“‘I don’t get Guy Pearce.
I’m never going to get Guy Pearce.
I’m never going to employ Guy Pearce.'”
Christopher Nolan; Guy Pearce in ‘Memento’.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty; Newmarket Releasing/Courtesy Everett
“The firstBatmanandThe Prestige.
I’m never going to get Guy Pearce.
I’m never going to employ Guy Pearce.'”
Guy Pearce.Andrew Toth/WireImage
“I think he just didn’t believe in me as an actor,” he speculated.
“In a way, that’s good to know.
I mean, fair enough; there are some actors I don’t get.
But it meant I could never work with Chris.”
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“We had more sets and stuff to be on that it didn’t feel too visual effectsladen.”
Pearce has experienced a number of different approaches to big-budget filmmaking.
“That was more effects-laden thanIron Man.
Partially becauseRidley Scottdoesn’t like visual effects.”
The actor recalled theGladiatordirector insisting on actual sets during the production of theAlienprequel.
They went, ‘Yes, Mr. Scott, whatever you want, sir.'"
