Originally Posted by
InvisibleJim
CROWE: Of course. Preparation and research is a privilege. And, um, I love to do it. I'm very inquisitive. And I also know, I absolutely know, that the more I put into the character, the more is apparent on the screen. So for example, on L.A. Confidential, Bud White was supposed to be the largest man in the Los Angeles Police Department. I hired a flat that was very, very small. Um, I could hardly even fit in the doorway of the bathroom but to me, every day, especially during rehearsals, I felt like I was big, you know, I was over, oversized for my environment which is the mentality that Bud White's supposed to have. I used to pretend to myself that I was, I only operated from the inside, you know? Then I realized when I was doing The Insider that I had nowhere to go unless the fucking hair was right. Address the external. If you're a pirate, get yourself an eye patch, you know… or a parrot or something. You know? [laughter] Address the external as early as you possibly can, get it out of your way. You know, have a look at your costume, think about your costume, and don't be afraid to readjust any of those decisions, you know? The bottom line is as Scorsese said, "man, you don't get anywhere until you make a decision," so start making decisions [snaps finger] quickly, you know, but be open and lucid enough and fluid enough to change your mind if you prove yourself wrong. Okay? And be cool about that, while you're discovering things, you know, look for the nuggets of gold man, you know, don't just make a decision and then, if you find yourself wrong and you do not go back on what you've done, you're just undercutting the whole process, and you're kidding yourself. You shouldn't be doing the gig, if you're gonna fall in love with things like that. You know, serve the character, not yourself.
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(as per tcaudilllg)
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