Another great Japanese interview with Ben Whishaw by Cinema Today on being Q and working with Daniel Craig. Here’s some translation of the interesting bits. Enjoy!
- This is your fifth time working with Daniel Craig.
Ben: Yes, I first met him when I was seventeen on the set of “The Trench.”
- Do you think you both have changed since then?
Ben: No, I don’t think either of us have changed one bit. Daniel hasn’t…the way he works, the way he approaches his characters, haven’t changed at all. He’s completely the same. Like I said, I was seventeen at the time, but I remember vividly about him because I was simply mesmerized. Even back then, he was amazing. He’s a very fun person to be around, but at the same time he is incredibly dedicated to his work. He understands his characters inside-out and how he should deliver them more deeply than anyone else. He really dedicates himself to the film, and he has a clear idea on what works and what will not, and he can explain why very clearly. What I’m trying to say is, I suppose, is that Daniel always gets deeply involved with his projects (*smiles*)
<About Technology>
Ben: I really respect people who are fascinated by technology and the way it changes the world, or people, but I can’t say that it has made me tech savvy. Sadly, my brain isn’t wired like that.
<Preparing for Q in Skyfall>
Ben: I watched the previous Bond films to get some ideas. I wanted to really understand what happened before Q came back into the picture. I also read some books on MI6 and living your life as a spy.
<Preparing for Q in Spectre>
Ben: This time around, I already had Q in my head. I knew who he was, and I was very comfortable having him inside of my brain, so I was able to act straight away in front of the camera.
<About the set of Spectre>
Ben: I really love the laboratory they gave Q in this film because it pays homage to the previous Bond films. And everything on my desk is real; there really are documents inside each file with actual data printed. My computer was brilliantly designed as well.
<After the interview>
Ben: Are these fruit for everyone?
Interviewer: It’s all for you.
Ben: Oh. Sorry, can I…? I am suddenly feeling famished!
(Note from the interviewer: He then asked if he can have the fruit basket moved to the next room. So cuuuuuute!!)
…So basically he came in with a banana in hand and left with a fruit basket?? He truly is a woodland creature, isn’t he? LOL.
I really wish I could get my hands on the audio or a transcript of the interview before it got translated into Japanese, because so many things get lost in translation. But, I am grateful and happy for having all of these new information and lovely tidbits about him :D My inner fangirl is squeeing with joy!!
Oh, talking about lovely tidbits, I’ve read in another Japanese magazine that during the interview, Ben was enjoying a banana but he does not bite into it, he divides it into bite-sized pieces and pops them into his mouth.
Also, he’s apparently “very, very bad at cooking, I have no talent for it at all. I tried to cook salmon at home once and even that was a disaster! See, no talent for cooking what so ever.”
Awwwwwwww, how cute is that!!!
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