Fifteen-year-old actor Colin Ford chatted with J-14 recently about his movie We Bought a Zoo, out on DVD today! (Click here to enter to win your very own copy!) He shared tons of stories from set -- he starred alongside Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Elle Fanning -- including what it was really like to work with all of those exotic animals, so read on for the inside scoop!
J-14: What was it like working on this movie with such huge Hollywood stars, like Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson?
Colin Ford: It was insane -- and so incredible. Matt played my father in the movie, and in real life, he was just like a father figure to me too. Scarlett is so beautiful and really cool to work with as well because she is so sweet and funny.
J-14: Your character has a really sweet love storyline with Elle Fanning's character. Were you nervous about those scenes at all?
Colin: Well, I've known Elle for a really long time. Both of our families moved to L.A. from Atlanta. Actually, in seventh grade I started going to school with Elle -- but she was in the grade below me.
J-14: What a small world! Do you think the fact that you guys were friends made it harder or easier to play love interests?
Colin: I think it was totally easier because we're comfortable with each other and we're friends. So, having a really strong friend background was helpful for showing the "love" relationship that our characters had.