Brendan Fraser says it's 'gratifying' to be praised for comeback role in The Whale
dailymail.co.ukBrendan Fraser was overwhelmed on Thursday when he was honored with the Spotlight Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.The 54-year-old star received the acting honor for his acclaimed turn as a 600-pound man struggling to reconnect with his estranged daughter in Darren Aronofsky's film The Whale.'It's been gratifying, it's been eye-opening,' Fraser said of the acclaim his latest role has brought him, according to People.'It has made me have a sense of accomplishment by way of seeing how this story is changing people's hearts and minds.' Overwhelming: Brendan Fraser said it had been so 'gratifying' to be honored for his role in The Whale after receiving the Spotlight Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Wednesday, according to PeopleThe Mummy star leads the whale as a reclusive English professor who has been consumed by binge eating to assuage his grief at the loss of his lover.
But even as he continues his self-destructive behaviors, he yearns to reunite with his teenaged daughter (Stranger Things' Sadie Sink) before it is too late.
Fraser noted home important the role was to him, especially considering the paucity of juicy parts like it. 'That's gratifying, to say at least, and that kind of opportunity does not come along in this circus show of show business that we all play along with sometimes,' he continued. 'But when it does, and it's material that's handled with care and the project comports itself in a way that's interesting and important, I feel very fortunate and lucky to be a part of it.' Moving: Fraser leads the whale as a reclusive English professor who has been consumed by binge eating to assuage his grief, but he hopes to reconnect with his troubled teen daughter (Sadie.
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