Vincent Kartheiser`s Playboy Interview (2008)...

Vincent Kartheiser`s Playboy Interview (2008)

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Sterling Cooper’s weaselly go-getter Pete Campbell is deftly portrayed by the chatty Vincent Kartheiser, seen here at left with Playboy’s fashion director Joseph DeAcetis. The young actor stepped away from our September photo shoot to talk about today’s advertising and Pete’s forward fashion sense.

PLAYBOY: You play a man that works in the advertising world. What are your thoughts on today’s commercials?

KARTHEISER: I think jingles are really impressive. If you can get a good jingle, you can really blow someone away.

PLAYBOY: Any specific examples?

KARTHEISER: Well, You take something like that “$5 footlong” Subway ad right now, and that really sticks in your head. It reminds you there is a bargain going on and if you’re hungry and you’re walking down the street, that might lead you to a Subway.

PLAYBOY: As a semi-insider, what do you think of the advertising world?

KARTHEISER: It’s interesting because advertising has become such a part of our culture that we actually judge it. If you ever sit down with your buddies to watch a game and the commercials come on, people always comment on commercials. People say, “what’s that supposed to mean?” or “Do they think that is going to make me buy their product?” Like this whole Mac and PC thing. I own a Mac and I like Macs, but I don’t like their commercials and it makes me not like the company as much. People talk about commercials and like movies, art and literature they become something that we believe we know something about. In that way, we’ve been misled by the advertising industry. It is subliminal hints and catch phrases and manipulation. But they’ve lured us into laughing hard enough or cringing hard enough to make us think that it is worthy of critique or thought.

PLAYBOY: Tell me about Pete’s fashion sense.

KARTHEISER: Pete is actually quite forward thinking when it comes to fashion. He doesn’t wear hats, much like Elvis didn’t. Most men in 1960 did. His clothes are also a bit more vibrant than most others. He wears a lot of blue suits and patterned ties.

PLAYBOY: What can we expect from Pete in the second season?

KARTHEISER: I can’t talk about that other than to say he has never really learned how to speak with people. He has problems ingratiating himself to his co-workers, and like in most businesses, it is tough to move ahead if your bosses and your underlings don’t respect you.
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