Model-turned-actress Megan Fox who is making a comeback after two years with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles talks about her role and her experience working with co-actors. Excerpts

You play a journalist April O'Neil, in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). What is it aboutIJ

She appears to be one of those interviewers you see on the red carpet doing fluff pieces for her network, but she aspires to be taken much more seriously. So she sets out to find a real story. Her life changes when she comes across the turtles and the Foot Clan. She gets sucked deeply into this story.

How involved does your character get with the Ninja TurtlesIJ

She gets very involved. To the point where she has to ask herself what extent she wants go; whether to become a journalist who broke a sensational story or protect the identity of the new-found family.

Do you think that you would make a good reporter in real lifeIJ

I don’t think I would thrive in that industry because I would never want to cover frivolous things like celebrity news. At the same time my psyche is very sensitive and I get a bit overwhelmed by the news of what’s really going on in the world. So, neither end of the spectrum is a good one for me.

How different is this movie from the ones released earlierIJ

They are pretty similar. They are maybe not as campy as in the cartoons, but they are pretty true to the original comics and movies. People want to see the turtles they grew up with, and ours are just as fun, funny and ridiculous.

You worked with Michael Bay in the Transformer series. How was TMNT differentIJ

There were less explosions and stunts in this film. In TMNT, I was interacting with actors playing the turtles through motion capture technology instead of giant robots that were never really there. Also, having a dialogue with someone that is physically in front of you saying his lines changes everything you do and just makes it easier.

How physically demanding was this roleIJ

I did quite a lot of action. There is an enormous choreographed scene with Will Arnett fighting the Foot Clan, which we only learned about an hour before we went on camera.  That scene was crazy and chaotic but also exciting.

How was your experience working with director Jonathan liebesman and Whoopi GoldbergIJ

Jonathan is always willing to listen to other people’s opinions. So we were really like a team. I also love his self-deprecating sense of humor. Whoopi Goldberg plays my  boss in this film. She is one of those people who help one open you up as an actor and makes you feel great in the scene. I feel I was able to be so much better with her next to me.

Of the four Ninja Turtles, which one is your favourite growing upIJ

Michelangelo (Mikey). When you are a little girl you can have a crush on cartoon characters. Mikey was also my favorite because he brought the comic relief to the group.

As an adult I can see that his personality in a way echoes my father’s, so maybe I was also taken to him for that reason.

Were you excited when you were offered the roleIJ

I really wanted to be in this movie. Actually, I have never been so excited to be a part of something before precisely because of what it represented — it reminded me of my childhood days.