Behind the Scenes of Inside Man
Excerpts from The Guardian Observer interview with Stanley Tucci, by Michael Hogan:
Guardian: Were you a fan of Steven Moffat's writing before signing up for Inside Man? Stanley Tucci: Very much. I adored Sherlock. Steven has a very dark sense of humor, as do I, so I was excited to read the Inside Man scripts. I also love [co-star] David Tennant and had worked with the director, Paul McGuigan, 15 years ago on a film called Lucky Number Slevin. Just to seal the deal, it was filmed 40 minutes from my house. It was a dream job. Guardian: Grieff says that all it takes to commit murder is a bad day and the right victim. Do you agree? Tucci: I think so. You can murder in self-defence. If somebody's trying to hurt your kid, you'd kill them without a thought. I'll give you an example. Thirty years ago, I was in Paris with my late wife - which sounds terrible, I didn't kill her, she died of cancer - and in the middle of the night, this guy appeared on our first-floor hotel room windowsill. My wife screamed, I jumped out of bed naked and yelled: "Fuck you!", I don't know why, and tried to push him off by closing the window. I looked down, wanting to see him dead, but there was nobody there. He got away. The reason I tell you this ridiculous story is that my reptilian brain took over and said: "Kill him before he kills you!" So there you are. Guardian: Your wife is British and you're based in London. Would you call yourself an anglophile? Tucci: I didn't think I was but now I am. I'm completely in love with it here and can't imagine living any other place.
Extra: Production designer Arwel Jones (who also worked on Doctor Who) built a working bar on the Inside Man set. They named it Taverna di Tucci and Stanley Tucci made drinks for everyone.
