Hugh Grant
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Podcast Appearances
I am very happy with the end product, and you're right. Well, part of the reason I did it was because it was A24, and it's not often... in life that you get something as surprising and uplifting as what they've done for cinema with just sheer balls and courage and good taste creating film after film that's fresh and new and often utterly fucking terrifying. I'm still getting over Midsommar.
I am very happy with the end product, and you're right. Well, part of the reason I did it was because it was A24, and it's not often... in life that you get something as surprising and uplifting as what they've done for cinema with just sheer balls and courage and good taste creating film after film that's fresh and new and often utterly fucking terrifying. I'm still getting over Midsommar.
I am very happy with the end product, and you're right. Well, part of the reason I did it was because it was A24, and it's not often... in life that you get something as surprising and uplifting as what they've done for cinema with just sheer balls and courage and good taste creating film after film that's fresh and new and often utterly fucking terrifying. I'm still getting over Midsommar.
You ever seen that film? No, I want to see that.
You ever seen that film? No, I want to see that.
You ever seen that film? No, I want to see that.
And that's the dream scenario, exactly. That's the bullseye.
And that's the dream scenario, exactly. That's the bullseye.
And that's the dream scenario, exactly. That's the bullseye.
Well, it's definitely very smart. I mean, it's fascinating. I'm a character who makes a lot of quite long speeches in it about religion. And they were genuinely fascinating to me. These two weirdos who wrote and directed it, Scott and Brian, who also wrote, for instance, A Quiet Place. They're interesting guys. They...
Well, it's definitely very smart. I mean, it's fascinating. I'm a character who makes a lot of quite long speeches in it about religion. And they were genuinely fascinating to me. These two weirdos who wrote and directed it, Scott and Brian, who also wrote, for instance, A Quiet Place. They're interesting guys. They...
Well, it's definitely very smart. I mean, it's fascinating. I'm a character who makes a lot of quite long speeches in it about religion. And they were genuinely fascinating to me. These two weirdos who wrote and directed it, Scott and Brian, who also wrote, for instance, A Quiet Place. They're interesting guys. They...
did years of research to come up with the arguments I make in this film, and I think they are really quite startling and fascinating. So, yeah, I enjoyed all that part of it. And it's filmy. I am obsessed with films being filmy and not just like a big format TV. So it's got incredible production design, incredible... photography.
did years of research to come up with the arguments I make in this film, and I think they are really quite startling and fascinating. So, yeah, I enjoyed all that part of it. And it's filmy. I am obsessed with films being filmy and not just like a big format TV. So it's got incredible production design, incredible... photography.
did years of research to come up with the arguments I make in this film, and I think they are really quite startling and fascinating. So, yeah, I enjoyed all that part of it. And it's filmy. I am obsessed with films being filmy and not just like a big format TV. So it's got incredible production design, incredible... photography.
And it's daring because traditionally, as you know, films tend to try and keep their dialogue quite pithy and short. This is very dialogue heavy. How are you at learning your lines? Well, worse and worse. You know, the older I get, the more I drink. But I now start weeks and weeks early. And I go for walks every day, going through every single line over and over again.
And it's daring because traditionally, as you know, films tend to try and keep their dialogue quite pithy and short. This is very dialogue heavy. How are you at learning your lines? Well, worse and worse. You know, the older I get, the more I drink. But I now start weeks and weeks early. And I go for walks every day, going through every single line over and over again.
And it's daring because traditionally, as you know, films tend to try and keep their dialogue quite pithy and short. This is very dialogue heavy. How are you at learning your lines? Well, worse and worse. You know, the older I get, the more I drink. But I now start weeks and weeks early. And I go for walks every day, going through every single line over and over again.
Because I think they, I have a theory that they're like dance steps. And that the more you repeat your dance steps, the more you can't forget them on the day. And then on the day you can have other thoughts and other feelings and do what actors are supposed to do.
Because I think they, I have a theory that they're like dance steps. And that the more you repeat your dance steps, the more you can't forget them on the day. And then on the day you can have other thoughts and other feelings and do what actors are supposed to do.