The Swedish actor speaks out on playing Pennywise the Clown in Stephen Kings It.
But the novel was my Bible.
I read through it and wrote on the pages and took notes.
I would go back to it throughout the whole shoot.
There are some purposefully mysterious aspects of what the character is and a lot of room for interpretation.
Obviously Im much younger and different and a different person and actor than Tim Curry.
Tim Curry is Tim Curry and nobody will do Tim Curry as good as Tim Curry.
I have a slight resistance in telling it, he says with some hesitation.
Its a weird thing to reveal because its ours.
We were never in disagreement with the psychology behind him.
Then reading it reaffirmed our idea of what the character is and the psychology behind him.
So the book was great to have around.
I was preparing to do this character but I didnt know what the outfit would look like.
I didnt know what his face would look like and all those things.
Its a weird, beautiful contrast of something cute and horrible, you know?
Which is such a key element to what the character ended up being.
This cute, horrible thing.
Itis out in theaters now.
