'Out of My League' star to Gire: No one's out of my league
I sat down at Chicago's Trump International Towers for a brief chat with the stars of the new comedy "She's Out of My League," Jay Baruchel, 27, and Nate Torrence, 32.
They play guys who work for airport security. When a hot blonde played by Alice Eve dates Baruchel, it gives hope to all guys that they can grab the attention of the girl usually reserved for football team captains.
Q. Why does this movie work for you?Nate Torrence. One of the reasons that the film works is that we all have the same sense of humor. When you can make each other laugh, then it works.Jay Baruchel. And we enjoy each other's company. And the fact that he (Torrence) radiates animal, masculine sexuality. Seriously, the legacy of this movie is that I walked away from it with three new best friends. This guy cracks me up. So he makes my job a lot easier.NT. None of us were Hollywood types. And I think we were all aware of that. I'm from Ohio. (Co-star Mike) Vogel is from Philly. He (Baruchel) is from Montreal. It's not going to be a contest to see who's the funniest. My background is in improv, and it's all about making your partner look good. That's where we connect.Q. Nate, you logged a lot of time working up a resume to get where you are. How did you get here?NT. I moved here (Chicago) when I was 19. I studied at Second City before I went to another Second City in Cleveland. When I moved out to L.A., it was frustrating not to get a TV or film agent. But I booked a commercial within six months. Then more came. This commercial thing set me up so I didn't have to take just any job that came along.Q. What do people remember you for most?NT. Capital One is the big one. Enterprise. Volkswagen.Q. That's the one where you laugh maniacally?NT. Yeah, I had to do a scream on the radio.JB. It ruined my day.NT. Hey, I won an award for that!Q. Does starring in a movie work like a chick magnet?JB. That implies that I needed a chick magnet.NT. Confidence oozes from his veins!JB. From a very early age, my mother ingrained in me, "You're a catch, Jay! A really good catch!" That had nothing to do with being warranted. It's just how I felt on the inside. I watched a documentary on Napoleon a couple of months ago and there's this amazing thing.He was Corsican, so he had darker skin than other Frenchmen. All the kids made fun of him and he was the outsider. In his diary entries when he was a kid, he thought he was better than they were. In his mind, he was thinking "Who are these people?" I have a Napoleon complex. All Canadians have a Napoleon.Q. Really? JB. When I was a kid, my mother would say, "You're a lion, not a sheep." So even when I was getting my butt kicked, I always thought of myself as a lion! <div class="infoBox"><h1>More Coverage</h1><div class="infoBoxContent"><div class="infoArea"><h2>Stories</h2><ul class="links"><li><a href="/story/?id=364997">Cast delivers in weak rom com 'League'<span class="date"> [03/12/10]</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div>