We are happy to announce that the Off Camera Interview with Robert Downey Jr. is now live, and ready to watch, read, and listen to! Check out the full episode at http://offcamera.com. And if you like what you see, tell your friends!
Because REMEMBER the best conversations happen Off Camera.
“Downey’s restless intelligence is characterized by his ability to express several, often contradictory points of view simultaneously, making sense all the while. He can be direct one moment, elusive the next; often spinning off on seemingly unrelated tangents. But like watching a juggler on a wire, being in Downey’s presence is a riveting experience.
For someone who almost from the outset was deemed “the greatest actor of his generation” the majority of Robert Downey, Jr.’s career has been filled with big commercial flops, “critically acclaimed” flops, very public struggles with drugs, and more than a little jail time – all of which have landed him squarely in the biggest blockbuster films in recent history. In Hollywood, it’s an unlikely hero story, but then Robert Downey Jr. is an unlikely hero.
With the release of the final film in the Iron Man trilogy, it’s ironic to contemplate that studios also didn’t see him as a hero, least of all an action hero. RDJ disagreed. At once supremely convinced of his own talent and extremely humble, RDJ fought hard for the role of Tony Stark when the studio flatly refused to even let him audition. He prepped intensely, though for other roles he admits he’s just as likely to wing it.
RDJ is full of such incongruities. He is (somewhat) remorseful about his jail time but without resentment towards the upbringing that arguably introduced him to the lifestyle that let him there (“I choose to see it in a positive light.”) His years in the industry have left him both clear-eyed and cynical about the business. And yet, he is full of enthusiasm and curiosity about his art and dead serious about bringing the best of himself to the set every day. He’s extremely contemplative and analytical, but still inclined to let his gut make most of his decisions. On any multiple-choice personality test, RDJ is ‘all of the above’ – just like all of us. Maybe that’s what keeps us watching.”
– from the Off Camera Interview Such a great interview – watch it here
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05/9/2013 | Posted by Eye Forward
Categories: Editorial, Motion, Sam Jones
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