Barry Keoghan inSaltburn(2023).Photo:MGM
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Barry Keoghanis baring all!
The Irish actor went nude for a cheeky nod to hisSaltburncharacter in anewly unveiled cover videoforVanity Fair’s 30th annual Hollywood issue, which features Keoghan, 31, alongsideBradley Cooper,Natalie Portman,Pedro Pascal,Colman Domingo,Jodie Comer,Lily Gladstone,Greta Lee,Charles Melton,Da’Vine Joy RandolphandJenna Ortega.
Of relating to moments from his own life to play Oliver, Keoghan toldVanity Fair, “I didn’t really draw parallels to him the way I have to certain other characters.”
“I do dance around naked though, in my house,” he continued, laughing. “Everyone does, man. We allsing in the shower. We all act silly when we’re alone and we feel this freedom. It’s one thing that I did relate to. Not dancing around a manor of that sort with that fecking drip hanging about — but I sing out loud, I dance silly and move my body silly.”
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Asked about some of Oliver’s tendencies to falsify details about his life, Keoghan said that while those aspects of his enigmatic character weren’t “necessarily” challenging to take on, “There are difficult moments where I do draw from experiences in my upbringing, and I do go to places to reach for that raw emotion and to present a real discovery there and feeling.”
“That can damage you mentally as well,” said theBanshees of Inisherinactor. “That’s why I don’t run onto every gig. I take time and am quite specific in what I want to do, because it’s a process. It’s an emotional journey. That’s how I work. I tend to go to places, to relive moments.”
With Oliver, though, “There are some mirrors there,” Keoghan toldVanity Fair.
“It’s quite funny when he plays that moment where his parents are on drugs. It’s quite a moment when we realize that he’s been lying,” he said.
“It’s crazy,” he said of the attention. “It can be detrimental to the mind and your mental state if you read into it too much or you look at too much stuff being said.”
But at the end of the day, “I wouldn’t go there if I wasn’t prepared for that, or if I wasn’t open to receiving what people want to say,” Keoghan continued. “I think it shows an act of maturity in your craft, and if it justifies the story and moves it forward, why not? You look at European cinema and they tend to have a lot ofscenes that involve nudity, and it’s not a massive thing, really.”
“But I think it’s true art. It really is. And it’s true vulnerability as well,” the actor explained. “You’re really kind of putting yourself out there in the most vulnerable state. It’s beautiful to look at. I’m not saying it’s because of my body, but it’s freeing to see that body move around in the way it does. It’s like a moving painting, almost.”
source: people.com
