Daniel Craig is back on the big screen — not as 007, or the smooth Southern private investigator in the “Knives Out” movies, but in the film “Queer,” directed by Luca Guadagnino. Craig plays William Lee, an American living in 1950s Mexico City who becomes infatuated with Eugene Allerton, another very young expatriate (played by Drew Starkey).
In a tender and poignant scene, a semi-transparent symbol of Lee is pointedly tilted in opposition to Allerton. “Like the invisible hand,” Craig described it. “What you’re talking about – (something) that you hope will happen, yes. The longing – and hope is actually a good word – that something will come of it. Maybe it’s falling in love.” William Lee’s (Daniel Craig) lust for Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey) as depicted in “Queer”.
Craig’s personality is that of an alcoholic and heroin addict, and he is carefree due to Allerton’s reticence.
I requested, “Do you think your character Lee is particularly enthusiastic in his proposal because Allerton’s character is different?”
“Maybe, maybe,” Craig replied. “I also think he’s searching – clearly from the top of the movie, he’s searching for something. And he finds Allerton. And he thinks it’s the one, it’s the one, so he puts everything into that Throws it on – perhaps awkwardly, and embarrassing himself in the process.”
“When you go to the bar and lean in, it’s (as young people say) ‘very nerve-wracking’.”
“Yes. Is that what they say? Yes, it’s very offensive!” Craig laughed. “Yeah, yeah. But it’s sad for me. I’ve definitely been in situations like that when I was younger, trying to impress and trying to be like that person, and just failing miserably. This was really true for me.”
The film is “queer”, according to Beat essayist William S. Burroughs’s semi-autobiographical account of his personal week in Latin America.
Craig’s unedited role is reminiscent of the tough parts he was known for in Britain before James Bond, such as “Other Voices,” “Sylvia,” “Infamous” and “Layer Cake.”
Daniel Craig was born in the north of England, and at the age of 6 saw his first stage production. He was invited to the theater by his mother: “We lived in Liverpool in the 70s. There was a theater called the Everyman, it’s still there. They had cheap tickets so everyone could go. My mother’s A lot of the friends were designers and costume designers and worked backstage, she was a single mom and we spent most of our time there.”
“Was it magical for you?”
“It was, yes,” Craig said. “I think that was the moment I said, ‘I want to be an actor.’ I mean, these guys would walk off the stage, and I’d see them in the bar later and I’d think they were gods, and they were just drunk!”
It appears that his mother’s love of theater ran deeper than what her son learned. It was then that she learned that, as a gentle girl, she had been allowed admission to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, perhaps the most prestigious acting college in the world. “Yes, she was, and she didn’t tell me,” Craig said. “But they couldn’t afford to go, so she had to go home, and went to art college instead.”
As he unfolded, he was moved: “She’s always encouraged me. I mean, she gently walked me out the door, to say, ‘Go on, go on.’ All the drama schools are in London, whatever was happening, and he said, ‘You’ve got to go.’ I left and went away.”
That simplest used to be 16. “She realized that I was failing so badly in school that, I think, there really was no other option!” Craig laughed.
He didn’t become a hit just like that; He’s one of the best-known actors in the world, whether he likes it or not.
I pleaded, “We interview a lot of big-name actors on this show, and a lot of them say they don’t like being famous. And it’s not that I don’t believe it, but I need them to understand it.” Need: What does being famous do for your brain?”
“Oh my God, okay, that’s a big question,” Craig replied. “Of course, it can do all kinds of wonderful things, and as an actor, why did I become an actor? Because I like to dress up and show off and I want people to like me. I mean, it It’s all you want to boil it down to, but what does fame do? I think fame can take you in all kinds of weird and not very healthy directions.”
“It would make acting harder in a way, because for example, you can’t easily go on the subway and just look at the person in front of you and observe life around you? “
“People are watching, yes. Yes, I did this a lot when I was younger, so I have a lot in the bank!”
Daniel Craig has always been known for his depth. However, at age 56, his upcoming bankruptcy may not be as physical Hardened, it’s been a solid two decades since he first appeared as 007 in “Casino Royale.” “Oh my God, remind me, why don’t you do that?” He laughed. “Life is pain! And that’s why I wanted to stop, one of the reasons I wanted to stop was because I threw myself into those movies, every single one. From the beginning I wanted to do more and more stunts and I’ve injured myself doing as many action sequences as I can and I don’t want to risk that anymore. And I want to spend the rest of my life standing upright if I can.”
“Honest, are you saving your energy for them?”
“Okay, standing! Yes, standing on my own two feet, instead of spinning around!”
