Section 72 Cultivation
"Mr. Levy, I want to talk to you."
When Theron's words rang in Levy's ears, Levy and Clark were discussing the further filming of the film. Her words caused both Clark and Levy to stand up from the director's chair, and Theron stood behind the chair they were sitting in, her hands grasping the corners of her skirts, biting her lip gently, but her eyes staring at the two men fearlessly.
Spacey's words gave Theron the courage to ask Levy directly: What did he think of himself? Does he see himself as his royal actor, or does he just see himself as a passer-by when he makes a movie? In his heart, what kind of expectations and positioning do you have for yourself? These are indeed questions that only Levy himself can answer.
If it were someone else, maybe at this time, he would further entrust Spacey to help him inquire about Levy's opinion of himself. However, Theron chose to go directly to Levy and ask him what he thought: she has always been a straightforward person, and since she recognizes her own problems, there is no need to beat around the bush.
"You mean you want me to leave?" Clark saw that Theron didn't speak, and he understood something.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your work." Theron was not polite, and immediately nodded, and at the same time took a step forward and pulled Clark over in the chair he was sitting in. Clark looked back at Levy, shrugged helplessly, patted Levy, and walked away.
"What do you want to say, do you have to let Clark go?" Levy looked at Theron and motioned for her to sit down, a little surprised.
"I want to ask you some questions." Theron frowned and squirmed for a moment before speaking, "I want to ask you, why did you choose me as the actor for this movie?" ”
"I think you have a lot of temperament and a lot of potential to be a good actor." Levy replied immediately.
"However, in the past two days of acting, you always say that my acting skills are too poor." Theron directly voiced his doubts, "You have always said that my temperament can well show the temperament that a top drama actor should have, but when I perform, I always say that my acting skills are not good enough, am I temperament good enough, or temperament is not good enough?" ”
Since you want to ask, then the most important thing is to ask directly. Now Theron's main concern is whether Levy really cares about himself and what his attitude is towards him, so this question is also her first question.
Levi looked at him and understood a little: with Theron's temper, he must have encountered a bottleneck that he couldn't get over, so he would come to him to discuss.
It's good that I really should talk to her more.
"An actor's temperament must be combined with acting skills to reflect the excellence of an actor." Levy thought about it, he didn't want to directly comment on Theron's acting skills anymore, it was a little too hurtful, "Since we are filming European dramas now, let's talk about European actors." In the film industry all over the world, except for the United States, France is the most famous, let's talk about French actors. ”
Theron tilted her head, she wanted to hear what Levy would say.
"Let's give you an example. Sophie Marceau was called the successor of Isabella Adjani as soon as she debuted, in addition to the slightly similar side face, the most important thing is the proximity of their temperament, they all have an extremely ethereal, dusty temperament, that kind of coldness and coquettishness with a little nervousness, which is an extremely rare temperament. However, we all know that the trajectories of their development are completely different. Adjani was nominated for an Oscar at the age of 20, and she won the Cannes Berlin actress, and she stopped filming for nearly ten years for love, and after her comeback, she played an 18-year-old woman at the age of 39, and she won the Caesar Award again. But Sophie Marceau ...... Her own biological sons all thought she was inferior to Adjani, so I won't say anything. ”
When it comes to acting, Sophie Marceau is really not strong. She has a lot of temperament and character, but unfortunately, she took too many detours in her early years, and she made a wrong choice in her acting career, and the regrets she left behind did give the world.
"Why is Adjani better than Sophie Marceau? In terms of temperament, the two are close, in terms of fate, their luck is similar, they both became famous when they debuted, Sophie Marceau had to shoot Zuvasky's movie because of love, Adjani also pushed instinctive and immoral transactions in order to fall in love, she may not be better than Sophie Marceau. French women all have similar tempers and similar encounters, but Adjani is better, why? ”
Theron tilted her head, she hadn't thought much of it.
