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DAVID SUCHET ON "SUNDAY"
February 28, 2002
Adelka Sundaymaniac
Q. Why made you play in a low-budget film by first-time unknown
director?
A. The script was so good I wanted to make every effort to do the part as best I
could.
Q. Was it necessary for you to become fat for the part? I know that it was the
risk for your health...
A. It was very necessary for me to become fat because of the last scene when I
appeared with just a towel around my waist.
Q. Were you aware that you could lose some of your fans, having played in a film
with several nude scenes?
A. I was not aware that I could lose some of my fans and, if I have caused offence I apologise. I believe those scenes you mentioned were filmed with
great sensitivity.
Q. Did you like to work with Jonathan Nossiter? How could you describe him with
several words?
A. I enjoyed working with Jonathan Nossiter very much. He is a Director totally dedicated to good writing and filming the truth of any given moment.
Q. Are there any similarities between you and Oliver? What are the dominating
features of his character?
A. There is very little similarity between Oliver and myself. The dominating features of his character is to love and be loved.
Q. Jonathan Nossiter often says in his interviews that Oliver is a kind of
"super hero" for him. Do you agree with him?
A. When Jonathan mentions the word super hero he means it in terms of a person
being able to survive just. Yes, I agree.
Q. Do you think "Sunday" is optimistic or bleak and pessimistic film?
A. I think that the film is neither optimistic, bleak or pessimistic. It is a film that allows the viewer to decide these things. My reaction would be that
Oliver is essentially optimistic because Madeleine has given him a reason to
survive. He found the greatest gift of all in a hostile world love.
Q. Jonathan Nossiter said in his interview that there were many scenes improvised by the actors. Were there any scenes improvised by you?
A. There are so many little moments that we improvised that it would take many sheets of paper to describe them all. Suffice to say, improvisation around many
moments opened up the text and allowed us to get a greater understanding about each moment when we improvised. If I had to say one scene that was
improvised a great deal, it was the scene in the flat just before he kissed her.
Q. Did you expect "Sunday" to be successful? What was your first thought when
you heard about the Sundance success?
A. I never expected Sunday to be successful. My first thought when I heard about
the Sundance success was to ring Jonathan to congratulate him.
Q. If you had a chance to work with Jonathan Nossiter once again, would you like
to do it?
A. I want to work with Jonathan as often as I can.
Q. Were there any difficulties in the role of Oliver?
A. The role of Oliver is one that I never thought I would be able to fully realise or achieve. To get under his skin and into his mind was very
challenging. Being unemployed and living in a homeless shelter, his view of the World would be so different from mine.
Q. Is "Sunday" just one of your films or it is special to you?
A. I have appeared in many films, but Sunday remains very special to me. This was a film I made because I cared so much about my character, Matthew. It was a
very low budget film and I certainly did not do it for the money.
Q. Why do you never mention "Sunday" in your interviews? This film seems to be
nonexistent at all...
A. I did not mean to leave out Sunday in my interviews. Maybe it is because so
few people in England know about the film and the reason being is simply that
England was the one country in Europe where it was never shown or bought!
Q. Is Poirot your Matthew Delacorta?
A. What a good question. I never thought that Poirot was and I do not think he
is, but then .
Thank Laurence Hogg for the help.
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