Anna Paquin Talks 'True Blood' Nudity: 'I Feel Like Maybe I Should Feel Uptight About It'

Access Hollywood - July 3, 2009 3:24 PM PDT
Story photo: Anna Paquin Talks 'True Blood' Nudity: 'I Feel Like Maybe I Should Feel Uptight About It'Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse on HBO's 'True Blood'HBOAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- As Sookie Stackhouse on HBO's "True Blood," Anna Paquin has found herself in steamy on-screen clinches with series and real life love, Stephen Moyer, who plays gentlemanly vampire, Bill Compton.

But while her "True Blood" trysts often find the actress in various states of undress, the actress said she is entirely comfortable with or without clothing in front of the camera.

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"I feel fine," she told AOL Television of her nude scenes. "Although the way that people ask me about it all the time, I feel like maybe I should feel uptight about it. But I really don't."

Anna, an Oscar winner for her role in 1993's "The Piano," said professionalism runs high on the set and the nudity is artfully choreographed.

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"I wouldn't do it if it was too much. Everyone's very respectful of the boundaries of whichever actor is doing stuff like that on set," she said. "It's not cameras being thrown anywhere and anything can happen, you know? It's quite choreographed."

And Anna pointed out things can be less stressful for an actor when your on-screen beau is your off-screen love interest as well.

"If you're already with that person then you're not having to sort of get over the 'Wow, I'm naked with someone that I don't even know the middle name of!'" she laughed. "I think that regardless of what kind of scene you're doing, the better you know the person you're working with and the more comfortable you are with them, the more open and real your performance can be. And that goes for stunt scenes and heavy emotional scenes and sex scenes."

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  • jem4437
    True Blood is my favorite show. The storyline is fresh, scary, funny, sexy...all the things a show needs...Hope it stays on for a long time...Bill Compton is the sexiest man alive!!!!!
    report abuseposted August 25, 2009 10:14 AM PDT
  • Dave
    I love Sookie!
    report abuseposted July 27, 2009 8:18 AM PDT
  • Amalina
    this couple are so sweet!! ^^bbhasya^^
    report abuseposted July 26, 2009 4:10 AM PDT
  • Majid
    I don't care what they say about Ana Paquin and her love interest! They're very cute couple and I have to stay late at night just to watch True Blood!! Awesome!
    report abuseposted July 22, 2009 4:23 PM PDT
  • MiJA
    she freaking rocks..so does true blood
    report abuseposted July 14, 2009 4:13 PM PDT
  • Conni
    Oh My God.. These Dating and Sales Spam Comments on all these entertainment comment sites!! Every time I read an article I see this garbage.!!! Can't they stop these people.. What are they making? a Few pennies per post.. Desperate, and hard up and use less is what they are!!
    report abuseposted July 3, 2009 11:49 PM PDT
  • Frances
    I like her too, and I feel she is that Sookie when I was reading the books.
    report abuseposted July 3, 2009 11:34 PM PDT
  • Linda R
    shut up with the saw her on millionare personal site,Get a life,go spam another site,god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted July 3, 2009 9:23 PM PDT
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    report abuseposted July 3, 2009 7:06 PM PDT
  • Amanda K
    Oh Anna keep your clothes on
    report abuseposted July 3, 2009 6:59 PM PDT
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