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Fortunately, he found, the big secret to rebranding yourself is to keep on doing what youre doing.
I have to say, Im a bit self-conscious as an interviewer, having just seenMy Dinner With Herve.
Did that role change the way you think about doing press?Eh, not really?
So Ive got a newfound respect for the people who can do that.
The more scared I am of a job, the more I want to do it.
To spend a whole life in your comfort zone wouldnt be very exciting.
Thats the point of view Ive come to see this from.
Theres not a lot of payoff in playing it safe.
I was aware of Marie Colvin before accepting the role.
She made it possible to see outside your own bubble.
Were too desensitized to that.
Well shy away from it a little, and thats not right.
Over a half-million citizens have died in the years since Marie did.
Its topical and timely, especially with the treatment of journalists recently being so appalling.
This film paid homage to the real journalists.
Thats what drove them, more than the adrenaline of running from bullets.
To Paul, that simply didnt factor into things.
A lot of Paul and Maries assignments took them through deserts and other remote locations.
He wanted it dirty, ground level.
Of course it fuckin wasnt!
In terms of challenges, though, the emotional challenges were greater than I bargained for.
Matt cast real displaced refugees from the war zones that we were depicting.
Their tears, all the wailing, that wasnt scripted.
I was close with someone whod donePride & Prejudicewith her a long while ago.
She said he was the only man she ever respected.
Theyre perceived the way theyre perceived.
Critically, thats not very favorably.
But they made a lot of money, and as studio pictures go, theyre pretty unique.
To speak for myself, and Ill speak for Dakota as well, its another job on another set.
From a practical point of view, you just move on to the next and keep your head down.
But listen, its given us so much.
The work that Ive been doing has been a million miles from that, and not even by choice.
You just keep plugging away, doing good work, and trying to better yourself.
It was mad, a mad thing to be involved in.
It was so big in its scale and the reception, and it remains beloved to many people.
As a life experience, Im glad I could go through it.
Though now, it almost feels like it didnt happen?
Its that thing where you film it, maybe do some reshoots, and then youre on your way.
And then youre away from it again!
Fifty Shadesbeing based onTwilight, Im thinking about Robert Pattinsons career.
Hes done just about everything in the years since those movies.Sure.
Ive known Rob just about my entire career, actually, long beforeTwilight… Any British actor currently between 28 and 40, we pretty much all ran in the same circles.
God, I get nightmares thinking about the apartment he used to live in.
He always wanted to make stuff likeGood Time, thats where his head is.
You come out the other end, and the worlds much bigger.
That day was crazy because I can sing a bit, but the prospect was still terrifying to me.
The same piano that I sit at in the movie.
You had to follow that up?Straight fucking after.
People are still lost in reverie, and Im like, Fuck this!
Dont put me on after her!
