Jeremy Piven and Chris Bridges Interview - RocknRolla
Jeremy Piven and Chris Bridges joined Gerard Butler, Idris Elba, director Guy Ritchie, and producer Joel Silver at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con to talk about 'RocknRolla.' Paired up for interviews, the two had high praise for Ritchie's work.
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Transcript: Jeremy Piven and Chris Bridges Interview - RocknRolla
Rebecca Murray from About.com Hollywood Movies at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con.
Chris Bridges and Jeremy Piven - RocknRolla
So you guys play a lot of scenes together. Is that why they're grouping you for this?
Jeremy Piven: "Absolutely. Actually we have all of our scenes together. We're kind of partners in crime in this thing."
Is it bumbling partners in crime or serious partners in crime?
Jeremy Piven: "We play it as serious."
Chris Bridges: "Yeah, yeah. Very serious."
Jeremy Piven: "And if it comes out as bumbling…"
It is a Guy Ritchie film.
Jeremy Piven: "It is indeed."
Chris Bridges: "We're about our money, though. That's really what it comes down to because we're managers of a rock and roll artist so, you know, we have a lot of different things, promotions going on, parties… So in the movie we're all about our money. So we definitely play it serious."
Snatch, Lock, Stock, is it like that in tone?
Jeremy Piven: "It really is. It's a return to that form but, at the same time, in those 10 years Guy has kind of grown as an artist and it's completely apparent in this. It's kind of an amazing, kind of fast twitch, original, beautiful movie that I'm really proud of."
A lot of action?
Jeremy Piven: "Tons of action. And at times you feel like you're stuck in a nightmare but it's like you do get out at a certain point."
Do you get like wirework and blue screens and all that kind of stuff kind of action?
Jeremy Piven: "We actually don't and I can't reveal too much, but it's pretty original stuff."
What's the appeal of working with Guy Ritchie? What does he bring to you as an actor that you like to work with him?
Jeremy Piven: "You just know that you're in really, really good hands. It's incredibly well-written. He's going to direct the hell out of it, and you're just kind of lucky to be there. That's a rare occurrence when you get to work with someone on that level."
Chris Bridges: "I feel the same way. I think he's very opinionated. He knows exactly what he wants, very focused, so when you come to set and he has everything down to a T, the scene, the way it's going to play out, you know what I mean? How many takes he's going to do to make sure you get it right first take, like he's on point – extremely."
I hear he does this thing where he counts down to a scene. Is that something new?
Jeremy Piven: "I've never heard of it before but what it literally does is it gets everyone to get on their game and be ready to go by the time he… It's like we're all there for a reason and we all respect each other and, 'Let's get to the work and do it.' I think it's a beautiful way to do it. I even love to get two takes in a row so you can get momentum. So I love to just keep shooting."
Are you going to tell directors to do this countdown thing?
Jeremy Piven: "I could tell them a lot of things. I don't think they'll listen to me."
Chris Bridges: "Each director's different. That's what makes Guy Ritchie special though."
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