„I guess only the sense of trying to keep peace. Maybe the ferocity in the morality, in the code of it all. One’s done in tights and a bow and arrow, and the other one’s done in an ill-fit suit. I think the intentions are always good for both characters of trying to do what’s right and trying to keep peace. I think that would be the through-line.“
- Jeremy Renner on what his characters Mike McLusky and Clint Barton have in common [x]
„Jeremy joins the Armchair Expert Podcast to discuss where the confidence in his own masculinity comes from, how his first investments were in real estate, and how he was a makeup artist while auditioning for roles early in his career. Jeremy talks about how he bought a fleet of firetrucks to support volunteer crews in his community, what the experience of shooting The Hurt Locker was like, and how his relationship with the original six Marvel stars has evolved over the years. Jeremy explains why he took the Mayor of Kingstown role without reading a single line of the script, how never used to buy things for fun, and how he was always more comfortable on the stage than on film.“
„I have my own obstacles and difficulties of loss in my own life, but I don’t really draw upon that when I’m working. I think those things taught me how to manage and deal with losses, death, or failures, and that obviously goes into characters, but I don’t ever think about anything bad that happened in my life when I am acting - it’s more about a sort of inward emotional processing and mental toughness. Some characters are kind of more of a coiled spring, and I really like that - when you’re not quite sure if this guy could be dangerous.” [x]
“‘Hawkeye‘ is sweet, light fare. There’s some heaviness to it, don’t get me wrong. But comparatively, ‚Mayor of Kingstown‘ is going to hit people with a hammer.” [x]
“This character is an interesting anti-hero, but it’s complicated, he’s a complicated character. He comes from the basic principles that I admire. I admire the selflessness in a job and I love the decisions he makes and doesn’t make, he’s a complicated character in a complicated world and there couldn’t be something more interesting for me to play than that.“
“[I] didn’t realize it until about halfway through Mayor of Kingstown … I am like, ‘Oh my God, I was just in this sort of Christmas vibe in New York’ [filming Hawkeye] and it’s like oh my gosh, this is really heavy. I think the idea that the Hawkeye thing actually really helped me, just helped transition the set vibe, if you will, to be a little bit lighter. I don’t know how you can crack jokes on a set like Mayor of Kingstown, but somehow, some way I did and we had actually a really good time shooting it.”
- Jeremy Renner on how Hawkeye helped him prepare for his role in MoK
P.s. and they refer iris as a poisonous spider, and she probably came from Russia. She sent by the bad boss Milo, and Mike might probably save her from the bad guys…I mean, doesn’t it sound familiar? lol
