alk about hot! Olivier Martinez has been called one of the best kept secrets in France. He first gained international recognition with the 1995 film Horseman on the Roof, in which he played a dashing 19th-century Italian cavalry officer. He also recently co-starred with Oscar nominee Javier Bardem in Before Night Falls. Now all eyes are on Martinez, who is currently heating up the screen opposite Diane Lane in Unfaithful. Tribute had the opportunity to talk to Martinez (who has been dubbed the French Brad Pitt) in Los Angeles about making his North American film debut and taking it all off in the process! |
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What was your initial reaction when you got this script from Fatal Attraction director Adrian Lyne? O.M. I was thinking that the challenge was how I was going to make my character nice and empathetic because he could be very quickly a jerk and a cliché. So all the work went into avoiding a cliché and to make him human with a lot of heart. That was the challenge and I really enjoyed it. When you get a script and know that
Adrian Lyne is attached to it, you had to know what you were getting into,
when you look at his other films. Yes, but what I was getting at is that
you know you are going to have to do these pretty graphic sex scenes. How
does a director like Lyne put an actor at ease? And he does it so well. Most of your scenes were with Diane
Lane. How did you enjoy working with her? This was your first big American
feature. After people see you in Unfaithful
I don't think you are going to have to worry about getting jobs over here.
How do you like living in the U.S.? |