Doing a "maxx"....
Feb 20, 2007 20:56:16 GMT
Post by GreenEyesToo on Feb 20, 2007 20:56:16 GMT
I've just finished writing an essay that called for in-depth analysis and critical thinking, and in that frame of mind, I'm starting a thread about the comments made about Rufus by Sir Trevor Nunn after the awards on Sunday as I thought they merited discussion. I'll reproduce them here:
"Nunn gave his opinion on the actor. "Rufus has got an extraordinary dexterity, quickness, nimbleness to the point where you know if you say ‘in one moment you have to be absolutely believably a Czechoslovakian, and the next you must have no trace of an accent’ you will never have a problem. He relishes that sort of dexterity, but he is extraordinarily truthful, very hard on himself. He was wonderful throughout the process, I mean I love him very much so it was a delight when he said yes, and we had just terrific fun throughout.”
www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display/cm/contentId/92730
What I particularly love about this is the insight it gives us into how Rufus approaches his craft.
We already know from our own observation how effortlessly he is able to convey such a range of emotions just with his eyes and the most subtle of facial expressions, but it's when you read Sir Trev saying how hard he is on himself that you realise what he puts himself through to achieve that level of performance.
he's clearly a perfectionist and sets his personal standard so high that he can't help but produce tour-de-force performances when the material is there for him.
I'm rather pleased he maintains his integrity by trying to choose parts where he can work in this way. He recognises when a role is special, and I'm inclined to think he uses any self-doubt he has as an impetus to explore and then thoroughly inhabit the character. (I suspect that's where the real enjoyment is for him - the most creative and exciting part of the enterprise, even more than the performance itself)
Maybe he can do this best with stage work, where the logical progression (rather than out-of-sequence filming) of the piece gives him the freedom to continue developing the character as he performs. I felt sure he did that with Rock and Roll - each time I went, there was something new to see from him.
We haven't seen half the brilliance that is in this man yet.
Maybe Tom and Trevor can in the future help illuminate it further?
God, I'm so proud of him!
"Nunn gave his opinion on the actor. "Rufus has got an extraordinary dexterity, quickness, nimbleness to the point where you know if you say ‘in one moment you have to be absolutely believably a Czechoslovakian, and the next you must have no trace of an accent’ you will never have a problem. He relishes that sort of dexterity, but he is extraordinarily truthful, very hard on himself. He was wonderful throughout the process, I mean I love him very much so it was a delight when he said yes, and we had just terrific fun throughout.”
www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display/cm/contentId/92730
What I particularly love about this is the insight it gives us into how Rufus approaches his craft.
We already know from our own observation how effortlessly he is able to convey such a range of emotions just with his eyes and the most subtle of facial expressions, but it's when you read Sir Trev saying how hard he is on himself that you realise what he puts himself through to achieve that level of performance.
he's clearly a perfectionist and sets his personal standard so high that he can't help but produce tour-de-force performances when the material is there for him.
I'm rather pleased he maintains his integrity by trying to choose parts where he can work in this way. He recognises when a role is special, and I'm inclined to think he uses any self-doubt he has as an impetus to explore and then thoroughly inhabit the character. (I suspect that's where the real enjoyment is for him - the most creative and exciting part of the enterprise, even more than the performance itself)
Maybe he can do this best with stage work, where the logical progression (rather than out-of-sequence filming) of the piece gives him the freedom to continue developing the character as he performs. I felt sure he did that with Rock and Roll - each time I went, there was something new to see from him.
We haven't seen half the brilliance that is in this man yet.
Maybe Tom and Trevor can in the future help illuminate it further?
God, I'm so proud of him!
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