Andrew Garfield ‘Felt Too Old’ for Spider-Man Audition and Went to the Screen Test Thinking: ‘Treat This Like It Doesn’t F—ing Matter. I Don’t Give a F—‘
Andrew Garfield ‘Felt Too Old’ for Spider-Man Audition and Went to the Screen Test Thinking: ‘Treat This Like It Doesn’t F—ing Matter. I Don’t Give a F—‘
> “I did the first audition and thought that’s that. I’m too old. I felt I was too told,” Garfield said. “Just generally I was like I am 25 or 26 and playing a high schooler. I know I got good genes and all but I don’t know. That’s not going my way. I was surprised to be given an opportunity to screen test.”
> “Greta gave me an acting adjustment: You have to treat this screen test as if you’re making a short film with all your high school friends. That allowed me to go fuck it,” he continued. “Keep the channel open. Be free. This doesn’t matter. Treat this like it doesn’t fucking matter. That’s when whatever talent you do have can just be there. You’re a child again. You’re emotionally available and you’re not tight and trying to get it right. I remember that feeling of ‘I don’t give a fuck.’”
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> “I did the first audition and thought that’s that. I’m too old. I felt I was too told,” Garfield said. “Just generally I was like I am 25 or 26 and playing a high schooler. I know I got good genes and all but I don’t know. That’s not going my way. I was surprised to be given an opportunity to screen test.”
> “Greta gave me an acting adjustment: You have to treat this screen test as if you’re making a short film with all your high school friends. That allowed me to go fuck it,” he continued. “Keep the channel open. Be free. This doesn’t matter. Treat this like it doesn’t fucking matter. That’s when whatever talent you do have can just be there. You’re a child again. You’re emotionally available and you’re not tight and trying to get it right. I remember that feeling of ‘I don’t give a fuck.’”
He’s a legend!