What kind of roles generally challenge and excite you the most? What do you look for when booking the roles?
Coriolanus in ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ and Billy in ‘Billy the Kid’ are both conflicted and multi-layered young men. They’re never just one thing, they’re a hero and a villain simultaneously. They’re brave and they’re brutal. I think I gravitate to these kind of roles because they reflect the many dimensions of what it means to be human. We live in a very judgemental society now and the internet has made people think in a binary way about morality. There’s a lot of pressure to show everyone that you’re more moral than the next person and it can be really easy to get sucked into that way of thinking. Characters like these remind me that life and decision-making is incredibly complex, and that our society is not a finished product. It’s an ever-changing, evolving collection of flawed mammals who are all just trying to get by and do right by themselves and others. There’s something refreshing in that. It takes the pressure off being right all the time and teaches you that it’s ok just to be alive and making an effort.
You trained in theater school and you’ve been in many stage productions. How does the excitement of being on stage compare with the excitement you feel filming a TV or film production?
For me, they’re both equally exciting, but they live in different places in your body, they require different stamina. Theater is this rush that cannot be recreated. You get ready to go out on stage and need the stamina to stay in the character’s experience for 2 – 3 hours per night, 6 nights per week. It’s physical and athletic and a huge adrenaline rush. TV and film is a longer, more drawn out experience and your interior life is doing more heavy lifting than your exterior life, because the camera has to come to you and see your inner thoughts. So in that way it’s a more psychological stamina. I love both equally and doing one always makes me crave the other. It’s been a while since I’ve done a play, so I’m absolutely craving theater deep in my bones right now and actively looking to bring something to the stage.
Tell us more about yourself. Who is Tom outside of his acting career?
When I’m not acting, I tend to gravitate to being outdoors as much as possible. I spend a lot of time in upstate New York and still go there to get away in between jobs. I also took up surfing 6 years ago and that gives me a lot of joy. I oscillate between being introverted and extraverted, so one week I’m going out and seeing friends as much as possible, the next I’m hibernating in my apartment, reading and watching movies.
What can you tell us about your upcoming projects and goals?
It’s the first time in my life where I’ve got multiple projects lined up way ahead of time. And projects that I’m very excited about. They’ll be announced in the new year, so for now I’m just prepping. I have to study Italian for one project, kite making/flying for another, krav maga for another. I have to get to work now.
и это интервью тоже:
June 21, 2022
‘Billy the Kid’ Star Tom Blyth Used Grief as an Acting Tool
https://archive.md/2...ool-11655825833
One winter weekend when I was 14, my father drove me and Anya back to Nottingham, where she played in a soccer match. Dad and I sat in the car with hot chocolate and listened to the radio while watching her play.
He was a bit run down. After the match, he asked if he could drop us off at home early. He wanted to drive home while it was still light.
That week, I was pulled out of school and told that my father had been taken to hospital. When we visited, he was unresponsive. Within a few weeks, he was gone. He died of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
It took a couple of years to get over the shock and grief. During that period, I became angry at the world and at myself. I also became introspective.
At some point, my mother and a friend who was an acting teacher colluded to get me an audition at Nottingham’s Television Workshop. It’s a renowned program for young people aspiring to act on TV and in film.
After winning a spot, I wasn’t the most outgoing student in the class or the boldest when it came to improvisation. But something made me keep going.
The guy who ran the workshop, Ian Smith, was well-respected. After my dad died, I took a few months off. When I returned, he said in front of 30 students, “Welcome back, Tom. I’m sorry for your loss. Not much to say other than let’s get back to work and use it.”
His bluntness was mortifying, but thankfully I saw that my grief wasn’t something to hide away but to channel as an actor.
After high school and attending college nearby, I began applying to British acting schools. I was accepted at less reputable ones but turned them down. For three years, I worked a bunch of dead-end jobs in Nottingham and acted a bit, with little success.
Then I thought, “Why not New York’s Juilliard?” Actors I admired had attended. After my audition there, on my 21st birthday, I was accepted. I felt as if anything was possible. I worked hard to pull in scholarships and sponsorships—half from Juilliard and half from other sources.
Today, I live in a two-bedroom apartment in a house in Brooklyn, N.Y. I’m on a quiet street with trees and feel at home here.
I was accepted. I felt as if anything was possible. I worked hard to pull in scholarships and sponsorships—half from Juilliard and half from other sources.
он выиграл все стипендии, которые были доступны. какой молодец!
Tom Reflects
As “Billy the Kid?” Playing Billy, I wondered what my 10-year-old self, riding my bike as a horse, would think of all this.
Filming location? Calgary, Alberta.
Still ride horses? Only when I go upstate in New York to visit friends.
Coolest thing at home? A recommendation letter from actor Daniel Day Lewis. I worshipped his skills and was tutored by him.
Best Mum advice? Stay grounded and don’t believe the hype about yourself too much.
ДДЛ написал для Тома рекомендательное письмо.
Том иногда Джульярд в шутку называет "jailliard", из-за того, что чувствовал себя там как заключенный в тюрьме. учебный день длился 14 часов и студенты практически жили в кампусе школы. и это длилось 4 года.
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