COLLIDER: What do you think would surprise people to learn about being an actor in Hollywood?
It’s just a lot of standing around and waiting.
It’s not glamorous at all.
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It’s a wonderful thing to behold.
You’ve done, like, 80 or so projects.
Is there one in the resume that you really wish more people had seen?
Sure, and you’re very good in that.
LAW: Oh, thank you.
It was just one of those times when, and it’s happened before, but the timing.
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That and a film I made a couple of years ago calledThe Nest, Sean Durkin.
It sort of got pinned until the next year, by which time it had lost momentum.
You didFirebrandwith Alicia Vikander, and you’re very good in it.
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You play a fucked up guy.
LAW: Yeah, he’s not nice.
[Laughs]
No, not even a little.
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What is the most nervous that you’ve been the night before the first day of filming something?
I’m prepared, and I’m actually excited.
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So, when was the last time I was nervous?
I’m making you think, I’m sorry.
LAW: No, it’s nice.
It’s nice to think.
It’s a hard one.
LAW: I think it would definitely be Dickie Greenleaf.
I hadn’t really made many films and didn’t realize quite how wonderful an opportunity it was.
I was just sort of there doing it and enjoying it and giving it my best.
But I would love to go back and maybe spend a day on that yacht.
Also, you were working with a pretty talented director.
LAW: A very talented director, and an incredible group of actors.
Is there one that really stands out?
Justin is a master at allowing that to occur and creating the kind of dynamic where it can occur.
He knows how to help actors on their journey to get where they wanna be.
All those little moves are just very, very smart.
But that’s true of all the actors.
No one felt scared.
You know you’re in good hands; you’re in tasteful hands.
Is it as soon as you get a script?
Can you sort of take me through that?
LAW: It all depends on how long you’ve got.
Really just start to get used to sitting in this guy’s skin.
you might’t force it.
You also can’t necessarily have a plan.
And that’s why it’s always a challenge and always interesting.
LAW: No, as you’re building up to it, it’s Monday through Monday.
I mean, you’re just going.
You may have a skill that you have to learn.
ForFirebrand, I learned the recorder, I learned the harpsichord, so you gotta practice that.
Youve got reading to do.
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