Kieran Culkin in New York Magazine
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Kieran Culkin talked with New York Magazine to promote his upcoming film, A Real Pain, directed by his co-star Jesse Eisenberg. Some tidbits from the interview:
- Culkin turned down a lot of roles after Igby Goes Down, not sure he wanted to make a career out of acting.
- He agreed to A Real Pain a year before it started shooting. When the time came to shoot, he almost dropped out because he didn't want to be away from his wife and kids for so long, but former girlfriend and producer of the film Emma Stone got him back on track:
“She did an almost reverse-psychology thing on me,” he says, laughing. “She was like, ‘Oh, I totally get that. If I were you, I’d probably feel that way.’ And I was like, ‘But have they started?’ She goes, ‘Oh, yeah. They’re actually already in Poland scouting locations; people are hired.’ I was like, ‘It’s not like people would be out of a job?’ She’s like, ‘No, no, they would, but it’s not on you. You said ‘yes,’ but if you have your reasons for not doing it, you’re not responsible for these people’s jobs. It’s fine; you do whatever you want.’ And I got off the phone and I went, ‘Ah.’ ” Stone laughs recalling the conversation. “I can’t believe he talked about it publicly,” she says. “Producing, I’ve realized now, is like parenting - every kid needs different things.”
- Culkin isn't Jewish, but Eisenberg says: “I have 17,000 thoughts about this, and where I come out is he gave me an amazing gift by helping to tell this story that is very personal for my family.”
- Culkin's improv-esque approach to acting initially clashed with Eisenberg's carefully blocked scenes, but after a few days of doing everything to plan, Eisenberg gave Culkin more freedom with his acting choices.
- Culkin's wife tells him what the internet is saying about him; for example, that he sits weird on Succession.
Kieran Culkin has made his career portraying boys, teenagers, and now adult men not unlike himself: hyperverbose and stubborn, skin-of-their-teeth charming, effortlessly funny, irascible and self-lacerating.
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- New York Magazine (@NYMag) October 22, 2024
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Kieran Culkin talked with New York Magazine to promote his upcoming film, A Real Pain, directed by his co-star Jesse Eisenberg. Some tidbits from the interview:
- Culkin turned down a lot of roles after Igby Goes Down, not sure he wanted to make a career out of acting.
- He agreed to A Real Pain a year before it started shooting. When the time came to shoot, he almost dropped out because he didn't want to be away from his wife and kids for so long, but former girlfriend and producer of the film Emma Stone got him back on track:
“She did an almost reverse-psychology thing on me,” he says, laughing. “She was like, ‘Oh, I totally get that. If I were you, I’d probably feel that way.’ And I was like, ‘But have they started?’ She goes, ‘Oh, yeah. They’re actually already in Poland scouting locations; people are hired.’ I was like, ‘It’s not like people would be out of a job?’ She’s like, ‘No, no, they would, but it’s not on you. You said ‘yes,’ but if you have your reasons for not doing it, you’re not responsible for these people’s jobs. It’s fine; you do whatever you want.’ And I got off the phone and I went, ‘Ah.’ ” Stone laughs recalling the conversation. “I can’t believe he talked about it publicly,” she says. “Producing, I’ve realized now, is like parenting - every kid needs different things.”
- Culkin isn't Jewish, but Eisenberg says: “I have 17,000 thoughts about this, and where I come out is he gave me an amazing gift by helping to tell this story that is very personal for my family.”
- Culkin's improv-esque approach to acting initially clashed with Eisenberg's carefully blocked scenes, but after a few days of doing everything to plan, Eisenberg gave Culkin more freedom with his acting choices.
- Culkin's wife tells him what the internet is saying about him; for example, that he sits weird on Succession.
Kieran Culkin has made his career portraying boys, teenagers, and now adult men not unlike himself: hyperverbose and stubborn, skin-of-their-teeth charming, effortlessly funny, irascible and self-lacerating.
Read more: https://t.co/OP3j5gfhHo pic.twitter.com/2CtT6iZns6
- New York Magazine (@NYMag) October 22, 2024
Other photo from the shoot
https://instagram.com/p/DBbmJ0huZF4
Video
we love how you sit, kieran culkin pic.twitter.com/Ny19jg9A9w
- nitsi | succession broadway & oscar era! ᡣ𐭩 (@hosseinisgeckos) October 22, 2024
Sitting poses
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