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This interview is from the August 1997 issue of TEEN BEAT.
VINCENT: Same old stuff, different day. I just got out of a TV show with a hundred screaming girls! The Dini Petty Show.
TEEN BEAT: How would you describe Masterminds?
VINCENT: I play a 16-year-old rebellious kid. He goes to drop his sister off at school and Patrick Stewart is taking over the school with a group of thugs. My character, Ozzie Paxton, who knows the school quite well after being expelled from it, decides to try to foil their plot. It's kind of like Die Hard meets Home Alone.
TEEN BEAT: How would you describe Ozzie?
VINCENT: He's having problems at home. His mom just left and his dad remarried and he's got a new stepsister. He's a little rebellious, but he's quick, smart and witty.
TEEN BEAT: Any stunts, like in Alaska?
VINCENT: A couple of good ones. I fall down a chimney, hang from a gutter and climb a wall. I did some of them, but I didn't do most of the skate-boarding. And, obviously, I had a stunt double for a lot of the scenes with guns and fire.
TEEN BEAT: What was it like working with Patrick Stewart?
VINCENT: He was really cool. He likes Beavis & Butthead. I found that quite weird. He's a very proper English gentleman, but he had a Beavis & Butthead calendar and poster. So he really digs them, and that was some common ground to begin on, then we went on to speak of Star Trek and all sorts of fun stuff. He's a terrific actor and he plays a really bad guy.
TEEN BEAT: What do you think our readers will like best about the movie?
VINCENT: It's a fun movie. I think this is a movie that, basically, you can't go to and not smile at. It's fast moving and fun. It's exciting and there's also a fair amount of humor.
TEEN BEAT: Are you working on anything else right now?
VINCENT: No, I'm just finishing high school. Perhaps something this summer.
TEEN BEAT: Are you planning on going to college?
VINCENT: Yes, I'm going to go to UCLA, hopefully. I'll probably major in history.
TEEN BEAT: Do you think you'll take a break from acting during college?
VINCENT: No, that's why I'm going to UCLA so I can continue with the movies.
TEEN BEAT: Are you sticking to movies or are you considering TV as well?
VINCENT: Oh, no. I'm sticking to movies.
TEEN BEAT: What if a really good pilot came along?
VINCENT: Too bad. I can't do that. I can't lock myself into one role. I need to constantly be changing. Plus, that's a year-round thing and I only like to work three months out of the year.
TEEN BEAT: If you could pick your next role, what would it be?
VINCENT: Drama. Something challenging, a little more dangerous.
TEEN BEAT: Now that you've worked with two great veteran actors, what's the most important lesson you've learned from either of them?
VINCENT: I'd have to say, Charlton Heston taught me how to do interviews. Patrick Stewart taught me how important it is to be light-hearted. He's a serious actor, but he's got a sense of humor too.
TEEN BEAT: Are you dating anybody right now?
VINCENT: No.
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