Summary
Omar Apollohas star power.
Here’s the First Track for Your Omar Apollo Playlist
From Apollo himself.
OMAR APOLLO: I don’t think I’ve been asked that question.
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I guess probably the newer stuff, like Less of You.
Then you get into all the sad stuff after that.
Anytime someone mentions Giorgio, I am obviously enthralled because fucking great musician.
APOLLO: I could tell that’s how it went down.
APOLLO: That’s probably one of the most stressful things on tour.
But also vocal warmups.
Lee, who recounts his life in Mexico City among American expatriate college students and bar owners surviving on part-time jobs and GI Bill benefits. He is driven to pursue a young man named Allerton, who is based on Adelbert Lewis Marker.
I had a few tricks that I did.
Just things like that.
I don’t know how you do it, or any musicians.
So, I believe this is your first movie role.
APOLLO: First one, yeah.
Was it something you had been looking to do?
I didn’t even know what the script was or what I was doing.
I was just like, Its Luca.
Of course, I’m doing it.
I am a huge fan of Luca’s work.
Do you have a favorite Luca film, and I’m assuming it’sCall Me by Your Name.
APOLLO: Because Im gay, bro?
Thats fucked up, man.
No, no, no, no!
APOLLO: [Laughs] Thats fucked up, man.
[Laughs] No,myfavorite isCall Me by Your Name.
APOLLO: Im kidding!
ProbablyWe Are Who We Areis one of my favorite ones.
I just got so embarrassed.
I’m like, Oh fuck, what did I say?
[Laughs] I’m a huge fan of his work.
I just love the pace of it.
You just can’t stop watching it.
you’re free to’t take your eyes off it.
That, and I really lovedCall Me by Your Name, obviously.
We got back to it finally.
APOLLO: Amazing film.
I loveBones and All, I loveChallengers.I Am Loveis great.
Like I said, I’m a huge fan.
Luca has cunning ways to find our weakest spot.
There’s not much affirmation on set.
No one’s like, Oh, good job.
It is like, Alright, next one.
I was like, Oh, they feel like they got it, so let’s move on.
Let me not overthink my performance or overthink anything really.
Just keep it going.
I think just trusting your own intuition is something I really took away from the set.
I’m always curious how an actor gets ready for the first day of filming.
So, say you know you’re gonna be filming on Monday.
How early on were you thinking about the script, thinking about what you wanted to do?
What was going in your head before stepping on set?
APOLLO: I looked at the script like that morning because I don’t remember.
I have friends who can memorize entire verses or in a book or a whole poem or something.
I’m not really like that.
I just had a script next to me.
Like that you just get more of a genuine performance.
It’s how you want to get your headspace ready, you know what I mean?
I would just be waiting, and I’d just be waiting for my next prompt.
I was like, I need to listen and react and be human.
I think that’s one of the most important things.
What are you most looking forward to audiences seeing in the film or experiencing with the film?
You get to see me!
It’s just a story of humanity.
APOLLO: Tons of those.
Probably just drinking gin and tonics with Daniel right before our scene was cool.
[Laughs] Not the answer I was expecting, but still awesome.
Was there anything specific that you learned watching Daniel?
He’s such a talented actor.
I could watch him read a phone book, and I’d probably be enthralled.
What was it like watching him inhabit this role?
APOLLO: He really turns it on; you really see it.
I was like, Wow, this isnt easy.
He would just shake his head a little bit, and now he’s the character.
[Laughs] He would just get into it, and it was cool.
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He is driven to pursue a young man named Allerton, who is based on Adelbert Lewis Marker.
