“Acting’s a very intimate form of discovery,” the How I Got There star told Variety. “It’s something that happens in stages. First, you read it, to try to understand the world you’re entering into, and your place in that world, then you give your interpretation of it. You’re being watched by a filmmaker who has the whole thing in his mind. It’s almost like sex.” He added, You’re performing something and you’re hoping you’re satisfying. Sometimes somebody will whisper, ‘Go a little bit to the left.’ So it’s very intimate, and it’s very, very personal.” Perlman, who plays Podesta in Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix release Pinocchio, also referenced carnal acts when discussing audiences favoring streaming over theatrical film releases. “When you take the specialness of something, and make it ordinary, by having it happen in your house, where you can press pause, go to the bathroom, have a meal, have sex, come back to it, forget where you were… for somebody like me who has made it his life’s work, it’s a bit saddening. A bit unfortunate,” he said. “And yet, my kids, who only know streaming, don’t know what they’re missing,” he added. “I’ll never be able to explain to them the majesty of going into a 3,000-seat theater and walking out with this group who’ve all had this communal experience. I’ll never be able to explain what they’re missing. Because if you’ve never had it, you don’t miss it.” Next, check out the best movies to watch before the end of 2022.
