Summer Glau on Having a Robot Best Friend

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Our relationship is, it's complicated.

It's not something that I talk about (laughs) in the media,

but, yeah he's really special to me.

Working with Jeff,

I really find that as soon as I step on set,

I really can't help but be swept up in the character,

because his commitment and his level of intensity

takes you on a ride.

He has this way of working

that's really elevated my work as an actor,

really pushed me.

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[Director] Cut, cut.

[Man] Hey!

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Nice.

[Director] Cool.

And he's a really sweet guy too.

Yeah, he's really sweet.

Acting with Summer?

Words can't describe it.

Joy (laughs).

Ya know, a huge fan of hers from Firefly, Serenity, ya know,

but even more than that, she's played a robot.

I was playing a Terminator and the creator of the show

really didn't want me to focus on trying to make her human,

he wanted me to focus on what it meant to be a robot.

I found that incredibly inspiring,

and it ended up being

just a wealth of inspiration for me as an actress.

[Jeff 1000] She gets me.

It's private, we're great friends.

Great friends.

I'm gonna go get ready for the next scene.

All right, you're perfect.

Okay, bye.

Bye.

(sighs) Wow.

You know, I really don't like using labels.

So, for me, Jeff is his own creation.

He's his own individual.

And I don't really see him as a robot.

[Jeff 1000] Where is Summer?

Well, thanks so much, I have to go.

[Jeff 1000] Where is Summer?

Where is Summer?

Where is Summer?