I try to create as many circumstances outside of set that help me fall into character when I get onto set.
Shiloh FernandezTo sit down at a computer every day and write a script is commendable. I don't have the patience for it, but I have some fantastic ideas.
Shiloh FernandezWhat I've realized is that when I walk into a club, I don't feel good, I feel uncomfortable. I wonder what to do, I look for my drink... it's not necessarily an enjoyable experience, so why would I put myself through that?
Shiloh FernandezGrowing up, I didn't have television. My dad would make up stories and tell me stories, so my imagination ran wild. When I did see films, which was very few and far between, that was such an interesting medium that was so new to me. It wasn't something that was just part of my life, so it was really appealing and so different that I enjoyed that.
Shiloh FernandezInnately, there are qualities in human beings that are always repetitive. There are things like love and hate and jealousy that are just going to be there forever.
Shiloh FernandezI read an interview with Mark Wahlberg, and he was like, โI might read a script and love it, but itโs all about the filmmaker.โ I think thatโs a good lesson for me.
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