I’m a little bit surprised that HBO did the big premiere event for The Leftovers Season 2 in Austin, Texas. I’m also surprised that they waited so long to do it – these photos are from Saturday night, just 24 hours before the HBO premiere on Sunday. Surely HBO wanted to hype The Leftovers more than this? Maybe not though – The Leftovers was completely shut out of the Emmys, so it doesn’t seem like HBO wants to spend any additional promotional money on this show.

Anyway, this Austin red carpet was the first red carpet appearance by Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theoux together as a married couple. I can’t say Aniston really brought it with the style though – this is one unflattering jumpsuit. I know it’s probably expensive as hell and very “high fashion,” but it’s really not working for me (nor is it working for her). Oh, and guess what? The jumpsuit is by Stella McCartney. I didn’t even know that at first, but now it’s like “Oh, no wonder why I hate it.” Stella’s designs are so unflattering.

Meanwhile, here are some assorted quotes from Justin from various outlets:

On the tabloid attention he gets from being with Jennifer: “It was frustrating earlier on when we first got together because I didn’t understand it. I’ve said this before, but it’s almost like having an avatar born, or a clone. This clone that’s completely insane. They’re out in this world doing their own thing and it has no bearing on my life or what I do or what happens in my house or my life. And so I maintain a completely healthy distance from that, because I don’t know that guy. He’s the most unstable, emotional person on the planet—you know, constantly storming out, getting furious, crying.”

His brief foray into network TV on ‘The District’: “I was very young. It was like putting your foot in dog sh-t and you’re like, ‘It’s warm,’ and then you realize, ‘Oh f–k, it’s dog sh-t.’ I didn’t know any better. I think when you’re starting out acting you don’t think you get an opinion. You’re just trying to get a job. You’re just trying to eat some food. It’s only eventually you realize, ‘Oh, I’m allowed to have taste. I’m allowed to do what I want to do.’”

He defies typecasting: “Whenever I tried to pick a spot on the wall and walk towards it, it never really works out. I ended up getting frustrated. In a weird way it served me because I’m a bit of a moving target. I’m not necessarily considered for a lot of dramas and I’m also not necessarily considered for a lot of comedies. It’s a slower burn to getting what I want.”

Fame: “It has never been a motivator for me in any way. I’ve always had a pretty pragmatic attitude, which is ‘work hard.’ And then I happened to fall in love with someone who is also a hardworking actor. And that was it.”

Justin on the silent treatment: “Someone once said, ‘Silence is the most unbearable rejoinder.’ And that’s true in relationships. If someone’s giving you the silent treatment, there’s nothing more infuriating.”

He enjoys saying ‘My wife’: “Oh my god. It’s really nice to say ‘my wife’. I’m not used to it. I don’t want to get used to it for a while. It’s nice to drop the fiancée moniker. There’s just sort of an easy that comes with it that’s really nice. I can’t quite describe it. I guess it’s one of those things that’s like you know it when you see it, or feel it when you feel it for those who are married they’d know. But it’s just something that settles and feels lovely and wonderful.”

[From The Daily Beast & ET]

The part about Tabloid Justin versus Real Life Justin is funny and it sort of proves that he does read the tabloids (Jennifer does too). The only problem is that it’s usually BRAD PITT who is crying and storming out, not Justin. That’s the tabloid narrative – Brad is the weeper because The Leg is always ordering him around. The tabloid version of Justin is sort of a blank slate.

In the Daily Beast interview, Justin is also asked about Damon Lindelof, the creator of The Leftovers. Lindelof has become sort of infamous in the past five years or so for being such a terrible hack – people are still mad at Lindelof for the terrible last season of Lost, and let’s face it… Prometheus sh-t the bed as well, as did Tomorrowland (he wrote both). When asked about Lindelof’s history of f—king up shows and movies, Justin said that The Leftovers is “very him” (meaning Lindelof) and “free of that baggage of whatever the f–k happened on his last show. I understand the pressures of that, and I almost don’t want to give any oxygen to it. Because this show is not about leading up to a finale. It’s about exploring the emotional depths in every character and what experiences they go through.” Ah, classic navel-gazing emo crap. Got it.

Photos courtesy of Getty.