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Bankrate: Since you won the Oscar, is there a greater pressure to select roles of that caliber?
Adrien Brody: Perhaps, but I try not to let that sway me too much. The first role I did after winning the award was a supporting role in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village." I accepted that role without any of my reps even reading the script because Night had asked me to keep it confidential, so I had to make that decision on my own.
Prior to winning the Academy Award,
I worked very hard to try to be accepted as a
leading man. But like I said, when you prove yourself,
people tend to give you similar opportunities.
A film like "King Kong," that's what
I was looking for immediately after winning, but
it wasn't available. So rather than be paralyzed
by taking a role I felt I should find, I kind
of embraced the criteria that always led me this
far. I thought that role (in "The Village")
was a challenging thing, especially with all the
attention on me to play that character with integrity,
to play a character with not just a mental disability
but mental illness, and not be a cliche.
When you have a lot of attention
on you, it's easy for people to criticize
you. Until you're there, it's easier for people
to sing your praises because they're rooting for
you. Then, when you get there, it's an even greater
challenge to live up to people's expectations.
It's just human nature. So I just wanted to do
that role and not be intimidated by those things.
Bankrate: Considering how much you've done, are there any specific types of roles you haven't done yet that you still want to do?
Adrien Brody:
Sure. There are lots of directors I'd love to
work with. It would be great to do a smart romantic
comedy or a great dramatic romance. It would be
great to do a scary horror character, where you
can really scare people without being overly gory
or superficial. There are all these genres that
are fun to explore as an actor that I haven't
done.
Bankrate: What's next for you?
Adrien Brody: I have a few movies coming out. That movie "Manolete," with Penelope Cruz, which comes out probably next year. I have another one called "Brothers Bloom" with Rachel Weisz and Mark Ruffalo. I play a con artist in a con artist team -- me and my brother, played by Ruffalo. Really fun.
Bankrate: Are both coming out this year?
Adrien Brody: This year or next.
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