How did you arrive at Nathan being this weightlifting, heavy drinking, bro-ish guy?
If the people you’re interacting with are physically intimidating and intellectually intimidating and also very rich, it doesn’t leave you much room to maneuver.
Features: Q&A
March 4, 2015
A Most Violent Year – Q&A with J.C. Chandor, Jessica Chastain, and Oscar Isaac
by National Board of Review
Mr. Chandor, why did you want to bring this story to the screen?
It was sort of two ideas that ran into each other. There was this core story that I had been working on for many years – probably six or seven years, actually – about a husband and wife who ran a business together.
March 3, 2015
Selma – Q&A with Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo, and Carmen Ejogo
by The National Board of Review
How did you approach the preparation that went into portraying Dr. King?
After I read an early version of the script, I just knew this film and playing this man was going to be a part of my future.
December 19, 2014
Mr. Turner – Q&A with Mike Leigh, Timothy Spall, Marion Bailey, and Dorothy Atkinson
by National Board of Review
Mr. Turner seems to use a wonderful shorthand of grunting in the film at times to communicate his point.
He did grunt, but – and we also have this in the film – he was capable of great articulacy and a great number of classical references.
December 4, 2014
Top Five – Q&A with Chris Rock
by The National Board of Review
The scene where you go to see your family is amazing. Can you talk about how that came together?
It was ninety degrees in August, in New York City, in the projects. So you can imagine… just the smell!