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 Of course, there are plenty of shots of Bill’s character eating in the movie. And yes, Bill had to do his own stunts—which meant eating a lot of sardines. “I’m not really a sardine guy. I do like caviar and I like eggplant. And I can eat copious amounts of caviar and a fair amount of eggplant,” says Bill. “This was the most sardines I’ve eaten in my entire life. And I associate sardines with being these little things, but these were. It was a lot of sardine, more than I ever had.” Because he plays the bad guy in City of Ember, we wanted to know about Bill’ real-life dark side. “You want my dark side? Have I ever stolen anything? Not so much intentionally. But I don't think it's so much stealing as... being a part of the flow of the universe. You know, where there's an exchange. It's positive. It's negative. There's an exchange of goods and services,” laughs Bill. “I mean, you really can't own anything here. You have to believe you're just passing through. But do I ever steal anything? I don't know, I don't think of myself as much of a thief, but occasionally, there are things that are just laying there. Doing nothing. And they're not being used, and appreciated,” he continues. “So sometimes I feel the need, not to steal it from you, but to...liberate that object from its bondage.” City of Ember explores a city of darkness, losing hope in its existence. We asked Bill if he felt this was a reflection of our own times. “Well, you certainly feel it,” says Bill. "But I think what it is, is that the same combination of problems happen in that world that happen in our world. Whatever your intention is you're still going to encounter a lot of the same difficulties.” “I think it's more about a person that finds a way to survive in spite of all that's around him, that finds their personal will and can follow their will and their spirit to emerge from a difficult situation. And on the way to that, you encounter this ecological consideration that we have of, ‘Well, how am I going to live my life? Am I going to live my life like this or is behaving as an eco-creature going to help me serve my spirit?’ I think it's maybe inevitability coincidental, but I don't think it was intentionally written that way.” Creating a universe based on a book is not an easy feat. Most of the set was completely built from scratch, without the use of a lot of green-screens. Bill has high praise for the costumes and set used in City of Ember. “The costumes as well, the best costumes I've ever worn. The most beautiful I've ever seen in any film by far,” says Bill. “It's just my opinion, but I've never seen anything like it. You know, the costumes that win the Academy ... |
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