Adrien Brody has learned that when the beloved actor Jack Nicholson calls you into his house, you’re up.
In a new interview with Sunday TimesBrody claims that before the 2003 Oscars, About Schmidt Star Nicholson requested that all other nominees for Best Actor meet earlier to discuss potential boycotts of the ceremony, as it fell just four days after the US invasion of Iraq. Brody, nominated for The Pianist, nominated with colleagues Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine and Daniel Day-Lewis as they gathered at Nicholson’s house over scotch and cigars.
As the only man in the group who has not already won an Oscar, Brody did not like to skip the show.
“I said, ‘I do not know about you, but I will,'” said Brody, 48, of the UK newspaper. “I said, ‘I have to act somehow.’ My parents are coming. This does not happen too often. I know you are all winners. You can sit it. But I can not. ‘”
Finally, the actors chose to participate in the ceremony, where a 29-year-old Brody became the youngest winner of the Best Actor in History, a record he holds to this day. However, some stars have chosen not to show up out of respect for the Iraq war, including Elizabeth Taylor, Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Russell Crowe and Tom Cruise, according to Guardian.
As Brody took the podium to receive his unexpected honor, he delivered a swooping kiss to presenter Halle Berry. However, he changed the light-hearted tone of the moment when he shared a terrible message about the war.
“I’m filled with a lot of sadness tonight because I’re accepting an award at such a strange time. My experience of making this film has made me very aware of the sadness and dehumanization of the people in wartime, and the Impact of the war, “he shared, citing a friend of Queens who was stationed in Kuwait at the time. “Whoever believes in you, whether it is God or Allah, can take care of you, and let us pray for a peaceful and speedy solution.”
Despite the huge announcement, Brody received as a result of The PianistHe admitted that he could not bring himself these days.
“I can not even watch the movie. I can not. I kind of cry when I talk about it,” said Brody, who shared that he sold his car, turned off his phones and gave up his home to fully indulge. the role of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jewish musician forced into the crowded Warsaw ghetto. Brody even broke up with his girlfriend, lost dramatic weight and learned how Chopin plays the piano.
These days, Brody has fallen in love with Marchesa co-founder Georgina Chapman, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-wife. Last summer, the couple made their debut on the red carpet together.
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