Making the rounds in the news lately has been Elliot Page’s interview with On Film…With Kevin McCarthy, where he revealed that The Odyssey hasn’t brought in the wave of film offers one may expect after starring in one of the biggest movies of the year.
That bit he says about having to work through a performance to be able to get to a performance is deep as fuck.
Like, he’s inside the same person he’s always been, right? Eliot. But he had to act the role of Ellen for decades. So everything he did before transition was two acting roles at once. It was Eliot acting as Ellen acting as whatever. That’s some deep shit right there. It really gives me a flash of insight into what trans people experience that I’ve never had before.
But then! He follows up by saying that he could do his best work now, because that filter of having to act twice is gone. And I agree with the article’s author; that’s fucking beautiful.
“I’d really love to do good work. That’s what I’d love to do.”
“I had such a great time being in [‘Inception’] [and] working with [Nolan], but I was also, personally, really uncomfortable.
“Because that’s removed, and I don’t have to deal with that when I’m acting and my performances. I feel like I could maybe do some of my best work now.
What are the films for any actor to really shine in? The Odyssey feels like the first big film in years with some decent acting in it.
I guess there’s also Dune.
