Carmel Magazine

think sometimes actors think they are doing God's work. I'm not like that at all. I'm very grounded and my dad's the same way…there are some serious moments, but come on, reality is, it's just making a movie. Will Smith has that same mindset, which is great. CM: I promise we won't make this all about your dad, although everyone is very enamored with him, justifiably so…but can you talk about how he influ- enced you as far as staying fit? SE: My dad got me into the gym at a very young age; around probably 13 or 14 I was starting to pump weights and just be active. Actually, I was just sitting down with him last night celebrating his 85th birthday, having a nice dinner, and we were talking about it, and I told him, 'You know Dad, the reason that I eat so healthy is because of you.' We went to an Italian place for dinner and I ordered wild- caught salmon and broccoli; I didn't order any pasta. He and I ordered the same thing. He rubbed off on me. CM: Do you feel like he's also the reason you are an actor, or do you feel like that is something you already would have been interested in? SE: I think he probably had a pretty big influence on me in that regard…I was on movie sets since I was a little kid, and I started working with him when I was 17 on movies. CM: How was your first movie experience with your dad? Were you intimi- dated or nervous? SE: Yeah. I had seen him working before, so I knew a lot of the people, but yeah, I was scared and nervous and wanted to do good. CM: Which movie was the first one you did with him? SE: The first one as an actor was "Flags of Our Fathers." I only had a couple of lines, and I die off pretty quick…It was a great movie to be a par t of. CM: I just watched your commercial for Davidoff Cool Water cologne. Was that really you diving off the cliff? SE: Yeah, we shot that in Hawaii, at a place called China Walls. I have jumped off that before, actually. CM: How much time have you spent of your life in Carmel versus Hawaii? SE: A lot…I was born at CHOMP and I lived there [Carmel] until I was about 9 or 10. I lived in Hawaii with my mom [Jacelyn Reeves] for about four years, then I moved back to Carmel and graduated from Carmel High. I was just there for one of my best friend's weddings. CM: What kind of elements from growing up in Carmel shaped you? SE: I spent a lot of time surfing, going to Big Sur and Santa Cruz to hike and be in nature…[What's great] is the quiet and being able to take your dog to the beach and not have a leash and have fires on the beach and not have people tell you what to do… A group of angry mothers or something is trying to get a leash law. It's horrible if they do it. Carmel 144 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 1 5 Eastwood's newest film, DC Comics' highly anticipated "Suicide Squad," co-stars Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis and Ben Affleck. After completing his previous film, "The Longest Ride," Eastwood celebrated by hopping on a real bull against producer's wishes. Photo: Nathaniel Goldberg courtesy of Cool Water 'I lived in Hawaii with my mom [ Jacelyn Reeves] for about four years, then I moved back to Carmel and graduated from Carmel High.'

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