A lot of stuff is just instinctive. You take the floor and that’s just the way it is. Chris says, “You two have a running banter” and we go with it. If it doesn’t work, it’s not in the can. If it does work, it’s in the film. And Joe’s such a terrific kid. Everybody on that set [was] such great people to work with - very articulate and very intelligent and very inventive. All of them love their work, and they love Chris. There was a compete void of ego - and there was plenty of opportunity for there not to be one. I’ve been on sets where you mix actors together and it’s the most atrocious outcome. The mind is like a parachute - it only works if it’s open, [and] it’s the same thing with interaction with another actor. If someone is open, if I make you look as good as possible by giving you everything I possibly can, I should look good in return, theoretically. Then everyone is on the same wavelength and the possibility is endless, depending on the structure of the piece and the outcome of the team. You never know what you can get. You can get something quite magical from what you first see on the page. The problem with this one is that what was on the page was so fucking magical, how could we take what was on the page off and make it even better? He had Joseph on that wire for three weeks. That’s painful for anyone to do. A day is painful. Three weeks, it’ s just painful. You think about military training. I’m not a superman. I’m not a hard guy. I’m not a tough guy. I’ve had military training for the very physical stuff. You start to question your limits very quickly when you’re in pain. You overcome the adrenaline and the excitement and go, “I don’t know if I want this.” There was no moaning from anybody on this film. Joe especially was asked to do things that cost. I mean a little bit. We’re acting. It’s entertainment. It’s not the army. But that’s a very specific human being that can not only orchestrate this kind of movie but get trust from people like that.
- Tom Hardy on working on Inception in general and with Joseph Gordon Levitt in particular. :)
I love how she makes me feel, like anything’s possible, or like life is worth it.
trying to sew through 3 layers of thick paper was definitely An Experience! glad I did it though it feels more interesting than just like. drawing the stitches on
gonna start saying 'the explanation did not seem to explain' all the time now
“Whenever Trudy and I were walking somewhere, we would hold hands, and if there was a lamp post or somebody walked between us and we had to let go for a second, she’d always say “bread and butter”. So when she died… I think it was a message for me. She was saying, “I have to let go now for a little while, but it won’t be forever.”
— Adrian Monk (via joevannahfork)
kili start running now
