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ASA BUTTERFIELD is BRUNO in THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS

Why did you want to act?
I didn’t really want to, but I just got into acting when I was seven and I joined an acting club, The Young Actors Theatre in Islington which I go to every Friday after school.

Was there a special reason then why you started acting?
I don’t know, but my older brother – he is 15 – acts, but he is not very good. He did something called One Word in which he had one word and some other things.

Is he pleased for you having this success by starring in a film?
I don’t really know. I think he is a bit jealous. He has seen the film and he said that he couldn’t really get into it because he kept seeing me, not the character.

What did you think when you saw the film for the first time?
I thought it was good. I just liked seeing it all put together. I knew that when they make a film that they don’t always start filming at the beginning and finish at the end. But they sort of did this in chronological order because they started with the third scene.

What were the hardest scenes for you to do in The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas?
Probably when I was in the concentration camp towards the end of the film. It was weird because it was not like any of the other scenes in the film. All of the other scenes for me were usually in the house or playing outside. Here it was really hot and it was crowded with all the extras who played the concentration camp prisoners. That made it even more scary.

How did you get the part of Bruno in The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas?
I did a lot auditions, about 10 of them. But after about six auditions I thought and there were only about 10 other boys left, I thought I had a pretty good chance of getting the part. At the same time I was also auditioning for another film, Mr Nobody. And I got that too, but I chose to do The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas.

What made you decide to do The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas an not the other film?
It meant I had more time away from school! And I thought it would be a better film.

Had you been aware of the book The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas?
No. Not until after I started to go to the auditions. After my second audition I got the book and started to read it but I did not finish it. I read about 20 pages. I wanted to finish it but by that time I had got the film script and the book was slightly different from the film script. In the book Bruno has his hair shaved off but that doesn’t happen in the film.

How was it working with the actors who play your film family in The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas?
They were all really nice….I was sort of nervous on the first day of filming when I filmed the scene in the car when the family leaves their home in Berlin.

When did you start to relax and think you could handle the role?
After about a week.

When you were out in Budapest filming The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas did you ever get homesick?
Yes I did. My mum and dad were out there but I was away from home for about three months. I missed my brother and my cats, Leo and Missy, and of course I missed my friends. But I did stay in touch a little bit with email and phone calls. And I did not think the food in Hungary was very nice. But they are pretty good at desserts; there was a melted chocolate dish that I liked.

Did you have time for any tourist trips round Budapest during breaks from filming?
Yes, we went to the island in the river and on a chair left around Buda and Pest and went to an art gallery. We also went to a theme park and visited a really nice spa with boiling water.

What had you known about World War II?
knew a little bit about the Holocaust and concentration camps and Hitler but I knew more about it after making the film.

Do you think it would be a good idea to show The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas to schools?
Yes I think it would be a really educational film. There are many films bout the Holocaust but this is through the eyes of an eight year old boy.

What have your school friends said about the fact that you are in a movie?
They have not really talked about it much.

What are your favourite subjects at school?
PE, I like rugby, and I enjoy drama and music. I play a little bit of drums and piano.

So would you like to be in a rock band?
Not particularly. I don’t like rock. But I did a track with Professor Green, the rapper. I actually prefer jazz and funk to rock.

Would you like to make acting your career?
No. I really don’t know what I would like to do. With acting you have to do 20 takes of every scene. You get tired of that.

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas is on general release in cinemas from September 12th