For quite some time a debate has raged among Dawson's Creek fans.
Should Joey be with Pacey or Dawson? It seems like everyone has an
opinion on this stormy love triangle. When Katie Holmes and Joshua
Jackson sat down to answer the questions everyone is asking, their
feelings proved to be just as strong as their fans' on the issues facing
their Capeside characters.

Who will Joey choose?
Katie: Well, I just want to, you know, keep them both wanting.
Josh: Exactly. Just keep all them doors open, you know.
She doesn't want to make any choices at this time.
Katie: Yeah. No, we did go on our three month cruise and now it's...
Josh: Help a brother out. Come on now.
Katie: What? No, we do have to deal with the fact that Dawson is
in Capeside and so are we and we do want to make it somewhat
comfortable and he is my best friend, so it's very awkward in the
first couple of moments of being back and we're trying to understand
what it means to be a couple. And so I don't think I like Dawson anymore.
I really don't. Maybe part of me. (she laughs)

Has Dawson lost his shot at Joey?
Katie: Well... she's pretty in love with Pacey (Josh makes that universal
sign for YES! with his fist) and uh, you know they spent three
months together on a cruise. (she looks at Josh) Well, not a cruise.
A yacht. A little boat all summer. (she laughs)
Josh: Thanks, you know. I worked hard on that boat. I go from cruise, to yacht,
to dingy in three easy strokes. You know this little riff raff raft he put together.
Katie: (laughing) Blow up raft. Umm, and so I think she's in love and she still
wants to have her friendship with Dawson. You know, it's a very tricky thing.
How do you kinda keep 18 years of friendship with somebody... (Josh leans over
to whisper in her ear)
Josh: (whispering) You're not 18 years old on the show.
Katie: I mean 17. (she throws her hands down in exasperation) Josh!
Josh: Just putting that out there.
Katie: 17 years of friendship. Fit that in with a new relationship.
Josh: I don't even you've had your birthday yet this year so you're probably 16...
Katie: No, I'm 17.

Does Katie believe in soulmates?
Katie: Do I believe in soulmates? Uh...

Woman: There's a followup question just to warn you.
Katie: Okay. Well... Mmm, I don't know. Because I'm 21. I think I have a lot of...
Josh: Soulmates left to go? (he laughs)
Katie: Well I have a lot of learning left to do. No, I mean, yeah. Sometimes I...
Yeah, I guess I do. I think I do. I don't know, such as naiveity.
Josh: I don't know.

Woman: Do you think that Dawson and Joey are soulmates?
Katie: Umm, I think Dawson and Joey are two kids who grew up obviously next
door to each other and know each other so well that they are probably making...
presumption that they are soulmates, but they have a lot of life to live before
they actually meet their soulmate. (Josh looks at Katie and moves his hand back
and forth between them, indicating him and her/Pacey and Joey - but she doesn't
notice) But I think they have something so sweet and so innocent and so untouchable...
such a wonderful bond. That it's so special in it's own way, but I don't necessarily
think that they are soulmates. Is that wrong?
Josh: I have no problem with that.
Katie: (laughing) Are the writers going to kill me now?
Josh: We are putting it out to the panel - 'Is that wrong?!'. No, it seems to be okay.

Has Joey made the right choice?
Katie: Umm...
Josh: Considering for a second that you are going to have to work with me for the rest of the
season and I'm sitting here to hear the answer. But don't let that influence you in any way.
Katie: Yes, I do think she made the right choice, I mean, I thought it was a great development
between the two characters last year, because when you first met them, they kinda almost
hated each other - they were so harsh...
Josh: (in a cute voice) I never hated you.
Katie: (smiling) ...underneath it all, they were starting to fall in love early on. And then last
year Pacey was such a good friend (at this point, Josh has stuck the top part of his hand
inside his shirt, like between the button holes and is tapping, like the beat of his heart. Katie
takes his hand and pulls it down between them, and they actually hold hands for a second,
but his shoe is blocking the camera - cause his foot is resting up on his knee. He eventually
lets go after about 5 seconds.) and the one that helped her out with the B&B and all of her
artistic endeavors and really believed in her. And I think she was finally honest with her feelings.
And I think it's a good thing.
Josh: And what did those feelings say?
Katie: Go for Pacey.
Josh: Yeah! Good feelings!

