Jamie Dornan: I Found My Comfort Zone
The star of the erotic franchise "Fifty Shades of Gray" Jamie Dornan seems to have managed to avoid being labeled as a hero-lover. In a recent interview, the actor said that he found his niche: now he likes to act in cozy chamber tapes. Over the past few years, Jamie has become quite in demand and today has a number of intriguing projects in store. Among them are the romantic drama Wild Mountain Thyme with Emily Blunt, the comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar with Kristen Wiig and Love for Three by Drake Dorimus, an independent film based on improvisation. The Irish actor admits that he is most comfortable in indie cinematography.For Dornan, the upcoming Wild Mountain Thyme was something of a dream come true, as he got the opportunity to work with film maker John Patrick Shanley in his homeland, Ireland, and in the company of the beautiful Emily Blunt, whom he truly admires.“It was incredible. Sometimes it happens, just starting to work with someone, you immediately realize that you will be friends for life, - says Dornan about Blunt. -She's one of those people that you think, God, can you do every movie with Emily Blunt? That would be a great career. Yes, to be able to utter the magic words of John Patrick Shanley and do it with partners like Emily and Christopher Walken while at home in Ireland is a dream project! ”.  In the interview below, Dornan talked about the role of improvisation in Love for Three, whose trailer can be seen here, working with Emily Blunt, and the difference between his characters from The Fall and the upcoming Dr. Death, where he will accompany Alec Baldwin. First of all, how are you and your loved ones in health? Thanks for asking. I think everything is in order: we are just like everyone else, at a loss: what the hell is going on and how long will it all last? I think personally I am doing much better than many. I know some people who have had coronavirus and have been through it all, but at the moment they are fine. There is no one in my environment who is seriously ill or died from it. I understand that someone is now much worse off than me, and our whole family is sincerely worried about them.  The film "Love for Three" is so intimate that viewers may have the feeling that they are eavesdropping, intruding on the characters' personal lives. Did you feel the same on set? Great words, and if you said them to director Drake Dorimus, he would be in seventh heaven. I am sure that this is the atmosphere he achieves when he immerses the viewer in the lives of his characters. He wants to make you empathize and be connected. Drake weaves his magic from the manner of shooting, lighting, free dialogues and the ability of actors to improvise with text - all this adds to the naturalness of the created environment, more intimate than we are used to seeing in wide distribution. Although such films do not make it to the wide distribution, but you know what I mean. [Laughs.]  How much improvisation have you done in your career? Very little. Before my career took off, I always wanted to do comedy. I understood that I could, and I kind of succeeded, but then I played a couple of characters that were not at all funny - that's how I left the world of humor. I did a little bit of improvisation in LA, but that was a long time ago, and I improvised a little with Sofia Coppola in Marie Antoinette - there are a couple of scenes of this kind. So my experience in this area is very modest, and you can say that it was difficult for me. According to Drake, he was confident that you could handle it. When he came to you with this project, was it easy to decide? Yes, it was not difficult at all. Look, I'm a huge fan of Drake Doremus's work from the moment I first saw Like Crazy. Looked and said: "It's damn beautiful and talented." I think Full Breasted is one of the most underrated love stories of our time. In general, I have always closely followed his work, and one day we got the chance to work together on an advertising campaign for Hugo Boss. There is usually no soulfulness in advertising, but he was able to turn this thing into something really beautiful. We also share a passion for golf. We spent a lot of time chatting about golf and even playing together when I was in LA. Well, then he came to me with the words:"I am working on something that may interest you" ...  At the same time, you already had a whole list of well-known films shot by reputable studios behind you. Was Drake's creative environment a pleasant change in the pace of life? Yes, at that time I had already starred in the Fifty Shades franchise and the Lionsgate film Robin Hood: The Beginning. Last summer I did another Lionsgate project with Kristen Wiig, which is due out this summer. Doesn't mean that I don't work with big studios anymore, no. But at the same time, I also do a lot of low-budget films - this is where I feel most comfortable, this is the most natural environment for me. With regards to Love for Three, I don't know how they made such a great movie for such little money. By the way, this circumstance also affects the special atmosphere - it brings us all closer, makes us almost a family, whose members go through various trials together. This is not a movie of a large studio, where a lot of people are involved and there is a guy on the crane that you will never meet.  Are there your improvisations or your hero's? Well, there's a fine line here. Drake is great at casting - he usually picks those who, in his opinion, will fit perfectly into the role and will do things on set that he never planned. He originally invented my character as an Irishman, so he immediately did me a great service - there was no need to worry about an accent, for example. Could there be a more comfortable role where you just have to be yourself? .. This guy has a completely different background than me, and he finds himself in completely different situations than me, but when you start improvising, you forget about it. So our characters are intertwined, and sometimes you yourself do not know what you will say in the next minute. [Laughs.] We, the actors, came up with a pretty colorful palette, and I don't know what Drake will take from it when editing. It was definitely a very interesting way of working. You recently starred opposite one of the best actresses of our time, Emily Blunt, in Wild Mountain Thyme. How was it? That was incredible. I actually spoke to Emily twenty minutes ago. She will be glad that I remember her. [Laughs.] She plays naturally and easily, and she's just a wonderful person to be around with. I have actually met her several times before; Sister Emily and my wife are friends ... I'm glad people will see this movie.  Your work on The Fall has been great. Has Paul Spector already let you go, or is he still re-emerging? [Laughs.] Damn, I hope I get rid of him someday. Will it work out to the fullest? Apparently not. Working on this character had a huge impact on my career, on how people saw me and what I learned about my abilities as an actor. When you consistently play someone for three seasons and five years of your life, it makes a big impact. He's probably still somewhere inside me. Your new project Dr. Death is quite intriguing. You were preparing for filming when there was a general suspension. How similar is Doctor Death to Paul Spector? When everything happened, we managed to work only three days. So I haven't really played it yet, but I will - hopefully, this year, only later. I could not find anything in common between these characters, their stories are completely different. Of course, both of them are villains, but the intentions, preconditions and what guides them differ from each other. I think it will be fun to play another dark character, but I approach him in a very different way than the Specter.  Are you working on characters at home in the hope that everything will resume soon? Yes, something like that. The only thing I know is that I won't start filming in the next couple of months. This is the only thing that I'm sure of, but there is definitely a desire to start doing something already. So I just try to prepare. I’m ready to start as soon as they call, but I’ll calmly postpone everything while we solve more important problems in the world. I just sit at home and try to spend more time with the children, hoping to resume my normal schedule. Hopefully we can keep the same energy that we had in those three days since filming started four weeks ago. I look forward to getting back to work. 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