Adam Driver Interviews

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Adam Driver has been cast as one of the priests, so presumably he is Garpe opposite Andrew Garfield's Rodrigues.
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thanks, sikri

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Driver is awesome on HBO's Girls.

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Adam Driver Wins Venice Award
Volpi Cup, Best Actor: Adam Driver in “Hungry Hearts”

Driver's win for “Hungry Hearts” further cements the 30-year-old actor as the next big thing, as he has already been nominated for two Primetime Emmys and secured a major role in J.J. Abrams‘ “Star Wars: Episode VII,” as well as Martin Scorsese‘s “Silence.”

I really like Adam. Not only because of 'Girls' but also because he looks A LOT like me... ...I`m not joking...

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Adam looks like Jose Ferrer in that photo.

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Adam Driver interview: Girls star on the fear of working with Martin Scorsese

More recently, he’s moved into A-list territory with the announcements that he is to play a leading role in the latest Star Wars film, and has been signed up by Martin Scorsese to star in his adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence, about priests voyaging to Japan in the 17th century.

When Scorsese came calling there was no such hesitation, but still a lot of fear, “It’s surreal,” says Driver. “He’s the top of the pyramid of film-makers. I grew up watching his movies and just to talk with him or work with him like that on something, you can’t even imagine. It’s so exciting. Like with Stars Wars, you just jump in and hope you don’t suck.” Given Driver’s track record there is very little chance of that.

www.independent.co.uk/news/people/adam-driver-interview-girls-star-on-the-fear-of-working-with-martin-scorsese-9787314.html

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When I speak with Driver on the tele phone, he’s in Asia, filming Martin Scorsese’s Silence, in which he plays a Jesuit priest.

What’s it like being directed by Martin Scorsese?

Surreal. I grew up watching his movies. In my culture, in Indiana, it was all about going to Blockbuster Video and renting Martin Scorsese movies. So to get to work with him is pretty surreal. It’s suddenly gone from watching as an audience member to feeling like a participant in a way that’s pretty exciting.

www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/29/adam-driver-lots-things-said-about-face-interview

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ADAM DRIVER SUFFERED WITH MOVIE DIET
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Adam admits the shoot in Taiwan last year (14) was grueling because he was dealing with sweltering heat, hunger and extreme tiredness as his weight loss pills kept awake at night.


"It made sense: we were playing Jesuit priests in the 17th century who were starved and beaten," he tells Britain's Telegraph magazine. "But it was one of the hardest things I've had to do... just because of the physical toll it takes on you.


"Sometimes you would show up to do scenes and all you had energy for was just to listen and respond. But then sometimes a scene wasn't working and you're like, 'I have no idea how to figure this out!' Plus you're waking up three times a night to go the bathroom because you're taking these water pills to drop weight."


He had three weeks to return to his usual weight before shooting resumed for TV series Girls. Recalling the sensation of eating normally again, he says, "The first time I had a scoop of peanut butter, I could literally feel my brain turn on. Suddenly, you're like, 'Oh my God, I can think again!'"


Adam's co-star Liam Neeson sparked fears for his health when he was pictured looking thin and frail in July (15). He lost 20 pounds (nine kilograms) for the role, and he previously told Collider.com that Adam's military background meant the young actor took the weight loss a lot further than the others.


"Martin (Scorsese) wanted us all to look a bit more gaunt...," Neeson said. "I know Adam went to the extreme. He's an ex Marine and when he's given an order, he follows it through. He was like something out of Auschwitz. Martin requires this level of (dedication) and I think it pays off."

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Excerpt from Sight & Sound interview

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Adam Driver’s Awards-Season Route Ranges From 17th Century Japan To New Jersey: Q&A
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What was the takeaway for you, working with Jim Jarmusch and Martin Scorsese?

They’re similar in some ways and they’re very different in others. There’s an anxiety that goes along with anything; not knowing if you’re right, doubting regardless of where you are in your career. These guys have a good way of dealing with that. They’re not shy in not knowing what the answer is. To watch that in practice is very inspiring; to see someone at their level not know the answer–they embrace the process of making anything. Your impulse on a Martin Scorsese set is that you want him to tell you what to do. But he wants you to take ownership of your character and space, and the challenge that comes with your ideas. They’re very much interested in the process, and the process of filmmaking. They both have a rebellious spirit of making something with their friends, and value that collaborative part of it.

What can you tell us about Scorsese’s long-awaited Silence?

I guess it’s similar to The Mission. The time period is 17th century. Two priests are looking for a fellow priest who has been ostracized. There’s a bit of Homer’s Odyssey in that these two young priests are traveling the world on a massive quest. The guy I’m playing, Father Francisco Garrpe, he’s a lot like St. Peter. That’s the person I kind of modeled him after. He’s a realist and has a similar doubt that St. Peter had.

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Adam Talks About Marty and Silence In INTERVIEW
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