How was it to work with Tim Robbins and Patricia Arquette?
This [film], in particular, takes a certain kind of actor to want to commit to a project like this, however exciting it looks on the page. It’s quite a long journey from the page to the actual physical [performance] of it. It was a small cast and it was really an intensely pleasurable experience. I’ve been a fan of Tim’s and Patricia’s work for years. I’ve really liked their choices as actors. Was it particularly brave of Patricia? Oh yeah, particularly Patricia. It was easy for me, that’s why I’m so modest about my nudity because for Patricia, it must have been a hell of a task. Did you discuss your role with Charlie Kaufman a lot? No, not really. We just talked with Michel. Charlie, myself and Michel sort of agreed on what Puff was. It was the doing of it that was my department, the filming of it was Michel’s and the writing of it was Charlie’s. It was like a three-pronged attack. Did you grow your beard out like Puff’s? No, that was all stuck on. I’m growing this beard now for a fil
