Jason Lewis Talks Around "Sex"
Millions of "Sex and the City" fans were introduced to Jason Lewis when he made his debut as Smith Jerrod, the gorgeous and much younger boyfriend of Samantha Jones on the hit TV series.
There's good news for all his adoring female fans - Lewis is back in the big-picture version of "Sex and the City" and sat down to chat with The Early Show's Julie Chen.
"When you heard that the show was going to be brought to the big screen, did you say 'sign me up' immediately?" Chen asked.
"It was a no-brainer for me," says Lewis. "I knew if they ever got to the point of making it that I'd be more than happy to do anything for them. So…"
So... what can he reveal about his story line? "We know Smith and Samantha move from New York to Malibu," says Chen.
"I'd have to say I'm not going to say anything. You can go online and probably find out the entire script. But I wouldn't say it."
Did the producers and creators tell everyone not to reveal anything?
"I think they did, but I think that's kind of a standard issue, he tells Chen. "Why would you want to give the end of the story away? And why anyone wants to find the end of the story out before they actually go see it I don't know. It seems to be our culture/phenomenon - let's spoil everything and find out before we find out."
"We don't want to know the ending," Chen continues. "We just want a little bit of a hint."
"Well, I'm in the movie," Smith says with a laugh.
What was it like reuniting with the women of "Sex and the City" after four years?
"With a lot of these productions, you get this little family together and then everyone's gone. So it was really nice - because it wasn't just the cast - it was the crew, the producers, the writers - it was the whole family back together again."
"You seem like a very good sport, because all morning we've been treating you like an object - we feel ashamed," Chen said with a giggle.
"But its a bit like what the guys on the show go through. This is a women's show. Do you feel intimidated going on set with theses strong women, actors and characters?"
"I'm sure I had a sense of nerves when I started," says Lewis. "They are very empowering and decent people. As far as objectifying men - I suppose we could suffer a little of bit of it considering how much girls have suffered."
Like his character, Lewis has also dated older women. He says the biggest age gap was about 18 years -- he was 20 at the time. So what does he like about dating an older women?
"Experience," he says. "I think every man should date an older women and every young women should date an older man."
Single in real life, Lewis says he doesn't play the field - although he admits that flirting is fun. He says he is probably less naïve and bright eyed about the world as his character Smith Jarrod is. But, he says, "that's also the great thing about Smith."
The Early Show's "Sex and the City" week continues, when Kim Cattrall joins us to talk about her role as Samantha.