If I can't control the world-wide web we weave...
Austin Chick has given a brief interview to
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R: I love David Bowie's role here -- he's funny, he's horrifying and totally surprising. How did he become associated with August, and how did you approach the challenge of directing him?
AC: Before we shot that scene he and I had spoken on the phone a couple of times, but we hadn't met about it. We hadn't rehearsed. He showed up, knew his lines and was an absolute joy to work with. He had a bunch of stuff he'd worked out on his own -- a bunch of different colors to the way he eviscerates Hartnett in that scene. He was really game to playing around with it, and one of the things that he and I talked a bunch about was the idea that Ogilvie really takes pleasure in what he's doing. He sees a bit of himself in Hartnett's character and sees this as an opportunity to teach a young man a lesson -- not destroy him forever. But you can tell he sort of relishes it. I spent the whole day saying, "Oh my God; I'm directing David Bowie."
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You can read the whole interview (which includes more about DB) by clicking on Ogilvie's cane in the picture above...that's him on the right, looking a lot like David Bowie.
Meanwhile, don't forget that the first of four Sundance screenings of the film commences tomorrow. (01.09.2008 NEWS: DB ON AUGUST FILMING PLUS SUNDANCE PREMIERE)
Thanx to BowieNetter erik.vanhaecht for the pointer to the Reeler interview. We'll hopefully have some better quality pictures of David as Ogilvie shortly.