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有时候我都有点无语了~他自己都承认《第27章》对他的身体伤害很大~到现在还有后遗症...可是这人就是没治了~他也是歌手啊...看他在演出时嘶吼时我都担心他喊破了~没想到他为拍戏还得喊~每晚几个小时~怪不得老年尼莫的声音这么搞笑....
前面有一段对少爷的介绍和赞美,就不发了,直奔正题吧!
Q: Explain to us, are you an actor who also sings or a singer who also plays from time to time in movies?
A:I’m an unemployed actor who accepts from time to time roles in the most bizarre films in the history of cinema… (Laughs)(聪明的答案)
Q:How was it to act in this film, you’re many different versions of the same character. Have you dealt with every single version on its own or did you juggle with them?
A:No, I juggled with them, Jaco (Van Dormael, the director) likes to torture us, the actors. It was very interesting, confusing, and simply unique. This film is like a surrealistic painting; it’s not traditionally realized at all. I haven’t seen it yet, but I can assure you that it is unconventional. I was truly lucky to be part of such a project because believe me, such movies aren’t being made these days anymore. Today the genres are more and more limited and the money come from people who want to go for what’s secure, which is where an avalanche of this type of films or very, very commercial films came from. Nowadays, fewer and fewer movies that take risks are made, like Mr. Nobody. It doesn’t even matter whether it will be a success or not, just the fact that it has already taken a risk represents a gain.
Q:Do you see your part as the same character in different circumstances?
A: The character is the same until the age of seven, after which he divides. His mature versions couldn’t have been very different; they couldn’t have had, for example, one hazel eyes, the other blue eyes, because the source is the same. Anyway, at the age of seven the circumstances change a lot, so we had to juggle with this in order to create distance between the three different versions. From the age of seven on the character makes different choices, and that changes him. It’s interesting to see how desperate Nemo becomes in front of some difficult choices. The choices have a substantial effect on your environment; they change you from all perspectives.
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Q:the way, what does your tattoo mean?
A:I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you…(Laughs). Coming back to acting, it almost didn’t happen to me to play a close version of myself, the one I am now. I appreciate a lot actors like Sean Penn or Daniel Day-Lewis, who change along with every single role, who rediscover themselves with each new project. What can I do, the less conventional parts are the ones that appeal to me…(Laughs).(这个问题该知道的早就知道了,不该知道的也没必要知道)
Q:Do you read philosophy or spiritual books? Are you passionate about this domain?
A:Yes, I am passionate about the universal law, for example, but books are a wonderful source of inspiration. When you read a book like “Atlas Shrugged” you get the impression that your brain expands, like I was training my mind, and this training had positive effects on my work, no matter what kind of work it was. Mr. Nobody is a very provocative and philosophical film; it makes you think about your life and what happens when you make a choice: how your life changes from the moment you made the choice is shocking. That’s why the period when I was shooting was a very introspective period for me, I asked myself a lot of questions, but most of the time there are more questions than answers. There’s no way you don’t think about the impact of your choices. I read somewhere that luck is a residue of fate. I believe in some kind of divine providence, but in the same time I am convinced that we are the guardians of our own fate. I don’t know wheather Jaco would agree with me in this respect.
Q:During the shootings, did you have many philosophical discussions with Jaco?
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Q: Old Nemo's voice was yours or was it digitally processed ?
A: No, it wasn't me ..(laughs) Yes, it was me.. It was my voice, it wasn't digitally processed. I got that voice by screaming for hours every night and the next day my voice was so hoarse that is was perfect for old Nemo.
Q: would you do that again?
A: I don't think so; it's very painful and very stupid, taking into consideration that i also sing. My voice probably changed forever because of this.
Q: Now you'll probably sing like Joe Cocker...
A: Yeah .. (laughs)(嘿嘿)
Q: With all that makeup, did you look like someone from your family?
A: I was looking like my grandfather. The makeup crew did a really good job. As an actor it's risky to make decisions like that. If the makeup isn't good and the agged actor isn't credible, the movie risks coming to nothing.
It has happened before! It's really weird to feel so old being young. So much makeup, so many prothesis, not a single CGI pixel, everything was very real. Contact lenses, arms, ears, skin, teeth, the makeup session lasted 6 hours daily..
it was awful..
Q: You haven't played in many movies, but the roles were very different..
A: I have the feeling that i'm at the beginning. I have been cursed to feel like it's not enough no matter what i do or succeed. And when i finish something, i finish it for good, there's no turning back.
Q: But haven't you felt like you went too far? For example, for Chapter 27 you gained 62 pounds. Didn't you think that the sacrifice was too big?
A: Yes, I did. Sometimes i think i'm an idiot. I still have health problems because of that role, back problems, for example.
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Q: The voice now, the pounds then... it's a dangerous job..
A: No, they're just stupid decisions. You know, sometimes i think that if i were a better actor, i wouldn't have had to go through all this. ..(laughs)
Q: Why didn't you use your looks to become Hollywood's new heartthrob?
A: What are you trying to say? That i look good?
Q: Yes!
A: The thing is that in general i want to be in movies that will make me go and watch it. Maybe i'll come back to Hollywood and do a romantic-comedy. You can never know! Recently, i was talking about how it would be to do a mega-movie at Hollywood, a movie with a super-studio. For me it would be just like Requiem for a Dream would have been for somebody else, a true experience.
It's like i would disguise myself. It would be weird, even pervers, but, why not, funny. A romantic-comedy.. Or to pull out my gun and run after the bad guys..
Q: I suppose that the financial aspect is not very important to you..
A: I have never worked for money. If i wanted money, i would have become a broker or i would have made a hit in the IT field.
Q: Do you think Nemo Nobody lives a dream or a nightmare?
A: I don't know. It depends on how you see things. We have the tendecy of forgetting that everything happens from the point a view of the 7year old child who refuses to make a decision. It's a surrealist fantasy. It's about our decisions or about the imposibility, the refusal of making them.
Little Nemo at the station: leaving with mum, staying with dad? This is how it begins..
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