Something just came back to me. It's about the filming of The Big Lebowski. Before any given scene, Jeff Bridges would ask the Coen Brothers whether his character had just smoked a joint. If they said yes he would rub his eyes until they were red.
What made me think of this? Just one of those associations that pop into your head when your allergies are mildly acting up. A hay fever flashback.
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I hadn't heard that story about Jeff Bridges before. It's a good one and a fairly simple prep too.
There are others as I'm sure you know - the most intense of all was Christian Bale's preparation before filming 'The Machinist' when he dropped something like 70lb in a matter of weeks. To add insult to injury the role he had next was 'Batman' that required him to not only regain the weight but also to have a well developed physique. Talk about being dedicated to one's craft.
I hope you allergies haven't been too awful.
btw: you probably need to see Libertarian James Bond.
That little extra touch of verisimilitude. Think I first read about it on TV Tropes.
Yeah, The Machinist is one of those movies that, while you're watching it, you never stop thinking, "Man that guy is in rough shape." If he knew that getting that skeletal would creep audiences out more and that's why he did it, then that really is a special kind of dedication. Might explain why he can get a little temperamental.
I enjoyed Libertarian James Bond. "We definitely shouldn't do that and we probably shouldn't call it that."
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