Michael Douglas is talking about intimacy coordinators again
If you felt déjà vu while reading that title, it's because Michael Douglas already shared his thoughts on intimacy coordinators during an interview last month ("I’m sure there were people that overstepped their boundaries, but before, we seemed to take care of that ourselves. They would get a reputation and that would take care of them.").
In an interview this week, the 79 year old actor was asked about current films having fewer sex scenes. In response, he said:
"It’s interesting with all the intimacy coordinators. It feels like executives taking control away from filmmakers - but there have been some terrible faux pas and harassment.”
He said that when he filmed sex scenes, the actor would take on the role now fulfilled by intimacy coordinators:
“Sex scenes are like fight scenes, it’s all choreographed. In my experience, you take responsibility as the man to make sure the woman is comfortable, you talk it through. You say, ‘OK, I’m gonna touch you here if that’s all right’. It’s very slow but looks like it’s happening organically, which is hopefully what good acting looks like.”
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In an interview this week, the 79 year old actor was asked about current films having fewer sex scenes. In response, he said:
"It’s interesting with all the intimacy coordinators. It feels like executives taking control away from filmmakers - but there have been some terrible faux pas and harassment.”
He said that when he filmed sex scenes, the actor would take on the role now fulfilled by intimacy coordinators:
“Sex scenes are like fight scenes, it’s all choreographed. In my experience, you take responsibility as the man to make sure the woman is comfortable, you talk it through. You say, ‘OK, I’m gonna touch you here if that’s all right’. It’s very slow but looks like it’s happening organically, which is hopefully what good acting looks like.”
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