Doesn’t Hold Your Hand: Matt Damon on Nolan’s approach to films, Interstellar Days
Actor Matt Damon praised Christopher Nolan’s unique filmmaking style in an exclusive interview. He recalled how the director preferred to continue shooting rather than celebrate a perfect take during Interstellar.
Actor Matt Damon has opened up about Christopher Nolan’s unique way of working on a film set, saying the Oscar-winning director prefers to keep shooting going rather than celebrating every successful task. During an exclusive interview with India Today while promoting odyssey In India, the actor also turned his attention to filming interstellar Nolan and explained why he admires the filmmaker’s practical, no-nonsense approach.
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Speaking about Nolan’s filmmaking style, Damon said, “He’s very meticulous and I joke about it but I don’t mind. We approach the work the same way. We want to move forward. He creates tremendous momentum around the camera and that whole department. I remember interstellar There was a sequence where we were on this ice planet where I was trapped and my habitat exploded.”
He recalled convincing Nolan to let him be part of a practical explosion sequence rather than using the safer option.
He said, “I asked Chris to stay at an angle and tie me into the explosion because I love doing real practical effects like this. We took this shot and staged it, so I’m coming at this thing. I move forward and then, as the camera turns, this thing explodes. I accept it and I keep moving forward. And apparently we achieved it in one take.”
Damon shared that while the crew celebrated the successful shot, Nolan had already moved on to the next shot.
“It’s going well. Everyone is celebrating and Chris is already moving. He says, ‘We’re here now.’ He is already going to prepare the next shot. Later, we were all staying at the same little hikers’ motel and I mentioned it to him. He said, ‘Yes, it was absolutely fine. But if we had stayed to celebrate, we would have been congratulating ourselves for the next hour and a half. We wouldn’t have done anything. “I knew we’d get back here and I could tell everyone good job after we finished shooting,” Damon said.
The actor said that moment perfectly summed up Nolan’s work ethic.
Damon said, “So I like that dynamic and it means he doesn’t waste a lot of time holding your hand and telling you how great you are. He just wants to get on with it.”
In odysseyDamon and Tom Holland play Odysseus and his son Telemachus. The team held the India premiere of the film over the weekend, with their café tour and interaction with fans going viral on social media.
odyssey It also stars Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Anne Hathaway. The film, directed by Christopher Nolan, is set to release in theaters on July 17.