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The Lookout was by far the hardest thing I've ever done. Partially because both Brick and Mysterious Skin were four to five week shoots, and The Lookout was nine or ten. So there's the marathon aspect, as well as the fact that Chris Pratt is having a harder go of it than either of the other two characters ever did. You know, waking up in the morning is difficult for him. Putting a sentence together is difficult for him. Getting dressed properly, driving a car, all these things. He can do them fine, but it's just much harder than it is for a normal person, so I had to try to make it hard for myself somehow. So it was challenging.

Joseph Gordon Levitt#10

ActingFilmChallengeEndurancePerformance

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker describes the physical and mental difficulty of a role requiring sustained struggle and endurance.
In plain terms
Playing a character who struggles to function daily is challenging and long.
What can you take from it?
Acting roles requiring sustained struggle are both physically and mentally difficult.

Where it applies

  • acting challenge
  • film production

Putting it to work

  • preparing for demanding roles
  • understanding character limitations

Questions to consider

  • What makes a role hard?
  • How do you sustain a performance?

Another view

The quote focuses on personal difficulty which might overshadow the film's message.

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