George Clooney and Ryan Gosling pose onstage at “The Ides Of March” Press Conference during Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2011.
‘The Ides Of March’ Toronto International Film Festival, Press Conference - 9th September 2011 (3pm). The Panel Featured: Director/Actor: George Clooney, The Cast: Ryan Gosling, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright and Max Minghella. Highlights From he Q&A:
- Ryan and George seemed to be sitting in front of each others name cards. Most of the questions were for George and a couple for Ryan (few for the others).
- Ryan said it was fun and life altering to work with George. Ryan made a joke that jokingly compared George to a Unicorn. Ryan also added that George is a joker (Ryan told the George spraying Evian water on his trousers again just before Ryan had to do scenes with actors he admires/always wanted to work with, Hoffman and Giamatti) a great director who gives clear, helpful direction.
- George thinks Ryan knocks it out of the park as the film’s lead and notes how tough the role is. He thinks Ryan has intelligence as an actor (which isn’t the case with everyone) and was a delight 2 work with.
- Ryan took the role as he really wanted to work with George and the other actors in the great cast. George said Ryan gives amazing performance. The cast was asked about Canadian politics and whether the film would be the same/different if set in Canada and about Canadian politics (the cast made a lots of jokes).
- Ryan was asked if he would get involved in politics (George previously said he wouldn’t) in Canada and said no.
- George jokingly called out questioner/reporter and asked his name (saying he knew someone would ask and he did so he could tell his boss he did, and the room should remember he’s the one who said it) for asking George a question about how dating in the spotlight compared to directing. The casts all had funny expressions on their faces during the conversational exchange.
- George said he thinks the cast should direct their own films as they are all very good and intelligent actors. He learned a lot from from working with them too. The cast laughed off/joked about a question about the films Oscar buzz/awards chances.
- In reply to a question about how George helped him with his performance, Ryan spoke of the personal relationship between a director and actor. He said George was possessed by the film. George then responded that Ryan didn’t need much direction, and Ryan said it was nice to be directed and brought into George’s World.
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Interview Transcript Credit: @RyanGoslingFans Twitter
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George Clooney is arrived in Venice. Now the Film Festival can start :-)
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