SEBASTIAN STAN: Thats a good question.
I havent heard that one yet.
Yeah, it is hard.
You do get attached to it, absolutely.
Ive been in so many crazy experiences in my life.
I was always moving, when I was a kid.
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I have no other explanation.
Thats when it started.
STAN: There was a lot of nerves.
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Excited and nervous go hand in hand.
I got as much as I could, and then I met with him, and that was helpful.
Meeting Jeff Gillooly must have been weird.
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There were all of these questions.
Hes not a guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve.
He keeps things very close to himself.
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Hes very hard to read, in certain ways.
I think its very sensitive for him to revisit that time.
Thats probably not a time in his life he wants to relive, especially with a movie.
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STAN: If youre changing your name, yeah.
The relationship between Tonya Harding and Jeff Gillooly is very intense and volatile, at times.
What was it like to have Margot Robbie to go through this with?
STAN: I couldnt have asked for a better scene partner.
I really enjoyed working with her.
Theres a great sense of trust there.
I knew Margot was feeling good about just taking it to where it needed to go.
If we needed to improvise somewhere, we could improvise.
If we needed to turn up the volume on the violence, we could do that.
If we needed to find the humor there, we could do that.
It was a very open dialogue and a continuous communication between us, which was important.
Youve been in this business forawhilenow.
Whats it like to be a part of the awards conversation, regardless of the outcome?
STAN: Its very humbling, for sure.
Its great to be in the conversation, in the company of people like this.
Were happy because it was a joy to make.
It was very difficult to make, but it was a joy because everybody got alone.
The director, Craig, and all of us just really got along.
Paul Hauser, who plays Shawn, and I are really good friends.
Allison [Janney] would come in and either crap you up or scare you, in some way.
The bird was amazing.
It was a really good experience.
And you guys had a crazy filming schedule with this.
STAN: Yeah, it was only 30 days.
Everybody did such a good job of that.
STAN: Its hard to know.
I would never go back and change the way we did anything.
Sometimes when you dont have a lot of time, it keeps everybody on their toes.
Those are pretty much the essentials.
If your heart is not totally in it, then you cant do it.
If youre just trying to talk yourself into it, then its probably not for you.
Its hard to be selective.
When I was younger, it was so much easier.
All I needed to do was just get a job.
It was like, Oh, my god, I have a job!
I can call myself a working actor.
But then, the older you get, you have to be more selective, and thats tough.
How are things going withAvengers 4?
STAN: Its chaotic, but its great.
Thats another insane juggernaut.
Its chaotic, but its fun.
Anytime you get down there, theres a lot of jokes and a lot of pranks.
There was a party for the 10-year anniversary, and that was the one day that everybody was there.
It took eight months to plan one day.
Almost everybody was there.
Its gonna be wild.
When does the film wrap?
STAN: I think January 13, maybe.
It might keep going.
It will be the one movie that will have shot the longest.
Actually, its two movies, so thats technically different.
STAN: Its a dream come true, in every sense of the word.
Im definitely very lucky to be here.
I cant take one day for granted.
Thats usually how I think.
I, Tonyais now playing in New York City and Los Angeles, and nationwide in January 2018.
