![]() That was quite disturbing but also quite remarkable. I was shocked to see what looked like me up on the screen doing things I never thought I would’ve done. “When I saw the movie for the first time, that scene, some of the things that came out of my mouth and some of the things I was doing, I can’t even for the life of me remember. My wife was very pleased when the movie was over. I’m a very blessed man with very supportive loving wife and kids. It took a good three months to shed that aura. I went on an extreme detox for my mind, body, and soul. I quit drinking for three months straight before I could have a regular drink. “The day of wrap I smoked my last cigarette and put that out, whatever was left in the pack got thrown away. We were having an out-of-body experience. We got lost in ourselves - that was the beauty of making this movie. “Tom gave everyone patience and time and allowed everyone their process because everyone’s different. The choreography and geography of that scene - trying to match so the editor could have fun cutting it together - wasn’t easy. One take probably went on for about 13 minutes. “Each take was completely different and each take we shot until the film ran out and we had big rolls. That was my job, to manipulate and provoke Jake to get a reaction. scene was three nights in a row where we literally pushed each other to the brink of madness. “Psychologically it got quite abusive it took a toll on our minds and our bodies. I felt like I wanted to turn up and never let him down, and give him a variety to play with in the edit. It doesn’t come across as condescending or patronizing you feel very secure in his hands. The way he expresses it is very eloquent and articulate. “As an actor you’re always a little bit worried, ‘Is it going to be too much? Am I playing it too big?’ But ultimately Tom is so particular and so precise and has such a great eye for detail. But it still needs to be menacing and feel threatening and be unpredictable, all those things. We can blur the lines a little and be a bit bigger and bolder than reality. we have creative license to be a bit more free. ![]() The sort of things I was soaking in were not very pleasant. ![]() I started to inhabit what that character would wear, how he’d walk, how he’d smell. I had this pale, milky, sweaty sort of skin. I wanted to feel toxic on the inside out. I wanted to pick up dirty habits - smoking and drinking. “I started to research and study serial killers and psychopaths. “Tom said, ‘Grow your hair out, grow your beard out, and I really want you to grow your fingernails out.’ I said, ‘Don’t cut them?’ He said, ‘Yeah, for three months, just to see what we get.’ I thought, ‘This is gonna be bloody disgusting.’ It’s always quite scary when you dive into a job and think, ‘I don’t know this person.’ You’ve got three months to discover him. ![]() These things take time - you’re Play-Doh to begin with and you’re molding yourself together. “We had the luxury of having three months prior to making this movie. Ultimately, I fell in love with his presence and what he had to say. He was very open about his vision for the film and the role and the character. I was a little worried, with a family, how I would go about doing my job and put that much focus and time and preparation into it? But I guess the opportunity was too good to pass up, especially with someone like Tom, who I had many discussions with. “I was a little hesitant, to be honest the aura of darkness surrounding this character was going to be intense.
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