Credit: Courtesy of SBIFF
Honoree Timothée Chalamet, Moderated by Josh Brolin, Presented by James Mangold
Quotes From the Awards Presentation:
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Timothée Chalamet stated “I hope in a day and age that incentivizes someone else that we will still have great artists.”
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Discussing the scene by the fire in Call Me by Your Name, Timothée Chalamet explained “I think it was, if I remember correctly, it wasn’t the original ending of the movie. I think it’s something he added at the end of the shoot…True to what i was saying earlier is just like the work ethic, I think getting to act, you know better than i do, is privilege.”
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Talking about his experience working with Saoirse Ronan on Lady Bird, Timothée Chalamet said “Saoirse is like a sister to me, and she’s a powerhouse. She said it, I’m going to steal her words, but we have very different personalities in real life. I’m going to sound like a stoner, but we’re like being in a lava lamp.”
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On whether shooting Beautiful Boy was scary, Timothée Chalamet shared “Honestly it was, because the material was really dark, it honestly was. I don’t know how to put it. I had to shoot in LA and had never left New York to shoot a project that long and wasn’t an adult yet in many ways.”
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Timothée Chalamet stated “The King is a movie that I’m deeply, deeply proud of, because I think it’s where I think I’ve thrown myself off the cliff the most. It’s the first film I did after Call Me by Your Name.”
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Discussing the difference between singing for these two movies, Timothée Chalamet explained “In A Complete Unknown, the gift is that Bob Dylan’s voice was so raw …In Wonka, it’s like oh now I’m in the lead.”
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Timothée Chalamet shared “Wonka, it was a whole new thing to learn you know, or to relearn and have the freeness I felt with my youth…Pop culture has the perception that dark is cool.”
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Timothée Chalamet said “Happy and grateful, I love how you put it. We’ve talked about it before, but listen man, how do I say this, the best way for the Dune 2 clip we watched there, in front of legends, in front of others, in the context of that movie, I felt like I finally had the meat to chew on there.”
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Talking about Dune: Part Two, Timothée Chalamet explained “There were nerves, that was probably the first thing, I was feeling, but also pride…That movie is kick ass; I think Denis [Villeneuve] is the best director working right now, or one of the best.”
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On A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet stated “This was a lifetime’s work, and the respect and passion I feel for Bob Dylan and his music was so great that it took me out of myself…Without disrespecting my other performances and stuff that is to come, this was a lifetime’s work.”
