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Post by sgev1977 on Jun 22, 2018 14:39:31 GMT
It seems it's from April and he talks about Guadagnino's movie (he didn't seem very sure about it happening but praises Guadagnino a lot (again mentions I An Love and now Call me by your Name has favorites)
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Post by ellie on Jun 22, 2018 17:01:32 GMT
Not sure why he got snotty with the interviewer who only asked him if he spends more time with his family these days. It was a pretty general question, not at all intrusive and only asked after BC himself had brought the subject up by menitioning how being a father affects his reaction to some events.
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Post by roverpup on Jun 22, 2018 20:46:20 GMT
Not sure why he got snotty with the interviewer who only asked him if he spends more time with his family these days. It was a pretty general question, not at all intrusive and only asked after BC himself had brought the subject up by menitioning how being a father affects his reaction to some events. "Snotty"?? I don't know if he was snotty - I might say that he was perhaps a bit curt (like being a bit terse with this reporter) but I didn't detect anything arrogant or disdainful in his words. And who knows, maybe there was something sarcastic in the tone of the question from the writer that can't be seen when just looking at the words on the page. I say this because I have seen some people (not anyone here, but I have seen it on other places on the internet) sarcastically suggest that since he is so busy as an actor that hardly leaves any time in reality for his family that he insists is so important to him, implying that he is far more of an ambitious career man than he is a dedicated father. So I can see that he might bristle if there was a hint of such an attitude in that question (and let's face it, the writer of the piece isn't going to reveal that he was the one being caustic with his question). BC did try to further explain his touchiness about this topic as a way of apologizing for any initial curtness. And perhaps the writer had been warned ahead of time not to ask about his private life and did so anyway... lots of actors wish to make such questions taboo, so it isn't an unusual request. I think it has taken BC a while to actually sort out exactly how he was going to approach his family life when doing publicity for projects (his attitudes have modified in the past few years especially). And now as his children are growing older he (and Sophie) have struck upon a balance that seems to be right for them - to keep the children as far as possible from the glare of the media and paparazzi. But that may entail rather strong warnings to make sure this is respected by the media in this regard - it's their right as parents to set the boundaries they see fit and to make sure that they feel comfortable with the level of access media has to information about their little children. Often initially innocent questions lead to more invasive follow-up questions or seemingly pave the way for others to take even greater liberties (which, in turn, get harder and harder to control). I thought he handled it quite well actually and made a forceful and passionate statement about why his privacy in this matter should be respected. :-)) :-))
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Post by ellie on Jun 22, 2018 21:35:55 GMT
I’m just making a comment on what I read. The reporter said BC was bad tempered (aka snotty) about the question. BC aplogised for sounding rude so it would seem he too recognised that he sounded bad tempered. I felt it was a bit unfair of him to be bad tempered with the reporter when it was he, himself, who brought up the topic of fatherhood and it influencing his reactions. It’s really not that big a deal. Just my reaction to the piece.
You have made lots of assumptions about everything from the reporters tone of voice to what his motivation was for asking the question, all of which are speculation with nothing in the transcript to support it.
I’m sorry Roverpup, I really enjoy most of your posts but I do have to say this - I have difficulty with your insistence that everything BC does is right. Anytime anybody makes even the mildest of negative comments about BC you jump right in with a lengthy defence, often based on speculation
RP, BC is not perfect. Nobody is. So if he gets unfairly snotty with a reporter or wears a horrible hat or does something annoying sometimes people will refer to it in a discussion. It doesn’t mean they don’t like him. I think BC is great. I think he’s a fab actor and seems to be a nice guy. But he’s not perfect and I don’t think recognising that fact should be a problem. People shouldn’t feel the need to jump through hoops to defend his every word and deed. Real fans will appreciate him warts n’ all. 😊
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Post by sgev1977 on Jun 22, 2018 22:20:18 GMT
It's a nice interview. More informative than others! I don't know the tone and maybe the context is not entirely described there but he can be indeed slightly explosive (in a not rude way) and yes, snotty when he doesn't like something. It wasn't something huge because IMO the general tone of the piece is kind to him. I can imagine an offended writer being very nasty. That or the writer is just very professional!
He is more defensive now with journalists, too. He has learned! Contrary to Johnny Depp! Did you read The Rolling Stone piece? The one they did with BC was weird thanks to the style but also because it's full of silly and random anecdotes. Depp completely opened to the magazine to show how all those rumors out there are unfair to him but apparently he is much more bizarre than he thinks. Or at least that's the way the magazine portrayed him! (It was brutal but surely much better written that BC's profile!)
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Post by mllemass on Jun 22, 2018 22:33:51 GMT
After reading both the Italian and the English translation, I don't think he was actually interviewed for this article. It sounds like another one of those articles put together from other people's interviews. It seems to be a common thing because we've seen these kinds of articles before. So when he mentions his children and then acts like "How dare you ask about my family!", it sounds like he's always doing this, but it probably only happened once and then got repeated in articles all over the world.
Even so, it sounds like Benedict is conflicted between wanting to talk about his children and keeping them private. We know that he protects their privacy because of the crazy "fans", but he's still a parent who wants to tell everyone about his two boys!
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Post by sgev1977 on Jun 22, 2018 23:02:26 GMT
The quotes seem new to me. He talks about watching Call Me by your Name and discussing Guadagnino with Tilda Swinton. That's new! He also mentions Parkland shooting. I don't remember him talking about it before!
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Post by queenzod on Jun 22, 2018 23:12:41 GMT
I remember him talking about Parkland before.
As to whether or not he was being snippy, I wasn’t there, I didn’t hear the tone of his voice. He may have been a bit snotty, especially if he asked not to have questions about his kids, or the writer may just have wanted to put that in. We can’t know. At any rate, it doesn’t really matter. He’s trying to navigate having a family with his celebrity, maybe he’s being a little too careful protecting them. It’s not like there’s a rule book for addressing those issues. Who knows? *shrug*
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Post by ellie on Jun 22, 2018 23:17:45 GMT
No it doesn’t really matter. But neither should referring to it. Or did I miss the memo saying we must never make any remark about BC that isn’t 100% positive?
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Post by sgev1977 on Jun 22, 2018 23:20:28 GMT
I remember him talking about Parkland before. Do you remember in which interview?
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