Mothers will always be proud of their sons.
Even if they only played their mom in a movie.
“I was so fond of you,” she tells Hoult.
Nicholas Hoult in ‘Juror #2’.Claire Folger
I could see everything in his mind.
I could feel the energy of what his emotions were.
I felt so proud of him.
Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult in ‘About a Boy’.Universal/courtesy Everett
I was like, ‘My God, look how talented he is.’
It really blew me away.
And then we got to hang out.
We got to become friends properly, and it’s been a total gift.
It’s a treat to come back together again."
Claire Folger
Hoult echoes that love for Collette and their working experience.
“It was truly brilliant,” he adds.
But that was it.
So, it was so magical."
She brings joy, light, laughter, and happiness wherever she goes.
“He’s so easygoing as a director,” Hoult notes.
This might be the only chance I get to ask him.
Because I just wanted to know what his approach was."
“Clint can be so disarming and charming,” he continues.
“He was like, ‘Well, it’s an emotional art form, so don’t think.
You just do.'”
“I wanted to really get it right,” she says.
“The writing is excellent.
“It was very intimidating.”
“She informed so much of what I did,” Collette adds.
How would anyone buy that?’
So I have to get over the hump in my own mind about how acceptable that idea is.”
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