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Q&A's with Liam Neeson & Ed Harris
QUESTION: This is your first time working together, so when it finally happened, did you sit down and have a proper chat? LIAM NEESON: We had been joking about going out and playing golf together and getting to know each other, which didnt happen at all. We loved the script, we loved the words. They work. Lets just do it. And Ed and I have a huge amount of experience, so we just trusted that what we bring to the table is enough for these characters. ED HARRIS: I wanted to do the picture because I wanted to work with Liam. Weve never worked together and Ive respected him so much over the years. It was just a total pleasure. QUESTION: What did you learn from each other, if anything? ED HARRIS: I think the heart of the matter is the relationship between our two characters. These guys have known each other since they were children in this community in a very violent part of townHells Kitchen area. They grew up through the whole Westies thing, which was an incredibly brutal time. LIAM NEESON: The sixties. ED HARRIS: They were both in Vietnam, and had been watching out for each other ever since. Theyre both probably still alive because of each other. At the beginning of the film, Im just trying to be somewhat of a legitimate businessman and Liams character is kind of on the outs. I mean, hes suffering from what hes done in the past, things hes done for me, actually, or weve done together. And Im trying to help him out a little bit. Then this incident happens and everything change. QUESTION: Youre just such a gentle soul sitting here right now and yet in the movie its a whole other animal. What do you call from to conjure up that kind of angst? ED HARRIS: Everybodys got a dark side to them, I think. And so, you know, the acting thingits a safe arena where you can kind of explore a little bit of that and not hurt anybody. LIAM NEESON: Thats true. And having that foundation stone of Brad s script. If it aint on the page, it aint on the stage. ED HARRIS: And Jaume had a really strong approach to it. He was very well-prepared and knew what he wanted, and, like Liam talks about, he kind of creates a film almost like a piece of music. I mean, its symphonic and it has different rhythms in it, but it really flows. The guys a pretty great filmmaker. QUESTION: There are a lot of great New York locations in this movie, like the boxing gym and that little tavern where you guys have your scene. I could almost smell the stale beer. LIAM NEESON: Yeah, thats a real little bar. It was a composite of the outside of the bar, the premises and the inside and downstairs in the cellar, so the bar was filmed all over the place. Ed and I were talking about that scene: it has weird camaraderie, a gung-ho, male club thing that once you have established those rules for your society, you dont break them. You killed my son, I have to kill your son. You killed two of mine, I have to kill three of yours. And its throughout history, isnt it? QUESTION: Neither of you guys actually say that youre in the Westies, but you name-check Mickey Featherstone. ED HARRIS: Well, the Westies are pretty defunct at this point. All of those guys are either dead or in prison, and one of the reasons I think that our characters relationship is what it is is because they made it through all that. I mean, that was a hellish time. And our characters were involved with that. QUESTION: Youre talking about where the heart is in the movie. A lot of it was, of course, between the fathers and the sons. Did you sense that working with Joel Kinnaman (Mike Conlin) and Boyd Holbrook (Danny Maguire) in the film? ED HARRIS: Yeah. Joel and Boyd, both did a really great job. LIAM NEESON: Yeah, theyre wonderful, arent they? QUESTION: At this point in both of your careers, do people actually bother to even try to direct you or do they let you go with your own instincts for the most part? LIAM NEESON: Well, I love being directed. ED HARRIS: Yeah, I love being directed myself. I liked working with Jaume a lot. He would say things that were helpful. I dont remember particularly whatit could be any little thingbut between take one, two, three, whatever, there were little notes or little thoughts, you know, How about this? Try this. LIAM NEESON: Youre just reminding me of exactly what Jaume Collet-Serra does as a director with an actor, which I think is wonderful. Rather than say Speak a bit faster, or Could we do that quicker? he says, You know, I think your characters feeling very old at this moment. And hed sort of leave that with you, you know what I mean? I was like, Oh, yeah, okay. And it influences the scene youre about to do. So thats inspiring for me. I love hearing that kind of stuff. And you dont hear it with directors every day of the week, far from it. But thats the type. Hes always watching. Hes technically so proficient, but hes always watching his actors. ED HARRIS: You really do feel like youre trying to fulfill his vision in a way, and so even though you dont have an audience, if youre performing for anybody, its for him. And he responds in a way thats very effective and helpful.