Are Joey and Pacey a good match?
Katie: And, uhh... Pacey and Joey are kinda, uhh, dealing with the fact that they have
a relationship back in Capeside and they're not just in this bubble of love anymore.
They kinda have to deal with the fact that...
Josh: I'm still in the bubble of love.
Katie: Yeah, but Dawson's watching us now.
Josh: I'm in my little love bubble.
Katie: Oh God. (Josh gives this HILARIOUS laugh, Katie giggles) We also have...

Interviewer: You have to deal with this all the time, huh?
Katie: Yes. (to Josh, patting his arm) It's a pleasure.
Josh: I'm sure. (he laughs) You know, sometimes I feel bad for you having to deal with me.
And others, I don't. Like right now.
Katie: You ever tire of yourself?
Josh: All the time.
Katie: Okay.
Interviewer: Do you guys think that your characters are a good match?
Katie: (Josh nods) I think Joey's just going through a bad boy phase. (she laughs and looks at Josh)

Interviewer: Obviously he is on the set, my goodness!
Josh: Am I a bad boy?
Katie: Yes.
Josh: That's okay. No, no, really. I'm willing to take the bad boy thing. I'm going with that.
I'm willing to be the bad boy. (he growls like a cat - SEXY!!)
Katie: No, I mean, I think it's very realistic. I mean... When you met these characters three years ago...
They were kinda destined to fall in love.
Josh: Well, it was the whole snail fetching episode.
Katie: It was!
Josh: When you fetch snails, there's nothing more romantic than fetching snails...
Katie: You were watching when I took off my shirt...
Josh: I was not. I averted my eyes.
Katie: Anyway...

Film or Television?
Katie: Umm...
Josh: There's pros and cons to both.
Katie: Yeah, there are, and... I dunno. I mean, I love what I do, so...
Josh: I love what you do, too.
Katie: Yeah?
Josh: Yeah.
Katie: No.
Josh: I really do.
Katie: Thanks.
Josh: You're welcome.
Katie: That's special. So, you know, it's...
Josh: I'm being honest, she's being facetious. That's the story of my life.
Katie: Well, it's works well that way. But if the material's challenging and it's something...
a great script or whatever, it's always a pleasure no matter what medium we're in.
Josh: And it's good for young actors to be working. I mean there's so much left for us to learn.
Not that you ever finish learning, but at this age... we're getting an experience down here
working on Dawson's Creek to go and act every day. And if we're not doing this, even if we
were lucky enough to have the future work that we're doing on the side anyhow, that would be
three months out of the year, four months out of the year. I mean, this, you really get to go and
do a lot and be bad sometimes, and learn and grow without the high pressure situation...
Katie: You've never been bad.
Josh: I'm bad.
Katie: No, you've never been bad.
Josh: No, it's actually that I've never been good, so you just haven't noticed how bad I am. (Katie laughs)

On the Dawson's Creek Experience
Katie: Yeah, it's obviously been wonderful for all of us. It's given us so many opportunities
and it is a great thing to be a part of...
Josh: A once in a lifetime...
Katie: Yeah, it's hard to even grasp it at this point.
Josh: (funny voice) But I try, all I can, and just hold on! (he grabs Katie's knee)
Katie: My knee! (points to her knee) Touching!
Josh: Okay! (he lets go like it burned him) Sorry.
Katie: Thank you.
Josh: (smiles) It's that damn restraining order. (Katie laughs)

On the Witter Gene Pool
Josh: Well, the way I got it figured so far is that I get one family member every year.
So this year, they've decided to add a sister, played by the lovely Sasha Alexander.
Which is nice. So now I have a different outlet for my familial roles. But I gotta say,
a little upset, and I said this earlier, that they hire all these beautiful people to be my
family, which just makes me look like a mutt. (Katie smiles and shakes her head) I mean,
it's like ridiculous...
Joey: (sternly) You're very beautiful, Josh.
Josh: On the inside. (Joey throws her hands down like, 'no!' Josh's voice changes,
kinda nerdy) I'm like a little butterfly in a chrysalis. You know? The little chrysalis is
kinda ugly and... webby, and gross.
Katie: (hitting him, laughing) Stop it.
Josh: But the butterfly inside is beautiful. (shows her the little butterfly in his hands)
Beautiful butterfly.

Interviewer: Speaking of being so beautiful, Josh... are you confortable with your
sex symbol status?
Josh: (laughs) Sure. I dunno. (like a pickup line) What are you doing tonight? (the interviewer
laughs, and Josh kinda smiles. Katie was looking down and as he says this, she kinda
smiles and looks up at him like, "Oh boy".)