‘The Black Prism’ is a story about two brothers who respect and fear and admire and contend with and shape each other. In other words, it’s a story of normal brothers – who happen to be in extraordinary circumstances. ‘The Black Prism’ is a story of emperors and prisoners and magic set in a Mediterranean, … Read more
I just want to do as many utterly different parts as I can get. Variety teaches you to act, and it keeps you fresh in your approach. I think it must be awful not to work. My only point in being idle is to rest so that I can work more… I’m only unhappy when … Read more
Critics and academics often employ theories and philosophers in order to help them understand and dissect movies and books. If life is a video game, then most of us have no chance of winning, if by winning you mean succeeding in a quest or saving a princess. In every story of solipsism, there is always … Read more
For me, I loved it. I only want to make silent movies now. For you, it’s a silent movie. For us, it’s a talking movie because we had lines on set. There’s a lot of noise on set and music. We spoke in English, in French, in gibberish, but it was very alive. The challenge … Read more
As far as diversity’s concerned, there’s me, there’s Al Madrigal, there’s Aasif Mandvi. But I’m not walking around feeling black all the time. That would stress me out. Basketball would have been the natural sport to play, but it’s a little too aggressive for me, so instead I dabbled in volleyball and some good old-fashioned … Read more