Guy Pearce on his ‘Memento’ performance: “I’m shit in that movie”
nme.comMemento, saying he thinks he was “shit” in the movie.The actor plays Leonard Shelby in Christopher Nolan’s 2000 psychological thriller, a man who is suffering from amnesia and is unable to form new memories.
He uses an elaborate system of photographs, notes and tattoos as he attempts to find his wife’s killer and the person responsible for his condition.The film is beloved by many film fans, but in a new interview with the Times, Pearce has given his honest opinion on his own performance. “I’m having an existential crisis,” he said. “I watched Memento the other day and I’m still depressed.
I’m shit in that movie.”“I’d never thought that before, but I did this Q&A of Memento earlier this month and decided to actually watch the film again.
But while it was playing I realized I hate what I did,” he added. “And so all this stuff about an exec at Warners being why I’ve not worked with Chris again?
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