00:00 Gorgon, Callum said that every other room isn't as fun, so I just want you to prove
00:04 them wrong.
00:05 They're right, I'm not fun.
00:07 Don't believe that for a second. You're not fun in this film though, quite serious in
00:12 this one. As an actor, what is the best thing about playing a role like this, other than
00:17 probably you didn't have to get in the water?
00:19 I just loved, you know, when I read the script, there was a couple of references to the fact
00:23 that Ulrichsen doesn't smile, doesn't seem like a joyful person, and I was like, they're
00:30 the coaches that I watched when I watched football or other sports, basketball when
00:34 I was a teenager, who just look like they're having the worst time and they'd rather be
00:39 anywhere else but where they are. But it's a clue to the fact of how much they care about
00:44 the sport, that they're driving themselves towards an early heart attack. You know, they
00:49 just seem like kind of on edge all the time. So I love the idea that that could be Ulrichsen,
00:56 that there is a warmth that comes through. Same with fathers and sons, it's like, sometimes
01:01 you wonder why there's a kind of a wall with fathers and then warmth is right under the
01:09 surface.
01:10 I think you did bring a warmth to him though, because every scene that you were in was just
01:15 amazing to watch.
01:16 Thank you.
01:17 It was just amazing to watch. Did you give the rowing a go at any point though?
01:20 Yeah, but I had to do single sculling, which I like to think is harder, only because the
01:26 balance of a single scull in the older boats was tough. And I found out that all the rowing
01:34 crew who were training us, they had a secret bet going on about not if I would fall out
01:41 of the boat, but when I would fall out of the boat. Like how long it would take me,
01:46 on which session, and I never fell. I don't think I ever became like a, you know, I was
01:52 never going to podium at the Olympics, that's for sure. But I never fell out of the boat.
01:57 Oh, good going. Because I was going to ask if you end up in the water at any point. I
02:01 feel like when there's a whole bunch of boys around water, inevitably someone's going to
02:05 get thrown in.
02:06 Everyone else really loves the, what do you call it, is it schadenfreude? Someone falls
02:11 in the boat. This is part of the reason I never fell off, because it's like, they're
02:15 all going to enjoy this too much.
02:19 I just met George for the first time.
02:21 Yeah, are you okay?
02:22 I'm okay. I keep checking. He has to be though, one of the most charismatic men I've ever
02:29 worked with, worked with, interviewed. You though, having worked with him.
02:34 I thought you were going to say, but now I've met you.
02:36 Well, also that.
02:37 Yeah, anyway, sorry, carry on. He's very charming, you're right.
02:42 Is he still like that when he's directing, or is he a lot more serious?
02:46 He's always like that. I find George is always charming. He's always got a good story to
02:50 tell you. He's a real raconteur. He's enjoyable to be around, you know. I'm sure if you interview
02:57 Grant Hesloff, who's the producer, who's been friends with George for a gazillion years,
03:04 there's a reason why they're still friends. He's good value.
03:10 And I know this is one of the hardest things that those boys in the boat have had to put
03:14 themselves through. For you, what is the hardest thing that you've ever had to put your body
03:17 through?
03:18 Warrior, without a doubt. And because I'd been through that, that was like 12 years
03:23 ago. Tom Hardy and I did Warrior and trained for a good three months before we even started
03:27 shooting. And that was by far and always will be the toughest physical situation I've ever
03:33 had to put myself through for work. Loved the experience. So when I was watching Callum
03:40 and the guys do their training, I was really inspired by how much hard work that they were
03:47 rolling their sleeves up and doing it, turning up on time, getting it done, putting in the
03:51 hours. And I was always just curious as to, through all the pain, that there's an equal
04:00 balance of pleasure that you get from it as well.
04:03 Well, you didn't have to step in a boat to make an impact. You did a great job as the
04:06 coach. And so you're fun.
04:08 I am!
04:09 You are fun. Thank you so much.
04:10 I don't want to deny how fun, but...
04:11 (laughing)
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