It's interesting - an actor's research is different to just historian's research. I'm looking for things that I can actually physically use in the movie.
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You don't go to the movies to do historical research, unless it's historical research about the movies.
It's important to do research. I do that in every play, every actor does.
Being a little bit of a movie buff, the fact that I'm working in the middle of movie history is incredible.
One of the things I've learned as a filmmaker is to have some aspect of the movie be something that I admire greatly, whether that's an actor I'm working with, the subject matter, or a book.
I frequently have scenes that take place in places I've never been or characters who have professions that I know nothing about that I've got to research. But that's what Google is for.
There are people who don't like to use other films as research, but I love it.
It's really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.
For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.
I've been just like any other working actor, out there looking for stuff.
Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only interesting to read but good for an actor to acquire a sense of the period. And the other thing I think is that an actor lives in the land of imagination.
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