Actor: Sean Patrick Folster
Role: Yosif
Q: How did you get your start in film?A: Just began auditioning.
Q: How did you prepare for your role in this movie?
A: Lots of Russian dialect practice, lots of work on my own with grief and loss. That's sort of what I saw this character [Yosif] as, someone whose character problems got him pulled out of the life he built for himself, and the difficulty of that... stuff I could easily relate to.
Q: What was the most challenging scene for you?
A: By far the dialogue scene, the one where I tell that big long story. Never felt like I got it.
Q: Which scene in the movie was your favorite?
A: As far as what I was in, there was a moment when Yasha came over to me and retrieved the box of bible passages I'd thrown against the wall, sort of a moment of connection with him and me, some tenderness... I liked that moment. Don't know how it played, but it felt good.
Q: What was it like to work on this film?A: Really enjoyed everybody. Was a pleasure. Folks just wanted to do their best. Mann was particularly good for me, he had a real openness and curiosity about what you could bring, but one time he told me "You didn't have it in the long shot, I need it for the close-up." I really appreciated that, that when he really needed to see something, he wouldn't BS me and shine me on, but just be straight... Really appreciated him for that.
Q: What did you enjoy the most?A: The camaraderie. The sense of togetherness. The way people left you alone to work on your process. The sense of silent support everyone had for each other, even though we were all pretty tired. How cold it was that first night.
Q: Who inspires you as an actor?
A: Benicio del Toro, Phil Hoffman, Chris Cooper... I don't know, lots of people.
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