IN THEATERS
ON DVD
OTHER
ON TV
TO THEATERS
TO THEATERS
TO DVD
« Marisa on Regis & Kelly screencaps | Main | Awards season has officially begun! »
Starkers Marisa Tomei felt ’safe’
By Lisa | November 24, 2007
from winnipegsun.com
Actress Marisa Tomei, who appears “starkers” in bed with co-star Phillip Seymour Hoffman at the very beginning of the critically acclaimed Sidney Lumet film Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead, had a protective guiding hand on set.
“The great thing about Sidney was he’s so protective and nurturing, and he has such a clear vision and he loves actors. He’s not scared of actors,” Tomei, 42, said in September during the Toronto film festival.
“A lot of times directors are scared of actors — they like the technical but maybe not the emotional — and he just loves being with actors. So you already feel welcome and in a very safe environment.”
The other thing is that the Brooklyn-born actress, who won an Oscar for 1992’s My Cousin Vinny and was nominated again for 2001’s In The Bedroom, is clearly a pro.
Believe it or not she was also shooting the slapstick comedy Wild Hogs at the same time as Devil, a grim heist-gone-wrong melodrama.
“That was actually really difficult,” said Tomei, who has since shot War Inc. with John Cusack. “It wasn’t that they were so opposite. It was the travelling back and forth, and then kind of jumping back in. That was a really big challenge.”
Tomei is currently starring in the off-Broadway production of Oh, The Humanity and Other Good Intentions, which will have its premiere next Thursday night in New York.
More like this...
When the audience knows you're naked on October 23rd, 2007
'Before the Devil' audio interview on October 24th, 2007
Release date change for 'Before the Devil' DVD on December 22nd, 2007
Topics: 'Before the Devil', Articles & Reviews |