Jensen Ackles' Not-So-Hot Love Scenes

He's a hit battling evil forces on CW's Supernatural, and now you can catch Jensen Ackles on the big screen facing a monster minerwho swings a mean pickaxe in My Bloody Valentine 3D.

It's one more step toward stardom for the hunky guy from Dallas who got his start on Days of Our Lives and went on to Dawson's Creek, Dark Angel and Smallville.

Q: There's a lot of in-your-face violence, not to mention blood and gore, spurting off thescreen in 3D. Is it a good thing for the audience to be ducking body parts? 

A: I would say it gets a little ugly. But it wouldn't be a good old-fashioned slasher movieif it didn't. We tried to push the envelope a little bit and have things flying right at you. Butthat's what makes it a fun ride. It's definitely cooler and more frightening in 3D.

Q: A lot of the scariest scenes are in an abandoned mine that looks chillinglyspooky.

A: It was literally chilling. It was warm outside but you'd go down in the mine and it woulddrop 20 degrees. It was creepy because it was dark and the only way out was behind you. We had batshanging above us but they didn't wake up, at least while I was around.

Q: After doing Supernatural and a horror flick, do you ever wonder whether ghosts are actually outthere?

A: I think after doing the show I've got this false sense of confidence that I know how tohandle strange phenomena, which probably isn't a good thing. Actually, more than believing inghosts, I'm superstitious. I'll knock on wood, and I had a lucky hat that I'd always wear when Iplayed basketball.

Q: You've had your share of romantic scenes. Do you remember your first on-screenkiss?

A: It was my screen test for Days of Our Lives. I had to kiss Christie Clark during the audition. Ironically, I endedup playing her brother on the show. Anyway, Christie said I did a good job, and I did get the part.

Q: Do you remember your first real-life kiss?

A: I was in 7th grade, and it was at a Christmas dance. They were playing the very last songand I went in for the kill. And this girl broke up with me the next day. I don't know what it was.Maybe I went too far.

Q: Have you learned any secrets about locking lips?

A: Go for the mints and minty gum, which they have available before the scene. On Days of Our Lives it was Binaca that we'd be spritzing with before we kissed. Actually,it's all very organized and you have to remember the choreography, not to mention your lines. Thefeelings that you get when you actually kiss somebody are totally different than what you put onthe screen. 

Q: You grew up in Texas, but you left your accent behind.

A: It can come back every now and again. Every so often I'll get caught saying a word with atinge of the Lone Star State. When I go back home and hang around my family it pops out but notnearly as much as George W.

Q: Did you leave your boots behind?
 
A: I don't wear them anymore, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I had a pair in my closet.

Q: You came to L.A. right out of high school to become an actor. What have you learned alongthe way?

A: I was so young, an 18-year-old wide-eyed teenager from Texas who didn't really have hisways set yet. Since then I've learned that Hollywood is not a corporate ladder that you can climbto the top. It's such an unpredictable business that you've just got to keep pressing and stayfocused. I'm a roll-with-the-punches kind of guy but feel like I'm making progress.