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The cast of 'How to Make a Killing' sit down to discuss the art of selecting a role. Glen Powell talks about the psychological appeal of complex characters, while Topher Grace and Jessica Henwick share their perspectives on collaboration and storytelling.
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00:00You know what's really weird is I do find, I don't know if you guys feel the same way,
00:04but based on what you actually choose to, like, we're like, oh, that's a cool movie,
00:08or, like, I like that, part of it is, like, what do I, what would I want to see?
00:13And I always find that, like, I always like when characters are, there's duality of them
00:17or they have a secret or whatever it is, but...
00:20Yeah, it's fun that you and the audience are sharing something.
00:22Yeah, like, there's something fun.
00:23I always find, like, any great story is, like, you have a lie at the center of it.
00:26It makes it inherently more interesting.
00:27But I also think it's, like, an interesting psychological exercise.
00:31Like, if I went back through your filmography and your filmography,
00:33I bet you could find some common DNA of the characters that you decided to watch.
00:38I'll give you the real answer, is that when I, I've known Glenn for a while,
00:41but we've never worked together, and I came back and people were like,
00:47what's the secret sauce?
00:48You know, what's, and I was like, oh, he's a good actor.
00:52That's true, you know what I mean?
00:53Like, he wants to probably do lots of things instead of play the same role all the time.
00:57And even in my scene, I didn't know he was going to be playing kind of a nerdier version of
01:02himself.
01:03It's all, like, it's a good lesson for any actor to go,
01:06is there something else you could be doing to kind of stretch and show the audience more?
01:10Thank you, Lauren.
01:11Thank you, Lauren.
01:11Thank you, Lauren.
01:11Thank you, Lauren.
01:11Thank you, Lauren.
01:13Thank you, Lauren.
01:14Thank you, Lauren.

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