I just saw dialogue, in the audition, and had no backstory. I was like, "I'm just going to be myself because I have no idea who this is or where he's coming from." The typical questions that actors have to ask themselves were very hard. I had to imagine, a little bit, and just made it work.
There's this feeling, when you stop believing it's a show and you're there and this is happening. - Giles Matthey
There's this feeling, when you stop believing it's a show and you're there and this is happening.
- Giles Matthey
You provide a lot of people with entertainment, and that's what will happen. I don't think you should ever feel like you're used to anything of that … - Giles Matthey
You provide a lot of people with entertainment, and that's what will happen. I don't think you should ever feel like you're used to anything of that …
Having a good director is very important. It's crucial. When you do good work with a certain director, you want to work with them again, and hopefull… - Giles Matthey
Having a good director is very important. It's crucial. When you do good work with a certain director, you want to work with them again, and hopefull…
I felt like I had to prove myself, but I feel that you have to do that anyway, as an actor. You're there to do a job, and that's your primary concern. - Giles Matthey
I felt like I had to prove myself, but I feel that you have to do that anyway, as an actor. You're there to do a job, and that's your primary concern.
For a relative newcomer, it's obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous … - Giles Matthey
For a relative newcomer, it's obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous …
If anything, it was a very egotistical thing because I wanted to move people. I wanted to tell a story and move people. - Giles Matthey
If anything, it was a very egotistical thing because I wanted to move people. I wanted to tell a story and move people.
What you try to do, as an actor, is just make it work somehow. - Giles Matthey
What you try to do, as an actor, is just make it work somehow.
After I've done a good job, then I can get excited. Obviously, it would be very easy to get carried away, but I wanted to own that excitement. - Giles Matthey
After I've done a good job, then I can get excited. Obviously, it would be very easy to get carried away, but I wanted to own that excitement.
In my ideal world, it would be a soulful connection to the role because you've shared a lot of the same experiences as the character and you just fee… - Giles Matthey
In my ideal world, it would be a soulful connection to the role because you've shared a lot of the same experiences as the character and you just fee…
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