Jordana Brewster: Mia Returns!

Beautiful, dark-haired actress Jordana Brewster created the role of Mia Toretto, sister to Dom and girlfriend of hot cop Brian O'Conner in the 2001 hard-driving hit The Fast and the Furious. She also helped start the current horror film re-make craze with the lead in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning in 2006. Jordana was in the funny spy spoof D.E.B.S. and played a tough Navy cadet alongside James Franco in Annapolis. Now, you can catch her in a recurring role as a hot doc on the TV series "Chuck" and again, as Mia in the current sequel Fast and Furious.

Jordana joined us up on a rooftop in Hollywood midst hot cars and fellow castmembers to let us know all about her personal trouble with cars, her take on how Mia would feel eight or nine years later, what it's like working with the very diverse Paul Walker and Vin Diesel and what's up on "Chuck". We were blown away by Jordana's sleek look; black snakeskin jacket by Jenni Kayne over silky blouse, beige Dolce and Gabbana mini-skirt over black leggings and very high black heels; stunning! Let's talk cars and boys!

TeenHollywood: This is kind of a testosterone-driven movie. It is weird being the only girl with that bunch of guys a lot of the time?

Jordana: [grinning] It's cool.

TeenHollywood: Do they tease you?

Jordana: No. They don't. It's weird because I went to an all girls' school until I was about fifteen and then I started working with adults on the soaps so I didn't have that many guy friends at all. I always had girl friends so I didn't know how to interact with guys. But now, I realize they are kind of easier to talk to than girls are sometimes.

TeenHollywood: Less judgmental probably.

Jordana: Yeah. Totally. So I enjoy this kind of set. It's fun.

TeenHollywood: You were a non-driving New Yorker when you made the first "Fast and Furious". You live in L.A. now so you must be driving. Have you become a car aficionado or are you just driving to get from point "A" to point "B"?

Jordana: I like cars. I don't know muscle cars. Someone asked me yesterday 'what's your favorite car in the movie?' I couldn't give you one make or model or anything. I think, in the first one, I was like 'I like the VW Wagon that's pimped out'. [laughter] Because it was deceivingly fast. But I don't know that much about cars.

TeenHollywood: Would you consider yourself a good driver?

Jordana: Well, my car has sensors on it because I really need them [to stop] hitting curbs and garbage cans. Yesterday, it was another garbage can as I was backing out. Not [hitting] people but other cars. L.A. has weird laws like if someone's in your driveway and you're backing out, you're still liable which is crazy to me. Like if people use your driveway to turn all the time. That really bugs me. That happened once. Sometimes, I guess, in L.A., because you drive so much, you have the phone on and the radio and you're trying to distract yourself as much as possible to numb your boredom. My dad predicted when I was like fifteen, he's like 'you're going to be a disaster as a driver'. I'd go like [she points to imaginary off-road object] 'look! Pretty, shiny thing' [laughter].

TeenHollywood: You're driving at the end of this film and it seems to be a set-up for another sequel. Are you ready for another one?

Jordana: I think it would be great if we were all onboard. Kind of like this one. I don't think it would have worked if all four of us hadn't signed on. I would love to see if with all four of us again. I love the dynamic of our group and I love working with everyone.

TeenHollywood: The studios have talked of taking it to Europe for the next. Would you be adverse to going to Europe?

Jordana. I am a homebody. I do love being at home. That's the one thing I did enjoy about TV. Warner Brothers was right there over the hill. But, of course that would be lots of fun. But, I also think what is so cool about the franchise, and this one, the heart of it was on the streets of L.A. and street racing, the family that's in L.A. I think the dynamics would shift. I don't know what they have in mind. I haven't heard it yet. I like it when it's set in L.A. then goes somewhere for a little bit of time and comes back. I think the heart is here.

TeenHollywood: Good point. When you read the script were you disappointed that Mia wasn't still angry about Brian leaving and everything that happened in the first movie?

Jordana: I wanted to be the woman scorned; crying and pissed off. 'How dare you!' Just drama, because that's sort of what I'm like; very calm and then a peak every now and then. I think I was getting all weepy, for lack of a better word. I did start off with soap operas after all. So, I just love turning on those water works. Justin [Lin, her director] was like 'no, no, no. I want you to be strong. They've been gone for six years but you've moved on'. He was adamant about that; that every woman in the movie should be really, really strong and tough and be able to take care of herself and not be in the guys' shadow.

