Actor: Christopher Elliott
Role: Nikolai
Q: What attracted you to want to work on this film?A: The setting being in World War 2 Russia.
Q: You get to play the "bad guy" in this movie. How did you identify with your character?
A: I understood his bad side and what drove it. He had the same yearnings as me to be the best.
Q: How did you prepare for your role?
A: I met with a Russian in Germany and had him read my lines to get an idea of the accent. I rehearsed my scenes on camera at home, researched the role of Nikolai, and war-time Russia.
Q: What was your favorite scene?
A: One of my favourite scenes was throwing the matches on the just-executed David and walking over him. Another was the approach to David and lighting the match in his face. Silent menace.
Q: What was the most challenging scene for you?A: The most challenging was the long walk down the hallway to camera and then turning and going back. I had to hit a mark and I couldn't see it very well. And then when I did, I looked up and one of the crew was standing almost right beside me off camera, looking straight at me.
Q: What did you enjoy the most about working on this film?
A: The professionalism of the crew. Totally inspiring to work with both Robert and Mann. They took me to new levels. Genius directing, genius camera angles and camera view, genius insight into the depth of the story.
Q: How did you get your start in film?A: In 1988, in Los Angeles, I was an extra in 'Revenge of Al Capone' starring Keith Carradine. Six months of extra work was enough. My first movie came 15 years later in 'The Line', an Australian movie. It was TV till then.
Q: Who inspires you as an actor?
A: Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Al Pacino.
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