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The specificity of his frame, the tone, its self-evident in the script.
Its a quiet film about a quiet place.
Its sparse, both in the language and the efficiency of the storytelling.
I found myself appreciating the structure of Macon [Blair]s script and bringing that into my performance.
Elemental forces play a big role, thats Western.
It has everything, so in all honesty, I didnt think about it in terms of genres.
I was worn out, physically and mentally.
We were up in the cold every day, hiking through these muscular mountains.
That scene is so dense with symbolism, every move you make is loaded.
The other big shift from the novel is that well, I play Russell Core.
In a positive way, that strips away some of the colonial implications this character might have.
Hes a different key in of outsider.
The Sloanes consider themselves to be on the outside, but they have a familial tie to this place.
When hes me, Core can be truly placeless.
You showed up very briefly for a one-scene role inGame Night, and went uncredited.
Which, Ive had those days.
Id like to do more, but Ill tell you what, itsreeeeeallyhard.
You know what they say, that dying is easy but comedy is hard?
Comedys all math, figuring out the timing.
He was many things to many people, and so much to me.
The primary thing that came to my mind was his generosity.
He was an incredibly open spirit.
We stayed in touch after shootingBasquiatand I would see him from time to time.
Of course, his music is one of the greatest manmade creations of all time.
I told her I hadnt, and she said, I keep having dreams that hes not well.
That was August or September of 2015.
He casually showed me the first cut ofLazarus, and Im going, Holy is this even real?
I didnt think the video was so literal, but a month later, he was gone.
It was wild, he was sending out these signals that I wasnt completely aware of.
That last album, I mean, who does that?
Im gonna be on the Hawaiian beaches when Im old.
He was still out there, putting out work, singing with his dying breaths.
