![]() When you’re younger and you’re getting cut down and you finally say ‘I’m going to be so good, I’m gonna make you all pay.’ You know, when you’re younger, they won’t throw you the ball anymore, unless you can catch, it’s brutal as a kid. I never think I’m good enough, yet I always think ‘I’m going to show you!’ It doesn’t matter, busted lip, broken nose I’ll keep getting up. ![]() I remember he (Faria) says, “God save vengeance is mine,” and I say, “Well, I don’t believe in God,’ and he says, “It doesn’t matter, he believes in you.” And that scene I remember becoming very emotional, because there was so much in the way that Richard said that, as a great actor, to hit me at my core. Even though Abbe Faria told me, “Do not commit the crime, you now serve the sentence for.” You think ‘okay I’ll get this and I’ll be happy,’ but it’s that insatiable feeling that draws you to think that, maybe for me it’ll work for me. “Revenge.” And it’s like it’s insatiable. Yeah, remember that scene where we put all the treasure chests up? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it, but I remember I throw them up and pull the map out and he (Jacopo) asks, “What more could you want?” and Dantes says. The character of Edmond Dantes must have been such a great character to play, not just because of the story, but because of the transformation you have from the innocent to the ‘master of his destiny.’ You get them on the field and it switches. You meet these really great, sweet, sports guys and you think they’re a push over. There was something lying behind that man’s eyes that I think a lot of guys have. So, there is a big part of (his character) Abbe Faria, in my performance as the Count, but Richard’s wisdom, Richard’s calmness and fury. So, what I was able to do as a mimic, is pick up his energy and wisdom and use that to become Monte Cristo. I used a lot of him as the count, watching him, picking up his energy. You evolve as an actor and I feel that I’ve evolved in the last decade, just from working with him. He came from Ireland with a sport background as I did, so we had something in common and a great understanding of acting because, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction – the physics to sport and team mates and things – and so I shared a camaraderie with Richard that I haven’t had with other actors, because we both came from that background, but nonetheless he, as I was, were both drawn to acting.Īnd it’s more than just a profession, it’s a passion, or a vocation and what’s interesting is that you could talk to me about how you go from your 20s to your 30s and I was probably 32, 31 then? I made that film with him 10 years ago and it just goes like this! They will always be the greats and in the sporting world, which I came from, I had a lot in common with Richard. He was amazing, and personally he said a few things that will always be here, but that I never bring up publicly.īut he was like Ian McKellen, these people were born to act. Did he tell you any stories or give you any advice that stuck with you from that time? ![]() ![]() Richard Harris always seemed to instil a certain respect in all the other actors he worked with. I didn’t know anything about it ( The Prisoner), I just read this script and I was expected to do another movie, but there was a glitch in the financing, I mean there were glitches in all the financing, everywhere with the banks.Īnd The Count Of Monte Cristo I adore, I am a fan of a lot of your work, but The Count of Monte Cristo is really close to me. Preferably I like stuff on the big screen, but the show has been shot in 35 and has a 35 look on screen, so it has big, long lenses and an AMC look that looks like a giant, classic piece of work and the other part of…sorry, I’m a little tired here! So the medium, whether it is TV or film, is irrelevant to me. I was looking for something, anything that moved me. Well, I just looked at this one from a future standpoint… it is kind of a two part answer here. It must have been quite strange for you because it was not only a remake, which is something new for you, but being a TV series it was a new medium too, how did you adjust to that? (The original Prisoner) was great for that time and this one will be great for this time, so it is with respect to him that I wanted to do… as the cold war influenced him, the time period that we are living in would influence me and my take on it. ![]()
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