Q: Tell me about talking with Michael Bay about the film.
LABEOUF: When I first sat down with Mike, it was never the discussion of, "Let's talk about the technology, let's talk about the robots." The first thing he wanted to talk about was, "Look, this is a coming of age story. How do we make this real? How do we make these characters come across as honest? How do you make these relationships work, so that you can follow the story?"
Q: Can you tell me about Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson's characters?
LABEOUF: As far as, uh, Josh and Tyrese's character and, their whole storyline, they've just come out of war. Their base has just been completely demolished and now they're working with the government to figure out a way to stop the Decepticons from taking over the planet.
Q: How did you feel about doing your own stunts?
LABEOUF: That's the best part is when Mike'll put a camera on the ground and it's in a bulletproof box so you don't break the camera, and your face is right next to it. And your thinking is, "They're protecting the camera, and I'm sitting right here. Why don't I have a bulletproof box?"
Q. What was it like seeing the robot in the Hoover Dam?
LABEOUF: There was a couple of us that saw it for the first time...and it was at Hoover Dam. And we walked down through the Hoover Dam which was an experience in itself, with these big silos of energy all next to you. You're in the guts of the dam. Few people ever get to walk down there. And just over the yonder is a big yellow foot. And you're like, "No way!" And you start walking, you're getting closer and closer and you start seeing the body and the torso and the head and he, and it's just silence. Everyone.
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