In an
interview to collider, actor and standup comedian, Andrew Brice Day talked
about receiving the phone call from Woody Allen, working with Woody Allen and
the feature film of the hit tv show Entourage, where he played himself.
“…
What
was it like getting the call that Woody Allen wanted to meet with you?
Clay: Well, that’s the thing. It’s the last call that I would ever expect
to get. If I would have gotten a call
from let’s say Martin Scorsese… When my
manager called me and said it’s Woody Allen, I thought he was teasing me. I love Woody Allen, but I just didn’t think
he would ever use me in a film. If he’d
said Martin Scorsese, I would be, “Alright, I get it. It’ll probably be a gangster thing.” And I love it. I want to play those roles, but I also like
playing the everyday guy which is what I got to play in this. I wasn’t the star of the movie, but yet the
part itself has a lot of layers. That’s
what I liked about it. If he just gave
me three lines, I would have done it, but the fact that it was a full character
role in this film, I really enjoyed doing it and getting into it emotionally.
What
was your first reaction when you heard you got the part?
Clay: When I heard I did get the part, I was
actually alone in my home in Vegas. My
wife was out and I was freaking out, because I know I’ve got to tell her first,
and then I’ll call my kids. It was
emotional for me because both my parents have passed away. It was funny because as big as I got as a
stand-up, my parents knew me better than anybody. Years ago, when I’d call my mother and tell
her I’m doing this movie or that movie, she’s go, “Well what kind of movie is
it?” And I’d go, “It’s a comedy. I’m a comic.”
And she’d go, “I know, and you’re fantastic, but you could do so great
with drama.” It’s because she knew
me. A mother knows her kid. So I know they’re up there looking at me
going, “You see? We told you.” And that’s a great feeling.
…
Can
you talk about working with a filmmaker like Woody Allen who works very
fast? What was that experience like?
Clay: I think a lot of Woody’s directing goes into
his casting, the people that he casts.
As he’s writing a script, he starts thinking about who could possibly
play the role. And once he gives you
that role, he knows who he is, so he knows whoever gets that role, if they’re
smart, is going to put everything they can into it and really think about it,
especially something like this that’s not a comedy. This guy gave me a heavy role to play and I
just wanted to do a good job for him. I
want him watching me on that set – because it was his idea to bring me in – and
I don’t want to disappoint this guy. I
have too much respect for him, and he’s too talented of a guy, and I’m not
going to be the one in one of his movies that wrecks it. His directing came from him casting me and
the things he would say to me on the set, which were pretty unbelievable
compliments coming from a guy like him.
I knew I was doing the right thing by him and that’s what I cared
about. When I hear about things that are
being written about me, or in the press conference earlier, when they read some
of the quotes [and mentioned the rave reviews that appeared] in different
papers and The Rolling Stone, I go, “It wasn’t about that to me.” I haven’t heard any of that. (laughs)
I couldn’t even believe it. It
took me off guard. I wasn’t expecting
it. I just wanted to do a great
job. I hadn’t done a movie in twelve
years.
…
Do
you think there will be an Entourage movie, and if there is, will you have a
role in it?
Clay: Well there’s probably going to be an
Entourage movie for sure. It’s
written. It’s just gotten the go
ahead. I don’t even ask Doug if I’m in
it, because he’s doing a project with me.
We became friends after Entourage.
I don’t know which way he went with the story, so I would never want to
back the guy against a wall and go, “I’m in the movie, right?” I’m not going to ask for parts. That’s his baby. So, if he sees me in there, I’ll be in there. If he doesn’t, he’s already…between Doug
Allen and Woody Allen, they both gave me such a new life as an actor so I’m
appreciative to both of them.
…”
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