Q：What are the roles where you find yourself saying,"Oh no, not again"?
“I'm very candid about my career, and it's interesting what you're saying about not waiting. I think, for me, everything had to move the needle in the direction toward the artistry that I really wanted to make. And especially early on in my career, there were a lot of romantic leads.
That being said, I have done a romantic lead recently with Anne Hathaway and I really loved the movie. It's a lot of fun. I feel very fulfilled within this romantic lead space. And I have much more agency now to be able to do these roles that I've not been able to do for the last however many years. It is a good feeling.”
Q：What's left on your collective bucket lists? Is there a dream role?
“I know Andrew Scott's just done it, but I'd love to play a Ripley-esque character, someone who's so Machiavellian and calculating and dark. I think steering to the darkness is definitely something I want to do.”
“Mine's more physical things, like being able to grow facial hair and look older than I am. I'm like. "Yeah, no, I'll come in with a little beard." Yeah, I'll definitely look like 34 when 1 come in, not a 20-year-old prepubescent young man, but I'm still waiting for that. (To Bomer) I see some lovely facial hair over here.”
Q：Who has an equivalent of being naked in a hot tub with plastic nipples in your careers?
“I spent most of Mary & George butt naked, to be honest. I did four sex scenes in one day. and you're just like, as you're meeting people, "Hello, nice to meet you. We're going to be in this position now."
“Yeah, sir. It's for my porn project, that's what we're all here for, right? (Laughs) But I kind of love those scenes because you really learn who George is in those moments, how he dominates and manipulates people.
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“I'm very candid about my career, and it's interesting what you're saying about not waiting. I think, for me, everything had to move the needle in the direction toward the artistry that I really wanted to make. And especially early on in my career, there were a lot of romantic leads.
“I know Andrew Scott's just done it, but I'd love to play a Ripley-esque character, someone who's so Machiavellian and calculating and dark. I think steering to the darkness is definitely something I want to do.”
“Oh God, it's probably the little winky.”😉
“Mine's more physical things, like being able to grow facial hair and look older than I am. I'm like. "Yeah, no, I'll come in with a little beard." Yeah, I'll definitely look like 34 when 1 come in, not a 20-year-old prepubescent young man, but I'm still waiting for that. (To Bomer) I see some lovely facial hair over here.”
“I spent most of Mary & George butt naked, to be honest. I did four sex scenes in one day. and you're just like, as you're meeting people, "Hello, nice to meet you. We're going to be in this position now."
“Yeah, sir. It's for my porn project, that's what we're all here for, right? (Laughs) But I kind of love those scenes because you really learn who George is in those moments, how he dominates and manipulates people.