Irresistible, the actor plays in the series Mode, the French husband of the despotic regent, played by Kate Winslet. Their complicity hits the first important meeting of this comedy, the actor’s 2024 agenda.
My current state of mind ?
Excited and aware of the incredible opportunity I have to play The regime. It’s an unconventional series with deliciously dark humor, quirky characters, and a twist when you least expect it. The icing on the cake. directed by Stephen Frears for several episodes.
My meeting with Kate Winslet ?
We immediately laughed. The connection was so direct that she asked me to come and stay in the house the production had rented for her, her husband and son. Kate always manages to break the ice. Because he’s fundamentally caring and aware that his background can be intimidating, he always gives everyone a few minutes on set.
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My character ?
I play the regent’s husband, a French doctor and intellectual. This amused me a lot. i always wondered what it was like to be a “partner”.
What I share with him ?
He knows what battle is worth fighting and when. I also think I have this thing.Timing is everything” (you have to choose the right moment).
Filming secret ?
I said don’t fake my accent French. How I grew up babysitter British because I was a border guard in England, I am grotesque when I force the point. As proof, my appearance Benjamin Gates and the Book of Secrets (released 2008, editor’s note)where I was asked to play a bike cop with a greasy accent… I am bad as hell!
As a teenager I lied a lot and it hurt me
Guillaume Gallien
My attitude on set ?
I admire the work of my colleagues. I was delighted to discover what a deep and sensitive person Mathias Schönaerts is. As for Kate, she’s a regular acting class. what he offers here is new, unexpected, very clever. His secret. He always asks himself the question, what will it mean for the public?
Talking about myself for promotion, homework ?
Not if the questions are smart. Furthermore, I always try to bring the conversation back to the project, not me.
My other news ?
I am directing Pulcinellaby Stravinsky and Spanish timeby Ravel, at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, March 9-19. In June I will be at the Comédie-Française Six characters in search of an author, By Pirandello, directed by Marina Hands. And I’m working on two adaptations. Cyrano de Bergeracin animation and In search of lost timeIn the mini-series of France Télévisions.
I’ve always wondered what it’s like to be a ‘mate’.
Guillaume Gallien
What do I think when I look in the mirror in the morning? ?
As a child, before I played women, I played old people. I like the glow behind the retina issues. The more years pass, the better I feel. I am living my fiftieth birthday with happiness. I feel like I’m feeling everything, I know how to say yes or no, and I’m less and less uncomfortable.
The question I fear ?
A political issue, taken out of context and summed up in three sentences, can seem like a quick lesson.
I lie in an interview. ?
As a teenager I lied a lot and it hurt me. Since then, I no longer lie, but I find solutions for rude questions.
I’m grotesque when I force an English accent
Guillaume Gallien
Always a holy fire ?
Creativity is necessary to read the world in retrospect. I feel more and more the need to gather or gather, so as not to be a direct witness to what is happening.
What am I going to do after this interview? ?
Bought a three quarter length coat for my son who asked for it as a present for his 17th birthday.
mode, By Will Tracy, with Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoeneerts, Guillaume Gallien… on Warner Pass, via Prime Video, from March 4.
Source: Le Figaro
