Intervju / Intervi ew 44 | Serija » Series from set with the shaggy hair and the beard. You didn't knowmuch about that character… - I didn’t do any research on Blackbeard. Iwent onWikipediaand realised that noone reallyknows anything about him, and that gave me thefreedomtodowhatever Iwanted. And the costumewas all leather, like MadMax, and it looks cool. I felt like a grizzled biker, although it was uncomfortable being in that hot leather all day. Itmademe grumpy sometimes, with the hair and the beard, having someone else’s hair in my mouth! Maybe that’s what helped me get to that grumpy state. Was it difficult to find the right tone for your performance? He has to be cool and tough, but also funny and vulnerable... - I felt the same frustrations; I grewuppoor andwantedtoseewhat life was like on the other side of the tracks. Now I do rub shoulders with people inthisworldofhavingmoney and success, which is the same trajectory that Blackbeard ishaving.He doesenduphangingout inhighsociety, but is always remindedofwhere he comes fromandhas a resentment towards the world. I definitely felt for thisdreamhe’shadhiswhole life, of being an adventurer. But there’s a heavy price to pay if you want to be a pirate.There’s death every day and you’re stuck on a boat in the middle of nowhere. You follow the big events from Stede Bonnet’s real life. Was that an advantage or a disadvantage? - It is way better than making it up. If you were to make it up it couldbetoopreposterous,but there’s enough in there for you to realise he went to sea, wasn’t very good at it, became kind of good at it and then became homesick. There’s something about that which really resonated with me, maybe because I’m in my 40s now! What prompted you to take on a performance role as Blackbeard, alongside the directing and executive producing? -DavidJenkinswroteBlackbeard with me in mind and, at first, I was just too busy to do it. But with some shuffling of schedules, we were able to do it, which was great because I really wanted to play the role. So, I was Blackbeardby day and thenwas editingThor bynight anddoingvariousother things. Iwas trying towork that inmyyouth, resentmenttowards therichandtowardsthecolonialpowers who oppressedmy people. Even now, I questionmyself: should Ihave becomeafilmmaker? I’vehadagreat career, but every singlehumanwonderswhether they’dhavebeenhappier doing something else. And that’s what’shappeningforBlackbeard.He’s been the most famous pirate in the world, but he’s still not happy. The sets were impressive. Do you have any favourites? - I lovedtheFrenchshipwiththe giant party, the attention to detail was amazing. But my favourite set was the ship, The Revenge. Behind us we had the huge screens with the ocean and rolling waves. Some peoplewouldget ontheboat for thefirst time and start to feel seasick. You really felt like you were at sea. We had wind and the sound of the boat creaking. It was wonderful. Do you have any nautical skills yourself; could you hoist a mainsail? - I can row a boat and I’m good at kayaking, but I’m not a sailor. I went on a few sailing trips as a kid, but Ididn'tpaymuchattention.There were better things to do. I couldn’t tell you any of the parts of a boat or how to coil a rope. Bio sam Crnobradi danju, a noću radio Tora i razne druge stvari I was Blackbeard by day and then was editing Thor by night and doing various other things Foto: Aaron Epstein
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