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RAY WINSTONE:
“I told Bob Zemekis that I knew the story, but I didn’t. [He laughs] Where I went to school we read about Al Capone, so Beowulf was very new to me. The story is about ambition, greed and hate, and then love at the end, and that finding what you really wanted was there all the time right in front of you. It kind of reminded me of Hollywood, in a way, and the ambition in people, and that’s exactly how I approached it.”
JOHN MALKOVICH (Unferth):
“[Doing the movie] was remarkably reminiscent of doing plays because you go in the morning, you don’t wait for lights, you don’t wait for the camera, continuity doesn’t matter too much, you just act all day. It’s a very good story, very good text, it was quite liberating because at times the process of making a regular film has remained quite medieval, especially with the amount of time it can take.”
ANTHONY HOPKINS (Hrothgar):
“It was confusing at first becaue we had to do these weird gestures and pull faces. I wasn’t quite sure what the purpose was because it was a room very much like this, with no costumes or scenery. But there was so much positive energy coming from Bob Zemekis it made it easy. I’m really proud to be a part of this great movie.”
ANGELINA JOLIE:
“I was brought into a room with Bob and he showed me this picture of a woman half painted gold, and then a lizard. I’ve got kids and I thought, ‘That’s great. That’s so bizarre. I’m going to be this crazy reptilian person and creature.’ She’s evil, she’s temptation, and she’s very fun to play.”
CRISPIN GLOVER:
“I worked with Bob one time before, on the first Back to the Future film, about 20 years ago. And it was interesting working from one technology to this different technology, in terms of style. I liked this way of working more, where you were finding it as you were going through it. It’s rare that I’m in a film that I actually like, but I’m really excited about this film. I just saw it the other day and it feels like a strange hallucinogenic experience.”
JOLIE:
“We all do films these days, and so much of it has become a business, you’ve kind of lost touch with the artistic process and the fun of it. And Bob is a real artist, and he loves it so much. He’s so enthusiastic, and so original, and you really feel that you remember you’re a creative person, and you have fun with everybody else. I needed that as an artist , so it was really great, and I’m really grateful for the experience.”
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