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 Matthew Broderick
Interview By: Rocco Passafuime Matthew Broderick has one of the most remarkably quiet long careers in Hollywood. Starting out in teen roles in hit films like War Games and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, he has quietly transitioned to more adult roles. While often relegated to playing everyman roles in clunkers like Godzilla, Inspector Gadget, and Deck The Halls, Broderick has fairly quietly played highly acclaimed roles in films like Glory, The Lion King, Election and the Broadway productions of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and The Producers. However, through it all, the now 46 year-old actor doesn’t mind one bit having gained a quietly long career and continues to flex his considerable skill as gambling producer Taylor Peters in the independent comedy Finding Amanda. We first discussed with Matthew what it was like filming with writer/director Peter Tolan, best known for writing and directing several episodes of FX’s Rescue Me. “Backbreaking,” he replies, “No, we had a very good time. It was a four week shoot.” We asked Broderick whether or not it was in fact true that the film’s Las Vegas-based setting was culled from Tolan’s own experiences there. “That’s true, a lot of it was Peter, actually,” he replies. However, he is quick to note that unlike his character, the actor has no real affinity for gambling. “I can see the appeal of it, but I didn’t learn it somehow growing up,” Broderick says, “I didn’t even know how. I’ll bet on a sport game, once in a while, but I don’t know about odds and all the complex…[Peter’s] at the race track, the bets are very sophisticated. And I didn’t even know what I was saying half the time. I had to say, ‘What does this mean?’ We asked Broderick if there was any vices he had. “Oh, God, I don’t know what is my biggest vice is,” Matthew replies, “I might have a little of every vice. I spread it around. I can’t think of what it is. Am I messy? Not really. I’m pretty perfect. I really am. I avoid confrontation. After two takes, I get like, ‘I don’t know why I’m saying this’ and ‘I don’t like this scene.’” “Take two, the director gives me a little criticism and I’m like, ‘Well, I don’t like the whole scene,” he adds, “The director’s like ‘Really?’ and I go, ‘So I don’t like this entire thing. Why am I in the movie?’ So it just stores up. That’s boring, well, so be it. It’s not really a vice, it’s a personality flaw.” Matthew is also quick to note that he had a good rapport with Tolan. “We both, sort of intuit from each other, we never really had a problem,” he claims, “I’ve always wanted to be an actor who was cast in parts when you just say, (in raspy voice) ‘Baby, I’m going out.’ Cut, perfect. Great work, Bob. I think Peter did say things, but he’s not a confrontational-type director or something like that.” ”One nice thing about Peter, |
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