Q: As actors, I would assume that you have some freedom to sort of explore and dig into your real world characters. But when you cross over into this other world, do you have to be careful to sort of do your preparation through the prism of how Baby Doll would see or imagine you? Does it force you to understand her character more, as well as your own?
Isaac: I didn’t approach it that way. Because even in a fantasy, it’s very specific. A lot of the time, when you fantasize someone, that should be a fully formed human being. So I didn’t kind of limit myself to well, what would Baby Doll see or what did she not see. You know, I just tried to make it as specific as possible. Who is this guy? He’s running a business. He’s a small business man. What does he have to do to remain in control with these girls and what tactics can he use? I just kind of went from that standpoint.
Gugino: Yeah, you know, I actually had for myself, initially, a similar question that you’re asking for myself, which is, in which way do I enter into that world? And I also realized for me, it had to be…I have to think of myself as real. Do you know what I mean? Because, again, otherwise you’re…but it was, for me…and again, that’s what’s always so cool about working with other actors, is that you, you know, I sort of did end up having her…she really is two different people, really. Sort of like the flip of a coin. But we have a lot more in the brothel than we do in the real world in a way. At least what we’ve been devoting ourselves to of late. So actually, it’s more interesting that we’ve had more time to explore that world then there has been to explore the other. Like, we’re about to shoot in the next couple of weeks, a couple of really important scenes in the real world, and it’s going to be interesting to go back to those with the information that we have from the alternate thing. But I have learned more about her character in doing it anyway, because you end up sort of going, ‘Oh, right, this is why…’ You know, it does end up being insightful into her psyche in a lot of those things. Even some things that the wise man said, and that we were acting out. They do start to really tie in.
Gugino: Yeah, you know, I actually had for myself, initially, a similar question that you’re asking for myself, which is, in which way do I enter into that world? And I also realized for me, it had to be…I have to think of myself as real. Do you know what I mean? Because, again, otherwise you’re…but it was, for me…and again, that’s what’s always so cool about working with other actors, is that you, you know, I sort of did end up having her…she really is two different people, really. Sort of like the flip of a coin. But we have a lot more in the brothel than we do in the real world in a way. At least what we’ve been devoting ourselves to of late. So actually, it’s more interesting that we’ve had more time to explore that world then there has been to explore the other. Like, we’re about to shoot in the next couple of weeks, a couple of really important scenes in the real world, and it’s going to be interesting to go back to those with the information that we have from the alternate thing. But I have learned more about her character in doing it anyway, because you end up sort of going, ‘Oh, right, this is why…’ You know, it does end up being insightful into her psyche in a lot of those things. Even some things that the wise man said, and that we were acting out. They do start to really tie in.
Q : As actors, I would assume that you have some freedom to sort of explore and dig into your real world characters. But when you cross over into this other world, do you have to be careful to sort of do your preparation through the prism of how Baby Doll would see or imagine you? Does it force you to understand her character more, as well as your own?
Isaac : I didn’t approach it that way. Because even in a fantasy, it’s very specific. A lot of the time, when you fantasize someone, that should be a fully formed human being. So I didn’t kind of limit myself to well, what would Baby Doll see or what did she not see. You know, I just tried to make it as specific as possible. Who is this guy? He’s running a business. He’s a small business man. What does he have to do to remain in control with these girls and what tactics can he use? I just kind of went from that standpoint.
Gugino : Yeah, you know, I actually had for myself, initially, a similar question that you’re asking for myself, which is, in which way do I enter into that world? And I also realized for me, it had to be…I have to think of myself as real. Do you know what I mean? Because, again, otherwise you’re…but it was, for me…and again, that’s what’s always so cool about working with other actors, is that you, you know, I sort of did end up having her…she really is two different people, really. Sort of like the flip of a coin. But we have a lot more in the brothel than we do in the real world in a way. At least what we’ve been devoting ourselves to of late. So actually, it’s more interesting that we’ve had more time to explore that world then there has been to explore the other. Like, we’re about to shoot in the next couple of weeks, a couple of really important scenes in the real world, and it’s going to be interesting to go back to those with the information that we have from the alternate thing. But I have learned more about her character in doing it anyway, because you end up sort of going, ‘Oh, right, this is why…’ You know, it does end up being insightful into her psyche in a lot of those things. Even some things that the wise man said, and that we were acting out. They do start to really tie in.
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