Ashton Kutcher used to be more relaxed being interviewed, but his
relationship with one Demi More has changed all of that. While talking to
the press about his comedic turn in the new movie Guess Who, Kutcher laughs
at the published stories that he is about to become a dad. "What? Why am I
the last person to find out everything? God, nobody tells me anything. I
need to make a phone call if that's true because I'm the last person to find
out everything. You're telling me for the first time. I mean if Demi's
pregnant, she's certainly not showing yet, so that'll be news to me," he
adds amidst some uncomfortable laughter. While on the surface it seems that
Kutcher is more relaxed discussing his personal life, he still admits he
would rather not, thank you very much. "I don't like talking about it at
all, but at the same time if somebody's going to ask me a question, I'm not
going to lie. You know, it could get real awkward and I could like pull one
of these -- I'm not talking about this or that -- but I don't have anything to
hide. I have no skeletons I'm worried about," Kutcher says, emphatically.
Of less concern to the young actor is the inevitable comparisons that will
be made with his and Bernie Mac's take on the 1967 classic, Guess Who's
Coming to Dinner, now called Guess Who. In the remake, Kutcher stars as the
fiancé of a black woman who must deal with her less than enthusiastic
father, Bernie Mac. The two begin at odds, but the elder slowly comes to
terms with their relationship. "I think the original was perfect in its time
for changing inter-racial relationships. I think our movie has the heart of
that, the premise, message, and I think it has the soul of that." Kutcher
admits that this latest version is a broader comedy than the original,
played primarily for laughs. "You can laugh at it and enjoy it, and I think
that once you can start laughing at something and go to the uncomfortable
places, those are the times that you can really grow." But the film still
deals with race issues, so the humour is at times, uncomfortable, adds the
actor. "It is uncomfortable and we've got a lot to do and it ain't all even
yet and it's not all right and that's why the movie needs to be made, and I
think that it does just that. "
Kutcher was an unknown when plucked from obscurity to co-star in The 70s
Show. Not planning to concentrate on comedy, Kutcher says he learned comedy
from series co-creator Bonnie Turner. "I think she taught me the dance", but
admits that learning comedy is not so easy. "The first trick is you learn
not to try to be funny, which is not honest any more, and it's not going to
work. For me, I learned this specific timing which is just the beat of it,
like a waltz." Kutcher has developed his comedic sense, and has embarked on
a fruitful career, despite the failure of his dramatic turn in The Butterfly
Effect. The actor says that the last year has kept him busy. "I've just been
busy working. I did this movie, and another movie A Lot Like Love and then
went right into the 70s Show, worked on Punk'd and have been producing
another television show. Between that and my personal life at home, I really
haven't had a whole lot of time to do a whole lot of anything else."
But his TV sitcom career in the guise of That 70s Show, is finally coming to
an end, with only one episode of the show left to film. Commenting on the
end of his 7 season run, Kutcher says the end is bittersweet. "It's exciting
for me, and a little scary, since it's kind of been my safety net for seven
years. Just thinking about leaving, I already miss all my friends. I mean
they're really my family out here. When I moved out here I didn't know
anyone and the only people that I'd met and known were he cast of that show
and they all became my best friends and it's going to be a bummer not seeing
them."
But for young Ashton, there's plenty of life post TV







