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Blogbuster did an interview with Shailene while on the Zurich Film Festival. Read below to know more about her views on technology, privacy, Edward Snowden and her future projects.
The original interview is in german, thanks to Louisa (@huggingshai) for the translation.
Blogbuster: how do you like Zurich so far?
Shailene Woodley: yesterday I had the opportunity to explore the city a bit. Zurich is beautiful! And all the people here are much more polite than in the United States. They're actual barbarians over there: "Left! Right! Over here!" (Imitating the calls of photographers in the red carpet) But you on the other hand are so calm and relaxed
BB: In the movie your character Lindsay Mills says that she doesn't care about being spied on since she doesn't have anything to hide. Do you agree with her or do you support Snowden saying this is a "bullshit argument"?
SW: I agree with Snowden. He always says:"saying you don't care about your privacy because you have nothing to hide is like saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you've got nothing to say"
BB: There's also a beautiful love story in this film and some say that having secrets can destroy love. Therefore this relationship was bound to fall apart, yet they're still together to this day.
SW: That's the interesting thing about love. It doesn't make any sense. Something that seems right to one person doesn't have to apply for someone else. And when you're in love you so crazy things. Things that don't have to make sense.
But in this story in particular, the difference is that these secrets were only limited to his career and didn't involve his private life. I think this is what helped Lindsay with any struggles in their relationship.
BB: What impact did the movie have on you regarding the use of smartphones and social media?
SW: I heard of this story back in 2013 when it was all over the news and I was so fascinated and wanted to learn more about it. But I didn't know anything about Edward Snowden's actual life and that's what this movie has taught me.
To me, it's no surprise that many people are becoming paranoid, considering that for example, right now, this conversation could be recorded by my phone (she picks up her of one that she had put on the table in front of her beforehand) and saved in some international database. In my opinion, this paranoia leads to a certain inaction. We're not inspired to change anything. Personally, I think it's exciting to unite technology and privacy and to live with these innovations and for humanity to use them to take huge steps forward. But at the same time, privacy should be a basic human right and so should protecting our sacred nature but apparently this is a privilege!
BB: In 2014, you mentioned in an interview that you've thrown your phone away, but as I can see you have a new one. How come you've changed your mind?
SW: Between 2013 and 2014 I actually didn't own a phone. The reason for that was that I was to dependent on it. I tried to enjoy what's actually around me instead of focusing on that device. So I got rid of it and it was great! But now I have a phone again because back then I was doing promo- I think it was for insurgent- and Lionsgate wanted me to be available, so I said : "Fine! Give me a phone!" So this phone actually belongs to Lionsgate. Let's see what happens if we make that fourth movie if I have to give it back or not. (laughs)
BB: Are there any news on that?
SW: I'm in if there's a movie.
BB: One of the bosses of Lionsgate is at the Zurich Film Festival as well. You should talk to him about it!
SW: Patrick Wachsberger?
BB: Exactly! He'll be walking the green carpet, so you should catch him there!
SW: (laughs) "Excuse me, Patrick? Can we make a movie out of it?" That would be great.
BB: When you accepted your role in "Snowden", did you ever think it could harm your career in any way?
SW: No, the opposite! I really wanted to do this movie. I'm an artist. The line between fame and acting is so blurry nowadays, we forget acting is an art. Even more important than art to me is humanity and this planet. At the end of the day I'm just a woman that wants to make sure there's a world and a society my children can grow up in. And things like constant monitoring and other topics that I'm trying to fight against, are things we need to talk about. It doesn't matter if we agree or not, we should just talk about it. Even though I wanted to be in this movie for its art, I was from the start also looking forward to being in this room. This is the first time that I made a movie to do a press tour. Usually you don't make a movie for that reason but this story is so incredibly fascinating and important, which is why I was so excited to discuss it with journalists. To me it was important to bring up a topic that many view as controversial. Because if you have controversy, you have debates, and if you have debates, you have ideas. You're forced to be creative and make up your mind. And I think me need more of that in our world if we're trying to continue fighting threats such as Donald Trump and ISIS. (laughs)
BB: You wrote sort of a letter of application to be in this movie which you've also successfully done for "The Fault in Our Stars". I've heard you're a big "Stars Wars" fan...
SW: Oh, should I write another letter?(laughs)
BB: Exactly!
SW: Who knows. I should try it. Letters are powerful. They're a novelty these days. Very little people still write letters.
BB: Do you have any other projects you can tell us about?
SW: In January or February of next year there will be a new mini-series (Big Little Lies) on HBO that I'm really looking forward to. Jean-Marc Vallée (Texas Buyers Club) directed it. I also signed for another project that will be produced next year but I can't tell you about it yet.
BB: What was it like to portray Lindsay, knowing she's still alive and can watch the result?
SW: Extremely intimidating. 3 months after we started shooting she suddenly appeared on set while I was doing a scene and I remember how I thought: " Fuck, she's right on the other side of the camera and I'm over here pretending to be her. I hope she's happy with the decisions I've made." But she was really sweet. Lindsay is something that many people didn't know about in Edward Snowden's story and for a reason. Because she's never talked to the journalists, even when they wrote horrible things about her. She just let it be and took it. This takes a lot of confidence which I really admire her for. And I'm sure Edward wouldn't have done what he actually ended up doing if he hadn't had her in his life.
BB: Has she seen the movie yet?
SW: Yes.
BB: And what did she say about it?
SW: She's just happy that the story is out there and being told and that people talk about this issue again. Because this is how our news work; if there are headlines, everyone is excited about it and discusses and has an opinion on it. But soon all of this is forgotten again and no one speaks of it anymore, even if it still affects us. This movie has the chance to bring this topic ho again and make it accessible, so that everyone can talk about it again. But the cool thing was that Jo (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and I had the opportunity to meet Edward's family at the New York premier. It was so special that they said very flattering things to Jo on how he portrayed their son and also to me regarding my portrayal of Lindsay. And there's no better criticism than the appreciation of parents.