With all that’s been happening over the last week, we missed posting this interview that ASOS did with Rob last Friday.  Lucky Charlotte from ASOS sent us the link:

Hi Robert! Welcome to Sydney. Tell us, what piqued your interest in the film?

‘I thought the script was so sparse and direct. It even looked different on the page, like the formatting was different. There were no commas! I thought it was so original, and my agent told me it was an offer, and I was like “Really? I never get offered stuffed like this!” And then he was like… “Oh no, I sent you the wrong email, everyone’s auditioning for this.” [laughs].’

How would you describe your character, Rey?

‘He’s very… dependent. He’s been told by everyone around him that there’s something wrong with him, that he’s kind of deficient in some way, and it’s not really established whether he is or he isn’t.’

What were some of the challenges in bringing Rey to life?

‘Mainly the costume! It sounds ridiculous but that was the most important part. As soon as I got the right pair of jeans – we went through, like, a million pairs of jeans – well, once we found the right jeans for him to plod around in, and sneakers that were slightly too big, [it all came together].’

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What was the hardest scene to shoot? There are so many graphic, confronting moments.

‘My hardest scene – and this is probably a bit of a giveaway – but I had to have a pipe up my leg, with three guys controlling the pump, and that was probably my biggest scene in the movie. I didn’t know how complicated it would be with the set up.’

What do you think makes Australian film unique?

‘For the last few years, it suddenly became such a unique genre. I don’t know what it is! There’s something about it being so isolated – I think it feels very foreign. I think there’s a confidence in the film making that doesn’t exist elsewhere. In Australia, there’s kind of vitality to it. A grim vitality.’

To read the full interview click on the link above.