Guy Pearce: ‘I don’t think I’ll look as good in a frock as I did when I was 25’

The actor on getting back on the Priscilla bus, ‘horrible’ characters and the most profound thing anyone has ever said to himYou once said you need to be so in control of things that if you had brain surgery, you’d only feel comfortable doing it yourself. Do you still feel this way? FioreSebekI don’t remember saying that, but I can see how someone might joke about it. There’s usually room for improvisation in life, but I have never been a very good improviser when it comes to acting. When I do things in my own accent, like Jack Irish, he was quite laissez-faire and flippant, so I could be looser and pull stuff out of the air. But when I’m working with high-powered actors and speaking with a tricky accent, I’m learning my lines, doing what’s required and staying in control.If you were attending a dinner party where all the other guests were characters you have played, who would you sit next to, and who would you avoid? FrocksAwayI’d avoid Eric from The Rover and the Reverend from Brimstone, because they might kill me. Ed Exley from LA Confidential is quite arrogant and boring. I’d like to sit next to Andy Warhol, who I’ve played [in Factory Girl]. Houdini would be interesting, although I don’t reckon you’d get a word in. And Leonard from Memento would start with dessert and finish with the starter because he’s all backwards. Continue reading...

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