“The exciting thing about this dynamic is, there isn’t a landing pad.”
Christopher Abbottis stripped down to his underwear, on his hands and knees scrubbing a bathroom floor.
It’s not even dirty but you could say the scene is.
Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott in ‘Sanctuary’.NEON
Zach was on the exact same page.
And it all came together within, like, three weeks.
That’s kind of unheard of.
Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott in ‘Sanctuary’.NEON
QUALLEY:Yeah, it was like post-pandemic.
I think everyone was just kind of eager to do something.
We ended up shooting it in 18 days, with one-day weekends.
Margaret Qualley in ‘Sanctuary’.Neon
Why was he your only thought for who to play Hal?
QUALLEY:I think he’s just the best actor.
CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT:I was available.
ABBOTT:There were a couple projects over the years that I think we almost did together.
QUALLEY:Honestly, it was the most simple prep I’ve ever done.
It was pretty simple.
For these characters, whatever was written on the page was sort of all that was necessary to know.
Were those things you also wondered or was that explained in script direction?
QUALLEY:I guess it’s all kind of as real as you make it, you know?
The stakes felt really high.
Like in any given relationship, you have a floor there there’s a landing pad.
The exciting thing about this dynamic is, there isn’t a landing pad.
It was very much a character piece.
Because I really do love talking.
ABBOTT:That’s how I clean my bathroom ever since.
How did that work out?
QUALLEY:It was very much edited upon arrival.
We didn’t do traditional coverage.
Whatever you see in the movie is all we shot.
That must have kept you on your toes.
And inherently, it does give the actor less control.
There’s a beauty to both, and I do enjoy both this was a very gratifying experience.
QUALLEY:There were things that were important to me for Rebecca and Hal to have real love.
I wanted to confirm that got across.
QUALLEY:No, we did not have the money for that.
[Laughs] But I did very much base my look off ofSt.
Vincent, the musician.
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