WOLF ROLE MADE GEORGE A-WERE OF DEEP QUESTIONS
GEORGE MacKAY has been left howling about the mysteries of life after spending months pretending to be a wolf on screen.
The 1917 star, 29, is known for meticulous method acting – but it means he struggles to return to reality.
‘I’m trying to balance life a bit more. I’m aware that
I can’t disappear for five months and be responsible for my home life in the same way,’ he said.
The Brit plays Jacob in IrishPolish flick Wolf – about a boy who thinks he’s one of the wild beasts – and the experience affected how he sees the world.
George shared: ‘It’s such a personal thing for anyone to go through, to really question their body and their identity. Where does physicality begin? Where does emotionality begin? What constitutes being who you are?
‘I find that question fascinating. That question as to what is right for someone personally, versus what is right for other people, is a quandary that speaks for so many things.’ And now he’s emerged back in the real world, he’s no longer sure what’s true.
Posing in pensive shots for Port Magazine, he continued: ‘It’s like, three months of having all these sort of genuine, truthful, profound moments but you do it in a fictional setting for a fictional thing. Then when you jump into real life, you try to fast-track. But where’s the line between what’s true and what’s not? Even on a night out, you might say, “I’m having a good time”. But that’s sort of hypothetical too, because you might want to be indoors.’
Read the full interview in Port Magazine, out on October 28.