She also knows Adjani - how to say that she is also a French palace-level actress. However, she cares more about Adjani's acting skills, let alone the difference between Adjani and Sophie Marceau's acting skills. She cares more about the love history of Adjani and Dai Lewis, and the love between the two great actors attracts her even more. And Sophie Marceau is also concerned about her love with Zuvaski, a youth idol who falls in love with a sex film director who is more than 20 years older than herself, which is also a legend. She knows all these gossips, but where is Adjani's acting skills better than Sophie Marceau? Theron didn't know.
It seems, this is the gap between yourself?
"I can't talk about the gap...... However, it is said in the circle that Sophie is a well-known good temper, but that Miss Adjani, many directors treat her as a psychopath. ”
"That's the problem." Levy nodded, "Their temperament is somewhat close to the feeling of a goddess, to put it bluntly, it is a fluttering, not like the immortal aura of humans." This kind of fairy aura makes them ethereal, elegant, and unattainable. However, Adjani made up for this with her acting skills, she is extremely explosive, and when acting, she is extremely aggressive, and she can transform all her fairy energy into anger and explode in an instant. This aggression made her angry, and her anger made her seem like a person, turning the fairy in the clouds into a mortal. Sophie Marceau debuted for ten years, but she is still ethereal and weak, unable to withstand even a little change, and has escaped from the mortal. Adjani relied on her acting skills to activate her beauty and make herself dazzling and uninhibited - of course, the bad thing is that she has too strong a personality, and many people say that she is a psychopath behind her back. ”
I see.
It seems to be a very simple explanation, just a simple difference in explosiveness, and Levy explains the difference between the two people.
And when Theron nodded yes, he thought more about his own shortcomings.
Many people have this common sense: a good director-directed movie has a great significance for the actors. She has always not understood: very few directors can act themselves, and many big-name directors are people who have nothing to do with the entertainment industry. They don't know how to act themselves.
But now, in the conversation with Levy, she understands that a good director doesn't need to know how to act, but they know how a good actor should act. What are the advantages and disadvantages of an actor, what are the differences between different actors, and how to use actors to bring out the advantages of actors and hide their disadvantages - good directors know all about this, and if they are willing and willing to talk to actors, then actors will quickly realize their own shortcomings and development directions, which is of great significance to actors.
For actors, sometimes it is a big problem not knowing how to improve themselves. The inaccurate positioning of an actor is likely to lead to an actor not making any progress in his life, or even going too far on the wrong path and dying directly. Working with a good director, being able to understand your strengths, and then turn to the work that suits you best, is very important for actors.
It's just that Levy's knowledge of himself is defined by his own temperament and characteristics? Theron immediately had a new question, and before she could ask, Levy had already spoken.
"Charlize, in your temperament, there is a rather arrogant, quite Ling Ran temperament. This kind of temperament can make you show a dazzling brilliance that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve when you appear in the movie, but this kind of charm will also make you stereotype because of this temperament, and become lost in the movie. For that kind of dusty temperament, the best way to break it is to explode, and for your kind of Ling Ran temperament, the best way to break it is to grieve. It is impossible for a person to act well when he is always in the clouds. What you need to learn is how to get out of the clouds. ”
"Easier said than done." Theron said faintly.
"That's why I've always had extremely strict requirements for you, otherwise, why do you think I have to force you to rehearse a scene repeatedly?"
It turned out that he didn't care about himself at all, what he didn't care about was just his little temper and his own little thoughts, and he had already thought about his career.
Yes, I have always complained about him, only caring about the movie, and not caring about the future of the actors - but as a good director, how can you not think about the actors?
It's just that, as a man, I don't care much about those little things, but I care more about my career. This also shows his expectations of himself: if he doesn't care about his life or death, why should he cultivate himself seriously?
It was only at this time that Theron became relieved, and the burden that had accumulated in his heart was relieved. A smile gradually appeared on her lips, and then she opened her mouth again with a smile, "So, what can I do to make myself better?" ”