Barbaros Tapan recently spoke to Robert Pattinson about his career
Barbaros Tapan recently spoke to Rob about his career including how he chooses films, working with Robert Eggers and the currently filming “The Batman” . Below are extracts from the interview, which you can read in full HERE
Acting is one of the world’s two largest series; You started by starring in “Harry Potter” and “Twilight.” Before “Batman,” you preferred to do independent work. I would like to ask you about this transition…
The first thing I did were studio movies with a budget of $200 million. I didn’t have an audience concern. But I also like to make movies with risk. If you made the movie thinking that only others would like it, or if you said, “The audience will surely like it, but I didn’t like it,” you’ve chosen the wrong story. The films I made were the one that appealed to me. The same goes now. It doesn’t matter if the film is serial, independent or big-budget.
You’ve acted in “High Life”, “The King”, and “The Lighthouse”… Now you’re shooting “Batman.” Four or five more jobs are on the way out of “Batman.” How would you look at your acting journey that started with “Harry Potter” and tell us about your own progress?
It happened slowly. The most important thing I learned was to love my work more and more, to become more and more connected to my work in every project. When I did “Harry Potter,” I didn’t know how I’d feel about it almost 15 years ago. Every job I do still excites me, solving problems, new places… Trying different techniques in each film, trying to understand… I love every aspect of my job. But if I get back to the problem, I think my learning process has been gradual. Another way of developing is to watch a lot of movies.
About The Batman
Are you going to talk about “Batman?
My speech is absolutely forbidden.
Will Batman meet the Joker? A little hint …
Warner Bros has warned me to keep my mouth shut. I can’t say anything.
Christian Bale, who played Batman before, said to you, “Let him create his own Batman, not be influenced by anyone.” What do you say about his advice?
His interpretation of Batman was incredible. Everyone loved Christian’s Batman. I have ideas for my own Batman. Let’s see how it comes to life
About music
How is your music going? Do you still sing?
You can’t imagine how much time I was spending on music. Now I work so hard in acting that I am mentally committed to acting only. I’m trying to come up with new ideas. But when I hear a song on the radio, I imagine that I’m singing it and people are clapping like crazy or listening to it with admiration. I have that fantasy.
What have you been listening to lately?
I’ve been listening to classical music lately. I’ve never heard it before. I’m listening to the symphonies of Wagner, Bach and other composers.
Translation via Bing
