In
an interview to collider, actor Charlie Day, star of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
(Charlie Kelly), Pacific Rim (Dr. Newton Geiszler) and Monsters University (Art)
talked about Pacific Rim, Monsters University and his choice in roles.
Monsters
University:
Did
you ever think about how Art might have ended up at Oozma Kappa?
DAY: I have a suspicion that he’s not actually a student at
that college. He’s a drifter. He might have gotten off the
railroads and wandered into Oozma Kappa.
You
have some of the funniest and most random lines in the film. Was all of
that scripted, was none of it scripted, or does it fall somewhere in between?
DAY: I’m almost positive
that all of it was scripted. I don’t recall doing any
improvisation. Every now and then, (director) Dan [Scanlon] would say,
“Try something in a different way,” but he had really strong opinions about
what he wanted and I rarely disagreed with his ideas. He’s a really funny
guy, and he just had such funny things for me to say. I had to do
nothing.
Pacific
Rim:
Have
you gotten to see a rough cut of Pacific Rim?
DAY: Yeah, I saw a cut with most of the special effects
done, but not all of them. It was riveting! It’s another Guillermo
[del Toro] explosion of creativity. I really couldn’t wrap my head around
the fact that I was a part of it. It’s just such a wild ride. I
think people are really going to enjoy it.
Who
do you play in the film?
DAY: I play a scientist. I play Dr. Newton Geiszler.
It was wonderful to be given a character who can actually read. It was
fun to get to do something that wasn’t just pure comedy. He is an expert
on the big monsters, and he’s trying to stop them using his brains, whereas the
guys and the robots are using their brawn and their brains. He’s a
cantankerous little guy, but he ends up being braver than he knows he’s capable
of being. It’s a nice part in the movie.
His
choice in roles:
Between It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Monsters University and Pacific Rim, your
roles couldn’t be more varied.
DAY: I’m all over the map! I just am happy to be doing
what I’m doing. The fact that such interesting, talented people have
asked me to come work with them, it’s not wasted on me, how lucky I am.
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