It's nice when actors can reveal a character and their motivations behind their actions. Character Study details Ben Chaplin's role as Basil Howard in the upcoming film: Dorian Gray
“Basil’s obsessed with Dorian and the painting. It’s a sort of love affair… certainly from Basil’s perspective. I feel that Basil hadn’t done anything truly creative until he’d painted Dorian; he’s as obsessed with that as he is with Dorian himself”.
“That’s something I recognise in myself. When you’re feeling most creative, you feel the most alive. I’m never happier than when I’m at what I feel is my most creative”.
“When I took the role, I wanted to make sure Basil was more than just a plot device. I didn’t want him to be just a cliché, some sort of moral police. He’s an artist and in some ways he’s really culpable for what happens to Dorian and I wanted that to be the case. I didn’t want him looking down on Henry or Dorian from a moral high point. It’s not about changing the script it’s more to do with how you play it. That was something I discussed with Olly before we started shooting”.
Source: Momentum Pictures
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