At this point in the press tour for That Awkward Moment, we've seen Miles Teller make the late-night talk show rounds, Zac Efron flash his pearly whites at the New York and Los Angeles premieres, and Michael B. Jordan monkey around on Today. But what about the ladies? After all, no females, no movie, and Imogen Poots,Mackenzie Davis, and__Jessica Lucas__ are just as much stars as their male counterparts.
Over a two-hour lunch at Culina at the Four Seasons Los Angeles, Imogen and Mackenzie (co-star Jessica Lucas was in production on another project) gossiped about life with the hottest guys in Hollywood, relationship "rules," and the totally relatable reason they both got off Facebook.
A newly blonde and pixied Mackenzie Davis and Imogen Poots shared a cotton candy affogato with me for dessert!
Glamour: Imogen, I need to find out the story behind your name. I love it!
Imogen Poots: "My surname is from the mountains of leprechauns and mermaids [Laughs]. My first name means first daughter. I'm not the first born—my brother is—that would be so embarrassing if I had an older sister! My name is ridiculous. It just keeps on giving. Friends call me Immie."
Mackenzie Davis: "I have a million nicknames. Mac, Kinnie, Kin, Ken, Kenzie, Mackenz, Kenner. Everybody has their own version of it. But I sign most emails with Mac."
Glamour: What was your first impression of the guys?
Mackenzie: "Zac was comically good-looking. He's almost like a statue. Like sculpted out of marble!"
Imogen: "I remember being struck by how genuine and how kind of a person he is. Mike has these crazy manners. Miles is very funny, but he knows he's very funny. We figured it out because he brought his grandma to the New York screening, and we're like, 'You get a million points for that.'"
Mackenzie: "I was surprised at just how nice they all really were. I feel like I was exposed to a type of boy that I hadn't been before. They were just all so sweet."
Glamour: If you were stranded on the side of the road at 3 a.m. and could only call one of the guys to pick you up, who would it be?
Mackenzie: "Michael. I don't know if he'd answer the phone though...he'd probably have a lady. [Laughs]"
Imogen: "Yeah, Michael. I would call Michael at any point if I was in a jam. But maybe if I wanted to go dancing and have a good routine dance, I'd call the other two. If we took Zac and Miles to salsa classes, I'd be into that."
Glamour: Time to talk about relationships. What do you wish you were better at when it comes to dating?
Imogen: "I'm completely oblivious, and people get mad about it. I'm just not very good at relating to humans in general. I can be quite awkward."
Mackenzie: "Sometimes if you're not dating a lot in your 20s, you're made to feel like you're failing, but in reality, that's not often the case."
Glamour: What's your relationship status?
Mackenzie: "We're testing the waters. I'm woefully single."
Imogen: "No, I'm not going to allow you to say that. Men are falling over each other to get to Mackenzie."
Mackenzie: "I wish I had a crush on someone. We were talking about this last night. I haven't had a crush on someone in so long. I just want that feeling."
Imogen: "There's something wonderful about seeing a text from someone you really like. When you see their name pop up, it's an extraordinary feeling. I really want that."
Glamour: There's a scene where Jason (Zac Efron) shows up in an inappropriate outfit at Ellie's birthday party thanks to a bit of miscommunication. In real life, how do you deal with that?
Imogen: "The most important thing is just say what you need to say. If you hold something in, you almost compromise your own heart. If you aren't candid with somebody, they don't know what you're thinking. No one knows how anyone else feels. Do whatever you want and what feels right to you because you're the person they are dating."
Mackenzie: "Movies try to tell you what works and what doesn't, and then you end up thinking, 'Who dates like that?' I tend to not go on defined dates—like first date, or second date—it just ends up where either I'm in [a relationship] or not. I don't have a lot of suitors."
__Glamour: Should you ever ask a guy you're dating "What have you told your friends about us?" __
Mackenzie: "I would. If I'm sleeping with somebody, I would definitely bring it up. Don't play by the rules. If they are hiding me that feels very odd to me."
Imogen: "A relationship is about sharing things, so yes, I want his friends to know."
Glamour: Your characters are almost the perfect girls in the sense that they know how to play the part of the interested, but not needy, girlfriend. There's an element of, "I like you, but I'm willing to let you go if I'm not getting what I deserve." Is that the key?
Mackenzie: "As soon as you start doing manipulative, tactical things with people, then you're going to go crazy. I don't want to start a relationship that feels like a chess game. I'd rather it be, 'Yeah, I like you,' not, 'Oh, you have these weird times when you can have talks and not have talks? Well, why don't you figure that sh-t out and then we can hang out.' I'm not going to get wrapped up in someone's [baggage]."
Imogen: "If you know yourself well enough to some degree, you just don't put up with things because the choices have been made for you. In a lot of ways, wanting someone and needing someone are two different things. You can want somebody and it's a quite disposable thing, and needing somebody is quite a brave thing to own up to. But when you know you're needed, or you need somebody, it's the most extraordinary realization. I am glad you feel that way about our characters."
Glamour: Zac's character does something really sh-tty to yours, Imogen. I don't want to give it away, but would you have forgiven him?
Imogen: "Here's the thing: What's interesting is that when Jason tries to redeem himself, his excuse is that literally he has none. It's the power of his apology. There was no excuses. He just didn't know and admitted that and was baffled by his own behavior. That has to count for something when someone has nothing to say. There's something redeeming about that."
Glamour: How many chances is one too many?
Imogen: "After the second chance."
Mackenzie: "I think what you're saying is right. If somebody comes very honestly to you and says, 'I get how f--ked up that was and I'm not trying to defend it,' then OK, let's see how things go from there."
Glamour: Facebook stalking is pretty prevalent in the movie. How has it played a role in your life?
Imogen: "When they show Zac's character looking up Ellie's new guy on Facebook that was actually our director!"
Mackenzie: "Guys totally look up your ex-boyfriends on Facebook."
Imogen: "But [stalking] your ex's or new people is the worst thing you can do."
Mackenzie: "I got off Facebook because of that. My boyfriend cheated on me, and I was like, 'I need to get off of this.'"
Imogen: "Yeah, neither of us are on Facebook."
Glamour: Which character would you most be attracted to in real life?
Mackenzie: "Daniel [played by Miles Teller]. I just think Miles is so charismatic, and I just don't know how to separate Miles from Daniel, but he's just so fun to be around and makes you smile a lot."
Imogen: "Yeah, definitely. Also, can I just say also that if Mackenzie and I didn't connect on this movie, we'd be polite to each other, but that's it. Honestly, it's so lovely doing this interview together because I do feel like it's very rare to come across a girlfriend who shares such similar responses to life and what we're meant to do."
Mackenzie: "That's really nice. After I left college I would think, 'Wait, aren't I supposed to have a pool of friends available to me?' It's weird making friends when you're older, so when you make friends through work, it feels so precious to you."
That Awkward Moment hits theaters today! Let me know what you think once you've seen the film!
