oh jessie you are naughty
Remember this is a transcript - without the expression, the gestures and the pauses it can sound somewhat strange- it isn't always easy to transribe what they are saying because they don't always finish sentences etc but FWIW here tis
“I think what attracted me to the role was the psychology of the character which is so extreme. What you have with Alec and Tess is that you have the victim and the perpetrator and for me, really, it’s have the study in psychology that they’ re both actually the same. They need each other to feed the drama.”
About what happens between Tess and Alec
Hans: He’s the villain of the piece and indeed, he does rape her which is a very harsh action and hard to justify in a character.
Gemma Arterton: I think with the rape, we just had to do it. We couldn’t think about it We sort of said where we were going to go and if you feel uncomfortable and whatever I think with that sort of thing, for it to be realistic, you just have to ‘go for it’ We has to just go for it. And Hans was great as well because he’s so generous and thoughtful.
Hans: It’s more important that there’s a nice energy between you and then once the camera’s rolling you just imagine yourself in that moment and be where you are
Gemma: I wanted it to be so real because otherwise it’s a disservice to anyone that has been raped and it had to be scary and petrifying and also we wanted to make it very unsure as to what actually happened. Tess always thinks to herself “ Did I bring it on myself? I wasn’t sure if he seduced me or what. There’s no clear… in the book and in the script.
Hans: “With Tess, he has to attain her, he needs her to satisfy some part of him that’s unfulfilled
Whatever he pursues, whether it be religion whether it be women whatever it may be, he’s never satisfied for long because he’s not at peace with himself.
It has been quite daunting portraying his obsession because he relentlessly pursues Tess. There is an argument that Angel and Alec are actually very similar. They’ve just dealt with life in slightly different ways and had different upbringings.
About director David Blair
He knows when you’re hiding because as actors, sometimes if you’re slightly uncomfortable and you don’t quite know what you’re doing, you sort of move around a little bit and try to express yourself, to show that you’re doing something and he’s very aware of that, of bringing you back in to concentrate on the person in front of you the situation that you’re in.
It’s great. It’s such fun I mean, my God, imagine getting paid to turn up in Dorset and jump on a horse and play a scene with Gemma Arterton. I mean you can’t really ask for more than that can you?”
And of course
The thing about my character … is he always screams!