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" \nTwenty-three-year-old Natalya Rudakova has the kind of beauty that makes you stop in your tracks and stare. And that&amp;#039;s exactly what the writer of Transporters 3 did when he spotted the undiscovered Russian redhead on the streets of New York. A few months and a handful of acting classes later, she quit her job at a hair salon and jetted off to Europe to shoot the film. Natalya nailed her on-screen role as the love interest of always hot and often shirtless Jason Statham&amp;#039;s character. And offscreen? She&amp;#039;s down-to-earth, sweet, and sooo not a Hollywood type. Here, she dishes about her kissing scenes, taking risks, and feeling sexy. Q: Writer Luc Besson said he first noticed you because of your looks, specifically your &amp;quot;freckles and blue eyes.&amp;quot; Do you consider yourself sexy? A: I&amp;#039;m like every woman \u2014 some days I feel sexy and some days I don&amp;#039;t. A lot of it depends on what I&amp;#039;m wearing. I feel sexiest when I&amp;#039;m in a nice dress with my hair and makeup done. Q: Had you ever considered acting before Luc offered you the role? A: I did some acting when I was younger, but I quit because it didn&amp;#039;t pay the bills. When Luc offered to pay for my acting classes, I had no idea what would happen or that there was a movie at the end of all of that. I was just taking advantage of free acting classes. Q: Did you have any hesitations about leaving your old life for a career as an actress? A: None. It was a new and interesting opportunity, and even though it was scary, I couldn&amp;#039;t say no. I love to try new things. When I was eighteen, I left Russia to move to New York. I&amp;#039;ve always been someone who just goes for it. Q: What was it like working with Jason Statham? A: It was a lot of fun. Jason is an experienced actor, and he was very supportive and protective of me. Q: And about those hot make-out scenes with him... A: It wasn&amp;#039;t hot at all. In fact, it was freezing! We were filming in the winter, he was half naked, and I was wearing a short dress. I couldn&amp;#039;t think of anything else but the cold. I was nervous, but Jason made jokes to relax me. Q: What&amp;#039;s the best advice you&amp;#039;ve received about how to survive in the movie industry? A: Jason told me to be myself and not to forget who I am. He said not to get sucked in to the Hollywood scene. I&amp;#039;ve also learned not to pay much attention to the critics. Not everybody is going to like you. Some people like dark chocolate, some like milk chocolate. So don&amp;#039;t base your decisions and thoughts on their opinions. Q: Who are you dying to work with? A: I really like Nicole Kidman. She&amp;#039;s a great actress and good at taking on different characters. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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