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I think maybe its the career, he laughed.
What drew you to the part inCharlie Says?
Its much darker than what youve done in the past.I knew Mary Harron was doing it.
She didAmerican Psycho, which is one of my all-time favorite movies.
Matt Smith, he was incredible.
What was it like to be directed by Mary?Shes very nuanced.
Her direction was incredible.
Guinevere Turner also wrote the script, and she wroteAmerican Psychoas well.
I feel like I sometimes get along with female directors better almost.
She was a dream to work with.
What makes you think you work better with women directors?You know, I dont know.
I just feel like sometimes I connect better with them.
I dont know how to describe it.
She was just very confident, very optimistic.
What was the hardest scene for you to shoot?
You have two murder scenes that seemed pretty gruesome.That stuff was intense.
But probably the driving scene was toughest because it was a bit of a monologue.
They just kind of threw me in the car, and I was actually having to drive.
It was in L.A., at like 2 in the morning, down some random side street.
Are you a good driver?Yeah, I feel like I am.
But I had two or three other people in the car [in theCharlie Saysscene].
Why do you think theres renewed fascination with this era?Thats right!
I think those were kind of coincidental.
I didnt know about the Tarantino project when we were doing this, but I think theyre very different.
Maybe it has to do with the anniversary of him passing away.
I feel like people have always been fascinated by Charles Manson, though.
It was interesting to see and learn about how these people followed him.
He was just so charismatic and obviously he wasnt, on the nose, a bad guy.
He seemed very charming and very charismatic.
Id be watching and pausing and Wikipedia-ing all these characters.
Im still stuck on season four, so I have not been watching the new season.
Ive been meaning to go back and check it out.
She was amazing by the way; shes such a good actress.
Have you ever had any run-ins with a Hollywood cult?No, Ive eluded the Hollywood cults.
I also want to talk a little bit aboutThe Boys, which I saw a couple episodes of.Did you?
Pretty wild show, huh?
Its a lot of fun.If nothing else, its definitely a shocking show.
I read the sides, and Im like,I think I get this character.
Im just going to go in there and go for it.
And, you know, with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg doing it.
I never read the source material, the graphic novel, but it was sort of a no-brainer.
Im not a big superhero-genre fan.
I dont really run out to see all those movies.
But for my sense of humor, my sensibilities, it was making fun of that.
Its a satire, definitely a dark comedy.
Correct me if Im wrong, but youdid a screen test for Captain Americalike ten years ago.Wow.
How do you even remember that?
Chace, I do a lot of research!I love it.
No, whats funny is, I was onGossip Girlat the time.
[Marvel] had no idea, if I remember correctly, that I was contracted on the show.
We obviously had to tell them.
So, couldnt do it.
Never ended up doing the screen test, actually.
But would you have given up Nate Archibald to play Captain America?[Laughs.]
Well, you know, seeing the way that those movies turned out …
I didnt have much of a choice it appears, but thats life.
Thats what it is.
Do you think the Deep is the fuckboy ofThe Boys?Probably, yeah.
Is that very hard to play?Its definitely a stretch.
Let me get that on the record!
