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Discussing acting at The Hollywood Reporter Roundtable

Well he had all the guys asking questions

And interested

And laughing

You could tell he felt good about it

Was great at the story telling

Apparently Bruce Springsteen kept a close eye on things during production

Felt comfortable

He totally did his this!

Nicholas, your Idea of You co-star Anne Hathaway did say recently that you could have chemistry with a lamp, which could qualify as strange or funny feedback.

GALITZINE It’s true. I’ve been getting a lot of vibes.

TURNER I saw him earlier. The lamp was flickering.

GALITZINE Watch out, it’s very potent. (Laughs.) Honestly, that was an amazing audition experience where I had a very conducive room, and it makes all the difference. You come out of it with like this performance high. 

TURNER Mm-hmm.

GALITZINE It’s less feedback, as much as it was the look of horror on the casting director’s face. But when I went into audition for young Tarzan, there were no lines, and I was told that I had to pretend that I had an orange that someone was trying to steal from me and I had to guard it. And you know when you don’t go for something entirely, and it just seems very feeble and pathetic and wrong? That is a moment that keeps me awake at night. I think about it a lot.

So, it was motivating for you?

GALITZINE You could say that.

HAMM You’ll never eat an orange again. (Laughter.)

OYELOWO But that chemistry thing is a real thing. If you get to do chemistry reads, which is something I do love doing because there’s an excitement as to, “Is this going to be the person I’m going to get to do this with?” But when it doesn’t work, when the chemistry isn’t there, oh my Lord. Because there’s an alchemy to it, and you can’t quite put your finger on why something works or it doesn’t, and you know within seconds.

For all of you, what are the roles where you find yourself saying, “Oh no, not again”? 

GALITZINE 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.

Who has an equivalent of being naked in a hot tub with plastic nipples in your careers?

GALITZINE 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.”

OWEN Are you doing porn?

GALITZINE 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. So, I actually weirdly feel more comfortable seeing a sex scene in a stage direction than maybe something like, “And he cries.” 

HAMM “A single tear.”

BOMER “While he is dashingly handsome.”

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