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So. Jason Isaacs gave an interview in which he talks about Lucius and Draco. And you guys? This. This is my canon. This is my Draco. This is why I love him; this is why I write him; this is why he breaks my heart; this is why he will always, always own me.
Just. THIS.
Because in many ways, to me, Draco is the hero of the whole saga. I think Harry has his destiny. There is only one choice Harry can make in every situation. Harry makes the right choice always, and he’s admirable for doing so. But Draco has a bunch of choices, and Draco has to break the bonds of the shackles of his past. He has to break the chain of this kind of abuse and hatred and selfishness and entitlement that his father has been part of, and probably his grandfather and stretching back for generations. And so I saw my job as trying to illustrate how you end up with a kid as messed up as Draco. In “Chamber of Secrets,” I just tried to bully him as much as I could, and be as unloving as I could. And in every opportunity, I wanted to be the kind of father that was so selfish and so egotistical and narcissistic that I would happily sacrifice my son and/or my relationship with him for status. So that was the main point, was to try and explain Draco and make his decision that much more heroic, to try and do the right thing.
And the other thing was to show what happens when you over-invest in your position in the world. Voldemort is definitely right to point out when he comes back that I’ve been enjoying my status far too much. And everything I do is directed to my place in this future world when Voldemort will rule it. All of my investment in the future is completely about standing at his side. So when Voldemort comes back and rejects me, I can’t work out where I fit in the world. And what you watch is essential nature, essential selfishness and soullessness played out as he realizes there is no place for him at Voldemort’s side. There’s no place for him by his wife and son’s side. And there’s certainly not going to be any place for him by Harry Potter’s side. And so he’s a wounded animal slipping down the well, no matter how much he scrabbles. And that was kind of fun to play, I have to say.
Jason Isaacs, I heart you something fierce for completely getting the Malfoys. Also you are brutally fucking hot as broken!drunk!Lucius, holy crap. (Whole interview here.)
I would go and snivel about the end of the movie series coming up (and the fact that thanks to work I probably won't get to see it until the week after), but! I came home to a flurry of kisses on my profile page. \0/ So huge thanks to accioslash, alisanne, chantefable, envious_ema, faithwood, nursedarry, skriftlig, swan_bite, winterstorrm, and a lovely anonymouse for brightening a hot, sticky, work-frustrating afternoon for me. <3 <3 <3 You guys are so sweet. *glomps you all*
Also, if anyone is on Google+, come find me! I'm listed under Femme Quixotic and I want to plaaaaay. :D
See my icon? THAT IS WHERE I WANT TO BE RIGHT NOW. Stupid 90+ degree weather. *sweats*
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Just. THIS.
Because in many ways, to me, Draco is the hero of the whole saga. I think Harry has his destiny. There is only one choice Harry can make in every situation. Harry makes the right choice always, and he’s admirable for doing so. But Draco has a bunch of choices, and Draco has to break the bonds of the shackles of his past. He has to break the chain of this kind of abuse and hatred and selfishness and entitlement that his father has been part of, and probably his grandfather and stretching back for generations. And so I saw my job as trying to illustrate how you end up with a kid as messed up as Draco. In “Chamber of Secrets,” I just tried to bully him as much as I could, and be as unloving as I could. And in every opportunity, I wanted to be the kind of father that was so selfish and so egotistical and narcissistic that I would happily sacrifice my son and/or my relationship with him for status. So that was the main point, was to try and explain Draco and make his decision that much more heroic, to try and do the right thing.
And the other thing was to show what happens when you over-invest in your position in the world. Voldemort is definitely right to point out when he comes back that I’ve been enjoying my status far too much. And everything I do is directed to my place in this future world when Voldemort will rule it. All of my investment in the future is completely about standing at his side. So when Voldemort comes back and rejects me, I can’t work out where I fit in the world. And what you watch is essential nature, essential selfishness and soullessness played out as he realizes there is no place for him at Voldemort’s side. There’s no place for him by his wife and son’s side. And there’s certainly not going to be any place for him by Harry Potter’s side. And so he’s a wounded animal slipping down the well, no matter how much he scrabbles. And that was kind of fun to play, I have to say.
Jason Isaacs, I heart you something fierce for completely getting the Malfoys. Also you are brutally fucking hot as broken!drunk!Lucius, holy crap. (Whole interview here.)
I would go and snivel about the end of the movie series coming up (and the fact that thanks to work I probably won't get to see it until the week after), but! I came home to a flurry of kisses on my profile page. \0/ So huge thanks to accioslash, alisanne, chantefable, envious_ema, faithwood, nursedarry, skriftlig, swan_bite, winterstorrm, and a lovely anonymouse for brightening a hot, sticky, work-frustrating afternoon for me. <3 <3 <3 You guys are so sweet. *glomps you all*
Also, if anyone is on Google+, come find me! I'm listed under Femme Quixotic and I want to plaaaaay. :D
See my icon? THAT IS WHERE I WANT TO BE RIGHT NOW. Stupid 90+ degree weather. *sweats*
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