Even if that means taking out anything or anyone that gets in his way.
You actually got the script forKill Your Friendsa couple years ago, right?
And obviously, in my mind, I was like, Um, okay.
It was quite early on in the process of it getting developed, and it just didnt feel right.
At that point, I was like, yeah, why not?
Lets give it a bash.
Something had changed in that year where I felt more capable of taking this on.
So what was it that really hooked you the second time you read the script?
I liked Johns writing a lot.
I find it dark and very twisted and kind of observant.
Like any industry, I guess, depending on what side of things youre on.
I just thought John just had such an interesting take on it, and this character was irredeemable.
It just kind of made me chuckle, in a way that maybe I shouldnt have.
Did you have any hesitation at all about tackling such an unsympathetic character?
Stelfox is so manipulative and bloodthirsty and generally pretty awful.
I didnt really have any reservations.
I mean, taking on any role, theres always reservations in terms of, can you do it?
Is it going to work?
So it was a good challenge.
The movie walks this really interesting line between black comedy and some really dark, intense moments.
Was it tough to find the right tone?
That was more down to Owen and John than for me.
For me, it was always playing it fairly straight.
Im never playing this particular punch in of thing as comedy.
But I think its something that sometimes audiences have a difficult time reading.
You play an A&R man whos not interested in music, even though thats his whole job.
But did you do any research or take a stab at immerse yourself in 90s music?
Was there anything you were listening to?
Youve got Radiohead and Oasis and all these classics.
I was just kind of on the brink of that.
That was kind of my musical awakening, in some ways, to use a terrible term.
And then watching Kevin Spacey inHouse of Cards.
Thats such an interesting place to look to for inspiration.
What was it about Spacey inHouse of Cardsthat you focused on?
Its that sort of disconnect between public persona and private thought.
I mean, people rarely say exactly what theyre thinking at any given moment.
