![]() ![]() It’s debatable whether mass surveillance is an effective method of counterterrorism. He showed that the government was lying, breaking the law, and violating the Constitution. He has a strong belief in the system and wants it to work. But I believe what he did was done very sincerely out of his love for the United States. I really didn’t know anything about Snowden when Oliver Stone called me, because I just had not been up on the news. What are your own feelings about Snowden? I wanted to have the basic air of who they are. But I still did want to look and sound like them. It would be distracting if I went all the way into an impersonation with Philippe Petit or Edward Snowden. Let’s talk about that another time.Īre you trying to re-create his mannerisms in Snowden?įor sure, but I never wanted it to feel like an impression. It seemed ridiculous, but it’s about focusing on the positives, and that’s right at the core of who Philippe is and why he was able to accomplish such great things. Whenever he would spot a little bit of progress, he’d say, “That was a victory! Go ring the bell!” You’d have to run across the room and ring the bell in victory. DID ANYBODY EVER WIREWALK WORLD TRADE CENTER HOW TOThe thing that really speaks to what Philippe is like was, when he was teaching me how to walk on the wire, he had this bell, called the victory bell. Your body is like, Oh, fuck! All your muscles tighten up and your heart starts racing. But it doesn’t matter that it’s only 12 feet. ![]() I had a safety line, and, just to clarify - this is my pride kicking in - it doesn’t help you balance. ![]() We were 12 feet up in the air, which sounds measly next to 110 stories. You shot the World Trade Center scenes on a soundstage. He set up this elaborate eight-day workshop and he said, “By the end, you will be able to walk on a wire.” It sounded ambitious, but he was right. But I did learn how to walk on a wire - it was actually Philippe himself who taught me. Did you really learn to walk on a wire for The Walk? ![]()
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