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Mr. Eltons collars get increasingly stiff and elaborate over the course of the movie.
O’Connor’s ‘inn-oh-sense’ line in the trailer.
What was it like to act in them?[Laughs.]
Yeah, the collars were something that me and Autumn wanted to make more and more elaborate.
Whats it like to swerve into that?Its complete contrast to anything Ive ever done before.
I wanted to stretch those muscles a bit.
The way Autumn shot the movie feels carefully choreographed.
How much of that was written into the script?The script was pretty much as it was.
She was like, Great, love it.
In terms of the acting, Autumn actively encouraged us to do mad, mad things.
She would just call Cut and say, Josh, thats way too much.
We were often all on set, even if we werent in the scenes.
Mr. Elton shouldnt be in that scene.
In fact, its clear because they talk about Mr. Elton as if he wasnt there.
And she said, Oh yeah, youre right, that must be a mistake.
Suddenly, its funny.
Suddenly, youre like,What the hell is going on?
Alan Cumming was Mr. Elton in the Gwyneth PaltrowstarringEmma, for instance, or could watchClueless.
How much are those versions on your mind?I didnt revisit those films.
I loveClueless, and I think its a great adaptation.
It does feel like every young British actor, at some stage, has done a Jane Austen.
So, I quite like the idea of [playing] a priest.
Often, my favorite characters in olden days books are the priests because theyre just more fun to play.
Youre in the middle ofThe Crownseason four, so I imagine youre getting into the Charles and Diana years.
We see how hes the forgotten child, and then we see the beginnings of him and Camilla.
Were almost done now, and then Im out, so Im savoring it while Im still doing it.
But its been a pleasure.
Id love to know any inside facts, but the reality is, were as naive as everyone else.
In terms of advice, I have no idea.
I dont feel any charactorial rights to Charles.
Hopefully, people will watch this film and want to go and visit them themselves, thatd be great.
