Paul Dano interview

I sat down earlier this evening with There Will be Blood costar Paul Dano. We know the same people and have talked at a couple of parties, but this was the first interview. Dano plays a dual role -- twins, actually -- in There Will Be Blood. "Paul" is a bright, mature, realistic fellow; "Eli" is an opportunistic evangelical creep. Dano delivers on the intensity and then some. He and Daniel Day Lewis have a helluva final scene together.


Here are two mp3 files of our talk. The first is longer than the second.

For my money Dano had a slyer, deeper, more interesting thing going on in Little Miss Sunshine than did his Oscar-winning costar Alan Arkin. Dano and Steve Carell obviously share the film's richest and most intimate scene.

Our common denominator is having both lived in Wilton, Connecticut, for a few years. Dano, 23, graduated from Wilton High School in '02. He's currently living in Manhattan's East Village and starring onstage in Jonathan Marc Sherman's Things We Want, directed by Ethan Hawke and costarring Peter Dinklage, Josh Hamilton and Zoe Kazan.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 13, 2007 at 10:25 PM

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MAGGA Author Profile Page says ...

A UFO? Write about it, or if you have, put up a link, please.

Posted by MAGGA Author Profile Page at November 14, 2007 2:47 AM

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p.Vice Author Profile Page says ...

Wow, did you eat at the same hot dog stand and everything?

Posted by p.Vice Author Profile Page at November 14, 2007 5:55 AM

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Balthazar Author Profile Page says ...

Ummm, is the "twins" part from TWBB a spoiler??? I didn't realize that plot point....

Posted by Balthazar Author Profile Page at November 14, 2007 7:21 AM

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erniesouchak Author Profile Page says ...

Dano is a good actor, but his scene with Carell on the pier in LMS is the only spot where that film slows down (in a bad way). Dano was also good in "Ballad of Jack & Rose." I saw "Blood" last night and have to say that if any other director had made it, no one would give a shit. But if it's Anderson, it HAS to be genius.

Posted by erniesouchak Author Profile Page at November 14, 2007 7:46 AM

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Geoff Author Profile Page says ...

Let's hear about the UFO Jeff, but please remember that when you are on shrooms it's just the drugs man.

Posted by Geoff Author Profile Page at November 14, 2007 11:05 AM

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Jamieson Author Profile Page says ...

Glad to see you give Paul a nice, candid interview. He's a great guy to talk to and a very talented actor.

And no, the twins thing is not a spoiler in the slightest, it's not very important.

Paul's performance in the film is right on, and especially impressive since he stepped into the project after another actor's firing. I can't imagine anyone else in the role of Eli Sunday.

It's going to be interesting to watch him continue to grow as an actor. He's clearly intuitive and passionate, and he's got good instincts. Keep up the great work Paul.

Posted by Jamieson Author Profile Page at November 14, 2007 4:54 PM

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kathy Author Profile Page says ...

Paul is a wonderful actor and I am anxious to see his future work.But he really needs to chill with the "ya knows".Ya know?

Posted by kathy Author Profile Page at November 21, 2007 2:19 PM

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dd Author Profile Page says ...

Paul's performance in the film is right on, and especially impressive since he stepped into the project after another actor's firing. I can't imagine anyone else in the role of Eli Sunday.


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