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 Chasing after such complex characters has mostly led Crudup astray from the big-budget Hollywood movies that conquer the box office. But that’s fine with him. “I often like characters that are uncomfortably complicated and you don’t find a lot of those characters in movies that appeal to many people. They appeal to a limited number of people, and consequently that’s just my taste. I still want the movies to be successful. I’ve done plenty of movies that aspire to big things: Almost Famous, Big Fish, Mission: Impossible 3. I’ve never shied away from that, it’s just I’ve never pursued just financial success.” Given all the thought that he puts into choosing his roles, you’d be surprised to find out that Crudup generally tries not to deviate much from the script. “It’s always been my instinct as an actor to use the text. As a person, you can’t help but bring your experiences and the things that you witness in the world, but that’s not where I go first. I go first to the script and then I try to use my imagination. I really like that experience. Often, I’m drawing from something real, but it’s just not consciously. So, I can’t say who exactly I based this [role] upon except the guy in the script. Bart did a very good job of constructing somebody who was fully formed in his infantile self.” Crudup reports that he had a lot of fun playing Tobey, especially because it was so different from his real life persona. “For Tobey, the consequences are not so relevant. Things kind of glance off him. Even the thing that he’s obsessed about, death, doesn’t really penetrate him very deeply. Nothing of consequence is going to happen to him. He’s not gonna cry. We’re not gonna find him in the corner rocking. He’ll just talk about it a lot.” He takes a breath and continues with his in-depth analysis of his character’s psychoanalysis. “He’s so unaware of the social constraints. And Bart and I, as people, are very aware of social constraints. We’re very careful to try and say the right thing and be generous to people around you. That takes a lot of work. To get to be somebody who’s just really selfish… you know, basically he’s a toddler. He can say no when he wants. He can throw things when he wants. Occasionally, he gets punished but he doesn’t really care. That was awesome.” He contrasts the experience of playing Tobey with another film he recently finished shooting called Dedication, directed by another one ... |
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