TeenHollywood: I like that. Paul was saying he and Vin have very different approaches to their work so how was working with them? He said one's West Coast and one's East Coast.

Jordana: Sounds like they're going to start a gang war! I just saw Notorious. I guess that's why that's on my mind. But, most of my scenes are with Paul or with Vin. I think Paul's always been really, really laid back. Someone asked me 'which one of them has grown up the most?' And I had to answer Vin because Paul is still a child at heart. He's a man but he's still a child at heart which is very refreshing. And you get that laid back attitude on set which is great. They're both very professional and very on their game which is cool. But, I've never sat down and talked to each one of them about the way they approach their careers and all that. That would be so boring for both of us to talk about.

TeenHollywood: How is Justin Lin as a director? You've worked with him before.

Jordana: I love him. I loved working with him on Annapolis. He's not all about huge, action studio films which is great. Then I thought 'maybe he's changed on this one.' But, he hasn't at all. He would look at a set piece and be like 'My God. I could shoot an entire movie for what this costs'. Or 'For what it costs to shoot this one day, I could go off and shoot for like thirty days'. So, he's really aware of and appreciates what he's got. He wants to do this and then go off and shoot smaller movies which I really love. And he doesn't put the action in front of the acting which I think is really important. I don't think audiences just want to see the cars, hopefully. He was always talking about where characters were coming from. He hasn't changed in the last couple of years so that's really cool.

TeenHollywood: Did you ever have a day on the set where you had a deja vu moment back to 2000 and the first film?

Jordana: When we shot at the Toretto house, I saw that little shop where the sandwiches were made [laughs]. That looks exactly the same so that was really crazy and then the house looks the same so that was a super deja vu moment. That was really weird.

TeenHollywood: Michelle has most of the action in this. Do you sometimes wish you could do more of the action or you're not an action gal?

Jordana: I would love the opportunity because I just love doing different things. But, when it comes to it, it is kind of scary and daunting. But, I'm sure it's like anything else. It's like a love scene; you get really, really nervous about it, then once it's done, you're like 'oh that was so easy'. So I have a feeling that I would really start to like it. Not that I like love scenes. I'm saying that I would really start to like doing the action. I think, right now, I'm still a bit chicken.

TeenHollywood: So you don't do action on "Chuck"?

Jordana: No. Yvonne [Strahovski] does a lot of that stuff. She's really well-trained.

TeenHollywood: You mentioned you're a homebody. Are you interested in going back to TV and shooting in L.A. doing any pilots?

Jordana: I love television and I watch so much of it. There are also some great shows on cable. It's also more of a flexible schedule which is cool for actors who also want to do movies. I would be really open to it if I found the right role in the right project.

TeenHollywood: What do you watch on TV?

Jordana: I love 'Damages' and 'Big Love'.

TeenHollywood: How long have you and Andrew been married now? [Andrew Form - producer on Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning]

Jordana: Almost two years.

TeenHollywood: Any plans to start a family?

Jordana: Not yet. I think I've got a couple more years before I do that.

TeenHollywood: Do you get that question a lot?

Jordana: No, but I probably will. 'Are you pregnant?' My parents haven't asked yet. I'm sure they will.

TeenHollywood: Which of the big summer movies are you looking forward to?

Jordana: Transformers. I really want to see that because it looks huge. I like effects when you can't really see them. You can really lose yourself in the movie and I think that one it really well. And I love Bumblebee! It's just a really fun movie. Escapism which is fun.

TeenHollywood: Let's talk a little "Chuck". You are good in it.

Jordana: Oh, thank you. I love that show. I'm back for one more in a couple of weeks.

TeenHollywood: I thought you were arrested.

Jordana: Yes. I get broken out of jail. Chuck has something to do with it. I love them there. It's a no brainer. Whenever they ask me to do one, I'm like 'of course'. I love the make-up artists. I love the hair people. Zack [Zachary Levi] is awesome. It's really easy and relaxed and lovely to work there.

TeenHollywood: Have you ever gone to the Burbank Best Buy and had a flashback to the "Chuck" set?

Jordana: I haven't but it's crazy how huge that set is. It's insane. It's like I want to steal DVDs. It's enormous and you wouldn't be able to tell. It's this huge sound stage that is exactly like a Good Guys. It's insane.