by HEIDI PATALANO
The psychotic type
He’s a big bear of a man, that Vincent D’Onofrio is. While we sit over a plateful of appetizers at the premiere of his latest project, the indie film “The Narrows,” with his imposing figure, D’Onofrio seems to maintain the same brand of intensity that inhabits many of his characters. The fact that he tends to play the psychotic type isn’t entirely an uncalculated decision.“I’ve played a lot of baddies,” he admits. “They’re less boring and you work less. You work a few days, then the lead guy works his ass off. It’s perfect.”
But D’Onofrio is no slouch. The method actor does a tremendous amount of research for each role he takes on. Given that the Bensonhurst, Brooklyn native plays a Bay Ridge, Brooklyn native in “The Narrows,” he didn’t have to look too far for inspiration.
“There were a lot of men there like the guy I play,” he explains. “I never played a Brooklyn guy — a guy like I would’ve been if I didn’t get out of Brooklyn.”
It’s a good thing he did. Otherwise fans of “Law and Order: Criminal Intent” may not have been such devoted viewers over the past eight seasons.
When asked how he keeps the role interesting for himself, he points out what we’re really asking.
“People ask me if I’m bored yet, and it’s a difficult thing to answer because nobody else seems to be bored,” he says. “I don’t want to say I’m bored because the audience is still into it.”
Umm… it sounds like he’s bored to us.
“Eventually I’m going to have to leave. I don’t know when. Not any time soon, but — it’s boring for me to talk about, I’ll say that.”
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6 comments:
Hopefully he won't be too bored so that we can enjoy another few years of Det. Goren!
I'm happy that he loves to work and create so many different characters for all of us to enjoy.
Vincent is talking in the future tense about LOCI. Must be a terrible blow to those convinced there isn't going to be a future for the show!
A very HAPPY
Lizzie :)
I do not think we can be bored with Vincent or his characters.
So far, it was a wonder to see him play and hear. I hope this lasts longer wonder both on television and cinema.
He's an actor full of surprises and tenderness.
I am eager to see it for the cinema in France and on television that I can capture.
"Not any time soon".
I'll take that to mean he knows he'll be doing another year of CI, even though no one bothered to tell us fans.
with this economy, how can any actor be bored with making a living? I mean, really?
I understand when Vincent "hints" that he's bored. While I'm sure he's greatful for his "Bobby" character and so many of us love his "Bobby" character, playing him for so many years probably does get boring, as any "job" after a number of years does. Why should acting be any different?
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