Julia Butters Talks Doing Her Own Stunts And Being Inspired By Ryan Gosling

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Julia Butters spoke with The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet of the 'The Gray Man' movie premiere.

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00:00What was it like working with Ryan Gosling in this movie?

00:03Amazing.

00:04He was such a dad, kind of, because he's a dad in real life,

00:07so he has that protective dad sense.

00:10So with all the stunts and all the action going on,

00:12I definitely always felt looked after and protected by him.

00:15And my safety was always the priority, so that's very important to know.

00:19And I always felt like an equal.

00:22I never felt like a kid or like someone that was less.

00:26I always felt like we were all there.

00:31Was there anything about working with Ryan that surprised you?

00:34Because most of your scenes in the movie are with him.

00:36Right.

00:37I was so ready for how insanely talented he is.

00:43I wasn't surprised by his amazingness.

00:47But I was still always continuously wowed by his commitment to six, his character.

00:54And I really hope that inspired me to put a lot of effort into my character.

00:59And I hope that it paid off.

01:00I hope I made him proud.

01:02I'm sure you did.

01:03And there is so much action in this movie.

01:05Did you have to do any stunt training before filming?

01:07I did some.

01:09I mean, the main thing I did was cut my hair from long to shoulder length.

01:12I'd never cut my hair before.

01:14But stunt training, the stunt people were so amazing and fascinating to watch.

01:20I did most of my own stunts, but with pads, you know, like elbow pads and with a lot of close attention.

01:30There were mats on the floor.

01:32You know, it was choreographed like a dance where Chris would do something and it would always feel safe.

01:39And I always felt safe.

01:42Yeah.

01:42Did Chris or Ryan give you any advice throughout the course of filming?

01:47I was so shy.

01:48I couldn't ask.

01:49But I definitely observed.

01:51And Ryan, I mean, he taught me to really stay committed to the role, even off screen.

01:57Just always be developing your character.

01:59And I definitely think that is something he taught me.

02:02What are you most excited for viewers to see when they watch this movie on Netflix?

02:05I hope they see how much work, how much emotional work went into my character.

02:14Because Joe said that I'm the heart of the movie and I really hope I lived up to that.

02:20And I hope I made him proud.

02:21I hope I made Anthony proud.

02:22I hope I made Ryan and Chris and Anna and Reggae and everyone above.

02:28I hope I made Billy proud.

02:29I love Billy so much.

02:30He played my uncle and we definitely felt like family on set.

02:34So I hope I owned up to everyone's high because the talent was crazy.

02:40So I hope I reached it.

02:43You're very talented, too.

02:44And for you, you have The Fablemans coming up that Steven Spielberg directed.

02:48What can you tease and tell us about that and working with him?

02:51It is a movie loosely based on his life.

02:53And I play his sister.

02:55And that is all I can say for now.

02:56But I am definitely looking forward to it.

02:58It comes out in November.

03:00And it doesn't even seem real.

03:01It does not seem real.

03:02Thank you so much.

03:04Have a great night tonight.

03:05Thank you so much.

03:06You're welcome.

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