Created: Sep 15, 2011 Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Seth Rogan (Joe Scarnici/ Getty Images)
TORONTO?Canadian born actor Seth Rogen, best known for his comedic roles in ?Pineapple Express,? ?Superbad,? and ?Knocked Up,? stars in two major feature films this September, which premiered at the annual Toronto Film Festival. Rogen plays a character based on himself in the comedy drama ?50/50,? and plays Lou in Sarah Polley?s drama ?Take This Waltz.?
Being frank and compelled to joke on set, Rogen is an authentic actor who stays true to his comedy background. His comedic journey began when he dropped out of high school to do standup comedy and soon began gaining recognition in hometown Vancouver.
After he moved to Los Angeles, his first TV appearance was in 1999 in Judd Apatow?s series ?Freaks and Geeks,? which lasted only a season but was Rogen?s big break along with co-stars James Franco and Jason Segel. Since then, Rogen has played in a wide range of blockbuster hit comedies.
?On a day-to-day procedural level, I just try not to ruin the movie. That?s my goal,? Rogen joked about his approach to his roles at the ?50/50? press conference on Monday, Sept. 12.
Rogen calls his appearance in two ?serious toned? movies this fall a coincidence. He noted that Polley was the only director to ask him to star in her movie, and he agreed without hesitation.
The 29-year-old must have built up a strong resume and left a strong impression to have Polley consider him first and foremost for the part of Margot?s husband, played by Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams.
?I constantly though of Seth playing Lou and hoped that would happen,? said Polley at the ?Take This Waltz? press conference also on Sept. 12.
Comparing his role as Lou Rubin, a chicken cook book author, and Kyle in ?50/50? where he plays himself under a different name, Rogan didn?t notice big differences in his job. ?It didn?t feel different on a day-to-day basis. That?s what?s interesting about doing dramatic movies. I just approach it the same,? he says.
It?s not until Rogan watches the movie as a whole that he realizes the movie is dramatic.
When asked what the most challenging moment was when shooting ?Take This Waltz,? Rogen replied, ?The whole things was really fun and enjoyable, honestly.?
Although the film has some intense dramatic scenes, especially when Williams is torn between her husband Lou and new love interest Daniel, played by Luke Kirby, Rogen didn?t experience the heaviness behind the camera. ?It was honestly one of the most relaxed, kind of easy-going, fun sets I?ve ever been on,? he says.
?There?s authenticity and honesty in their work.? Polley said about Rogen and co-star Sarah Silverman, another comedian to star in the dramatic movie.
How He Does It
For Rogen, staying true to his own persona and portraying on camera scenes that feel organic and real are what make the stories work. He recalled how the team portrayed funny and serious scenes in ?50/50? without trying to make up dialogue that didn?t feel natural.
?It was much more organically arrived at,? said Rogen. He and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays Adam in the movie, which is based on Rogan?s friend Will Reiser in real life, just enacted the conversations and scenes that Rogen recalled from the time Reiser had cancer and the duo dealt with it.
According to Rogen, the movie is not an intended bromance, although it might seem that way to the audience.
?It?s really just all about the characters and staying true to them and always allowing them to be as grounded and honest as possible,? says screenwriter Will Reiser about how the team managed to walk the fine line between drama and comedy.
Rogen stuck closely to his repertoire and dealt with the news of his friend?s illness by offering comedic relief. ?[Kyle] is trying to be funny, so that gives you a lot of luxury as an actor because not all the jokes need to land. Just like in real life, you have some people are funny and all their jokes land; and some people, as I will now illustrate, are not always funny,? Rogen joked to the press.
According to director Jonathan Levine, the shots that didn?t make it into the final cut were the moments in which the team had to strain for a joke or staged a joke with effort. Co-star Bryce Dallas Howard, who also stars in this summer?s drama ?The Help,? agreed that the lads made for a fun team to work with.
?It?s playful ... a lot of vulnerability gets exposed inside of humor,? said Howard, ?unless it?s angry humor that kind of masks something. But this kind of vulnerable, dorky humor I think reveals everything. Or goofy humor. I think that?s wonderful and it was fun,? she added.Source: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/arts-entertainment/seth-rogen-on-the-art-of-acting-61665.html
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