FROM S.A.D. HACKER TO MUSIC LEGEND : INTERVIEW RAMI MALEK BY MR PORTER

看了《BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY》,佩服RAMI MALEK神還原英國樂隊QUEEN傳奇主音FREDDY MERCURY。本來認為兩者外貌相距甚大,除了歸功於《霍金:愛的方程式》及《丹麥女孩》(DANISH GIRL)的化妝及髮型師JAN SEWELL負責設計造型,RAMI MALEK的演技GET THE MOST CREDIT。RAMI MALEK最近接受THE PORTER訪問中直指,最後重演一九八五年LIVE AID的經典表演是整部電影最艱難和複雜的一幕。訪問筆者形容MALEK是一個謹慎沉穩的人。「I WORKED HARDER ON THIS (BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY)THAN ANYTHING, AND IT COULD SO EASILY HAVE BEEN A DISASTER.」這位擁有埃及血統的三十七歲美國演員,在十三年前參演首部電影《NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM》,後來多部影集皆當配角,”I NEVER HAD ANY ASPIRATIONS OF BEING A CELEBRITY. I JUST WANTED TO DO THEATRE AND LIVE IN A SHOEBOX FOR 40 YEARS OF MY LIFE!” 終於在二零一五年回歸小螢幕主演犯罪電視劇精湛演出獲得艾美獎劇情類影集最佳男主角,今年又憑FREDDY MERCURY一角出現在影評人OSCAR PREDICTION的名單上。除了分享拍攝點滴,MALEK也講了不少關於自己的生活和喜好。好像倫敦是他最愛的地方,「PEOPLE MAKE AN EFFORT. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU WEAR, AS LONG AS IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GAVE A FUCK!」

text > cherry wong photography > courtesy of mr porter