Preparing for his role as Emperor Peter III of Russia in the TV show The Great, Nicholas Hoult wondered if he should go for the accent. “You have to switch off that part of your brain that’s saying, ‘I don’t want to walk down a corridor naked.’ You have to go: ‘All right. And I feel so confident, and I’m so happy and enlightened, that I’m going to walk down this corridor naked. I can remember him being very specific about beats on the set, and trying things and getting it right. “It depends on what the standpoint of having fun is.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2021 07:52 UTC