Actress Olivia Colman opens up on her latest movie, working with director Sam Mendes and the children's film she could watch every day because she needs a 'happy ending'
Going to the movies has always been a vital part of Olivia Colman’s life, so it’s no surprise she jumped at the opportunity to play a downtrodden cinema worker in her latest film, Empire Of Light.
“All the other girls had films like A Nightmare On Elm Street and I just wanted to be as cool as them. Well, my mum went into the video shop and she said, ‘I’ve got you A Christmas Carol.’ I said, ‘What?’ And she said, ‘Well, it’s got ghosts. I thought that would be scary.’ I was so embarrassed I pretended that the video shop was closed. That was really not cool.”
Luckily, her instincts were spot-on and when she finally laid her hands on the script, she knew the part was perfect for her – although the nerves soon kicked in when she realised she’d be sharing some intimate scenes with a man half her age. “I really loved the breakdown scene in Hilary’s flat with Stephen,” she says. “We filmed that twice, actually, but I’m so grateful to Sam for letting us do it a second time because I felt the second time I had no barriers and I just let rip. I loved that. I love those two.”
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