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‘I’m
different from others, but in a good way’
Dian
Sastro
keeps herself busy. The actress is a spokeswoman for the UN
Millennium Development Goals campaign, the face of a leading
telecommunications operator and a partner in Foodism, a trendy
restaurant in Senayan City. Oh, between it all, she teaches, too:
the 25-year-old is an assistant lecturer in epistemology at the
University of Indonesia. Whatever she does now and in the future,
she will be forever associated with Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?, the
groundbreaking 2002 teen romance that wowed a generation. Here she
expounds on moody blues, her dislike of dubbing and a growing taste
for Indian edibles.
 My childhood ambition
was ...
To be a
spy, like one of the Bond girls. I also wanted to be a jet pilot,
because my dad really loved F-16s.
Describe
yourself in three words ...
I am
weird, actually. I feel that I am different somehow from other people
but I know it’s in a good way. I’m young and happy ... no, I’m young
and jolly.
My best
trait is ...
I’m
adaptive and I’m open-minded.
And
worst ...
I’m
moody and I think too much.
I would
never ....
Uhmm,
let me think. There are so many ... But I would never want to watch a
foreign movie dubbed into Indonesian. It’s better to have subtitles
than dubbing, because it kills the spirit of the movie.
I laugh
at ...
Seinfeld,
Everybody Loves Raymond and my dog.
And cry
...
Movies,
really intense documentaries and Damien Rice songs. And sensitive
stuff about parents. That gets me immediately.
Friends
say I am ...
Moody,
eccentric, but different groups will say different stuff about me.
This group says one thing, another something else. I’m just strange I
guess.
I would
cross town for ...
Sambal
matah,
I go crazy for anything with chili. Oh, if I go to Bali I will spend
the day driving to Nasi Ayam Kedewatan in Ubud to eat. Recently I like
Indian food, butter masala and mint sauce with plain naan. I
also like saag paneer (cheese with spinach).
My
favorite place is ...
My room
and my bed; I would rather spend my whole life there. I would be
happy; it’s fully equipped with everything I need, the books I haven’t
finished reading, movies I need to watch, my computer, my dog and
guitar.
The
unforgivable is ...
Betraying someone for money ... It’s too hurtful.
I can’t
live without ...
My
laptop, I think, because I can do everything on it. I can call people,
use my Facebook, browse the world.
I always
have in my bag ...
My
wallet, my HP, my Blackberry, my notebook, my iPod, my lip gloss and
mirror.
I don’t
understand why ...
There
are no original English programs on TV. Everything is dubbed, and our
pronounciation is getting worse. In the past on private TV stations,
even TVRI, it was better than now.
I only
lie when ...
The
truth will make others worried. And when I know I can’t handle the
truth myself.
I wish I
could ...
Think
and create like Michel Gondry. He can draw, do anime, direct,
anything. And to write like Charlie Kaufman.
Favorite
song ...
Foxy
Lady
by Jimi Hendrix; at the moment I’m listening to Nick Cave and the Bad
Seeds’ Into My Arms, and I Scream by New Young Pony
Club.
Favorite
movie ...
Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind;
and the Science of Sleep, Closer, Human Nature.
My
biggest fear is ...
To be
abandoned by the people I love, like my parents.
I’m
upset when ...
Music is
played really loudly over and over again, and when somebody is
packing. And when you don’t get treated well in a restaurant. I’m
silent, but then I will say it clearly.
At 40, I
will be ...
Teaching, having produced, directed or written some movies. I will
have a family, maybe with some kids. Maybe I will be painting and
writing. That’s pretty much it.
If I
could do one thing to change the world ...
I would
invent a new energy resource so that there would not be pollution that
intensifies global warming.
The best
piece of advice anyone gave me is ...
Never
say never.
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Bruce Emond
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