Q: Happy Halloween and welcome to MSN Live! Tonight we are joined by actor, Jonathan Lipnicki who stars in the new film, The Little Vampire. Jonathan, welcome!
A: Hi!
Q: Jonathan are you going trick or treating tonight?
A: Yes.
Q: What are you going to be?
A: I'm going to be a vampire.
Q: Tell me about your character in The Little Vampire.
A: It's about a kid that moves from San Diego to Scotland and doesn't make any friends until he meets a vampire.
Q: Jonathan, are you afraid of vampires?
A: No.
Q: Did you have fun making this film?
A: I had a lot of fun.
Q: How old were you when you knew that you wanted to be an actor?
A: Five.
Q: Do you ever have trouble remembering your lines?
A: I got used to it so I don't really have any trouble anymore.
Q: Do you go to a regular school?
A: Yes, I go to public school.
Q: What is your favorite Halloween candy?
A: Bit-O-Honey.
Q: Jonathan, can you tell us about your favorite scene in The Little Vampire?
A: I don't really have a favorite, because I like all the scenes.
Q: Did you have to audition for the part in The Little Vampire?
A: Yes I did. I auditioned the day before my birthday, so that's an interesting fact.
Q: Happy Birthday! How old did you turn a couple weeks ago?
A: October 22nd. I turned 10.
Q: Do your friends treat you differently because you are an actor?
A: No, because I'll always be their friend no matter what.
Q: Jonathan, tonight are you wearing your costume from the film?
A: No, I'm going to be a vampire and I'm going to wear a regular costume from the Halloween store.
Q: Is Halloween your favorite Holiday?
A: Actually my favorite holiday is Hanukkah.
Q: Have you read The Little Vampire books?
A: Yes. I did after the script.
Q: Do you enjoy working with your co-actors or would you prefer being with your friends?
A: I like working, that's fun. My friends are friends and actors can be my friends too.
Q: How did you first become an actor?
A: My mom asked my sister if she wanted to start acting and I thought it would be fun, so I tried it, and I was right.
Q: What is your favorite thing about acting?
A: My favorite thing is that you can be a different person then yourself. I thought I did a good job on it and I liked it.
Q: Jonathan, what did you think when you first saw The Little Vampire on the big screen? Did they serve Halloween candy at the premiere?
A: It was good. Yes, they did.
Q: What kind of music do you listen to?
A: I like kind of pop like Blink 182 and basically everything.
A: Do you ever go online?
A: Yes, I do sometimes.
Q: Do you have any favorite sites?
A: I like a lot of sites. I'm not really sure which is my favorite.
Q: Who would you most like to meet?
A: Bruce Willis, Tony Hawk, and Harrison Ford.
Q: We like Tony Hawk and Bruce Willis too! We did chats with both of them! You're in good company!
A: I have an autograph from Tony Hawk that he gave to a radio station for me. But I've never really met him. And one time, the only time I've gotten recognized, they said, "Are you ..." and I said "Yeah" and they said "... the son of Tony Hawk."
Q: Do you play any video games?
A: I play Playstation.
Q: Do you have the new one yet?
A: No.
Q: What do you remember most from working with Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire?
A: On the scene where he's swinging me.
Q: Do you have a girlfriend?
A: I don't really want one. Maybe later on I will.
Q: Will there be sequels to The Little Vampire?
A: I'm not sure actually. There will be a sequel to Stuart Little that I will be in.
Q: Do you have a favorite joke?
A: Well, not really. I like a lot of jokes.
Q: Do you like doing the TV talk shows? Like Rosie or Jay Leno?
A: Yes, I do. I like to do Regis a lot.
Q: Which types of roles are your favorite to play? Are there any specific roles you would like to play in the future?
A: I like Science Fiction.
Q: Jonathan, what other films do you have coming up?
A: Stuart Little 2. That's all so far.
Q: Do you ever get bored on a movie set? What do you do to keep yourself busy?
A: To keep myself busy I act, and if I'm not acting, I'm usually doing school. Or I'm having R&R.
Q: Is this a scary movie for kids?
A: It's a family movie, it's for everyone really.
Q: Do you like to film near home or away from home?
A: I like to film near home because I get to see my dog. I didn't get to see my dog in Germany. I don't really like filming out of the country. I like filming in the country more.
Q: What was your first acting role?
A: Doing a commercial for Sav-On.
Q: Have you been to England?
A: Yes.
Q: Tell me what the premiere was like.
A: It was like my birthday party.
Q: Do you read the Goosebumps books? What books do you read?
A: I read the Harry Potter books. I don't really read Goosebumps. I like Harry Potter.
Q: Do you have a favorite TV show?
A: The old Twilight Zone
Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: I want to keep on acting.
Q: Do you have a favorite actor or actress that you have worked with so far?
A: I've been lucky to have worked with good actors and actresses.
Q: Do you get recognized a lot?
A: Yeah.
Q: What do fans usually say when they meet you?
A: "Are you the kid from ..." usually.
Q: Do you keep anything like your chair or your costumes from the movies that you do?
A: Yeah, I keep some stuff for my scrapbooks.
Q: Anything funny happen on the set of The Little Vampire?
A: My dog one day ate all the actor's lunches.
Q: Did you have to make them new lunches?
A: Yeah. McDonalds.
Q: How did you like the last Harry Potter book?
A: I'm still on that one. I just started it. I'm on page 220.
Q: Anything creepy happen on the set?
A: No.
Q: What makes you laugh?
A: Funny jokes. Anything funny that happens.
Q: Who do you find funny?
A: My cousin Steven.
Q: Is he just silly?
A: Yeah, he just makes really funny jokes.
Q: Do you still get to be a kid and do kid stuff?
A: Yeah, my hobbies are skateboarding, hiking, basketball, and martial arts.
Q: What kind of martial arts do you do?
A: I do jujitsu and kickboxing.
Q: What belts do you have so far?
A: I don't really get belts, except in Brazilian jujitsu and I have a yellow belt.
Q: What did you do to celebrate Halloween today?
A: I had school, of course, and after school, I'm talking to you, then I'm going to out with my sister and my dad.
Q: Does your sister act?
A: Yes.
Q: Have you ever acted together?
A: Yes. Jerry Maguire and The Little Vampire.
Q: What part did she play in Jerry Maguire?
A: She was a wedding guest in Jerry Maguire and a background vampire in The Little Vampire.
Q: Who's your favorite Harry Potter character?
A: I like Harry and I like Ron.
Q: What will you study in college? Do you have any plan?
A: I want to go to Yale and then Harvard. And I want to study drama maybe or science.
Q: When will Stuart Little 2 be out?
A: I'm guessing around 2002, summer.
Q: Jonathan, what is your favorite subject in school?
A: I like social studies and math.
Q: One final question and we'll let you go out trick or treating ... Jonathan, do you prefer tricks or treats?
A: I prefer treats.
Q: Well, Jonathan, I hope you get lots of Bit-O-Honeys tonight!
A: Thank you for coming online and asking me questions.