00:24In Wondestruck
00:26You play two characters living in different ages, in different eras
00:32Yeah
00:33I was really impressed by how, even with a few scenes, you were able to perform different and very specific
00:40body languages and physicalities
00:42How did you work on this aspect of your characters?
00:44Hmm, you know, it's such a funny thing because you realize after you've been working for a while
00:50that there are things that you do instinctively that you don't even know how to break them down anymore
00:54You know, Todd was very specific in terms of the time periods
00:57You know, one character's in the 1920s and one's in the 1970s
00:59And he gave us lots and lots of research material
01:02I mean, in particular in the 1920s I studied silent film
01:07And just in terms of what people are doing emotively and with gesture
01:12You know, that's different than what we're used to
01:15So I kind of, I looked at that sort of world
01:16And in the 1970s, quite frankly, I was, I watched Millie
01:21I watched Millicent Simmons
01:23I mean, because she was, because I was looking for
01:25I needed to embody her physically
01:29You've done several movies with Todd Haynes
01:31Yeah
01:32Did it change in some way all over these years?
01:35And most importantly, did it change the way to approach to these movies
01:39Because of the completely different tone from, I don't know, Far From Ever or Safe
01:44He hasn't changed a bit
01:46Not a bit
01:47I mean, that's what's kind of crazy about it
01:49I don't know that I've changed that much either
01:51You know, it's funny when you realize you have a history working with someone
01:54I feel like when I talk to him, it's the same Todd that I knew when we did Safe
01:59And what has remained constant in him is his passion for his work and his specificity
02:04He's so, so specific
02:07And for an actor, I mean, that's just the most wonderful thing
02:10Because he's always looking
02:12He's like, how do you put
02:13He allows you to put such a fine point on things
02:15Because he's put such a fine point on them himself
02:18Which has been for you the most challenging scene to shoot in this movie?
02:24Not in a physical way, but I would say in an emotional way
02:28Hmm
02:31Well, I'd say certainly the character that I play in the 1970s in that part of the movie
02:38Was the one that was the most challenging
02:40Because obviously I wanted to bring a degree of authenticity to her
02:45And I had a lot of people
02:48I had a lot of teachers who were advising me
02:50And helping me with the ASL and the gestures
02:57And I had Millie, you know, to guide me
03:01Just her beautiful performance
03:02So that to me, because I wanted to be so specific there
03:05Was the most challenging
03:07Early you mentioned your work on the physicality
03:09About the silent movies diva
03:12Yeah
03:12Is there any old actress, great actress
03:15That you specifically studied when you started?
03:17Yeah, Lillian Gish
03:19No, Lillian Gish was, you know
03:22Had a reputation of being, like, incredibly expressive
03:24But very, very naturalistic
03:27And when you look at her movie
03:29Particularly if you look at The Wind
03:30Which was the one that I think Todd was
03:32Kind of, you know, basing that little film on
03:34You know, her acting is absolutely eloquent
03:39And, you know, completely silent
03:41So that's something to us that's very unusual
03:44And she was just a magnificent performer
03:48Come sai il mio nome?
03:50DOOM
03:59Grazie a tutti.
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