I sometimes just boldly went to girls, asked the for a date and been rejected horribly. So i had to go back to my table with all my friends and confess. "She didnt even talk to me." That happends to anyone. One of the fairest thing to tell your mates is:"Don't bother, i went through more embarrassing stuff!"
BRAVO: Does your first time also belong to the category of "embarrassements"?
DOM: In some way yes. I did it, because i wanted to get over with it. That was stupid of me. I wish I could reverse that.
BRAVO:Why?
DOM: I can simply tell everybody:Chose the right person. Think about it, like deciding over a tattoo. Decide, but think a few months about it, if it really is the right decision. The first time is one of the few things in life, where you can afford it, not to hurry.
BRAVO: And who taught you how to kiss?
DOM: Tom Cruise
BRAVO:Whaaaat?
DOM At first I snogged the back of my hand for hours. Then I tried it on a pillow. But then i saw a video of "Top Gun" with Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. In one scene they make out. And i thaught: WOW, thats what the ultimate kiss must look like. I wrote every detail in my journal. In points from one to five.
BRAVO So did it work for the first kiss?
DOM:It was ok. I enjoyed it. Its just weird. You don't know if you're making it right. But I think, when you have fun doing it, you're doing it right. There no complaints so far."
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Date: 2005-07-20 06:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-21 03:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-20 06:58 pm (UTC)So I have to admit I liked that sceen in "Top Gun" too!!
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Date: 2005-07-21 03:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-20 07:02 pm (UTC)And that he finally settled with Luke! That's terrible, but also terribly funny.
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Date: 2005-07-20 07:25 pm (UTC)His story made me think of my attempted (presbyterian equivalent of) confirmation. (I didn't get confirmed because I wouldn't recite the creed in front of the congregation-- because I didn't believe a single word of it and didn't want to be insincere, and I told the preacher I thought it missed the point of Christ's teachings intirely. Hahaha, I had NO IDEA it would make everyone think I was the devil child from hell). But anyway, my point is I think I would have reacted that way at any age-- or it might have been a lot more rebellious if I was older-- it was just like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. I guess I'm assuming Dom would have had the same problems with confirmation at any age, too..
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Date: 2005-07-20 07:51 pm (UTC)I was also thinking that confirmation ages depend on the church, sometimes. I was a junior in high school when I was confirmed and I wasn't forced, though I'm sure some kids were, but at least at that age you have a higher level of autonomy. Then again, there's a lot with Catholicism I disagree with-- then and now.
That was really brave of you, and your decision should have been respected. I don't religion should be forced on anyone since it seems to contradictory to the point.
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Date: 2005-07-20 08:14 pm (UTC)Hahaha! Ok, I see what you mean now. That's really funny! Can you imagine if everyone had to pick a new middle name when they were like 9 years old and it would stick for life?
I'm not sure how brave it was-- maybe more naïve-- in that I thought it really was a choice.
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Date: 2005-07-21 03:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-20 08:38 pm (UTC)I definitely chose the name as rebellion, I was close to getting kicked out of confirmation class anyway, others chose theirs because they were immature, but fact is, 90% of all teenagers don't take religion seriously enough to know what the hell they're doing.
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Date: 2005-07-20 09:02 pm (UTC)But someone inspirational should count too. So if that was Han for Dom. In the end I shouldn't judge, I don't know how sincere he was about it. I think it should at least be sincere. If you're not sincere you definitely shouldn't be forced into it, regardless of age.
(sidenote: I chose Teresa as my name, but that was mainly for Mother Theresa.)
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Date: 2005-07-20 09:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-20 07:16 pm (UTC)Thanks a lot for this! And I'm just wondering, has anyone by any chance scanned the article as well? Would love to see it :)
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Date: 2005-07-21 03:55 am (UTC)i'm giving the bravo to a friend, she'll scan it for me..
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Date: 2005-07-20 09:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-21 03:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-21 04:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-21 04:36 am (UTC)But unfortunatley I wasnt allowed to. The priest said that would be blasphemy. So I asked:"Can i chose Chewbacca?". He said No. So in the end i chose Luke. I nearly wasnt allowed that one as well, cos naturally everyone knew that i wanted to the name because of Luke Skywalker. But i told them, the holy luke had always been inspiring me and so on.. so it worked.
Ha ha ha ha...this is so hilarious !
Thanks for typing that shit ;O) ! He`S so awesome !
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Date: 2005-07-21 07:14 am (UTC)And I prefer to control my fate, too! Fabulous!
Nora, may I have the article in German? *lol*
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Date: 2005-07-21 07:15 am (UTC)annika'll scan the article for me this weekend :)
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Date: 2005-07-21 09:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-21 07:22 pm (UTC)...I love him XD
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