The actor and director explains how he prepared to play a superhero on the spectrum in The Accountant.
A lot of them were observed, and some of them were stolen.
Thats the way you do it.
We didnt want to take a stab at sex it up or gloss over things.
We just wanted to peer into the reality of that life.
Also, I think it was a good thing showing that different can be good, better and special.
That was what I got from the people that I met with.
Thats what they wanted to see.
It turns out thats a well-known character (laughs), so that was fun.
I dont think the movie had come out yet, though.
I remember one girl was like, Ive never heard of you!
Who are you?!
And I was like, Im just an actor.
I got a lot of fun reactions.
The biggest reaction was that people were psyched to be a part of making a movie.
They understand that they were coming up with ideas for a character.
They really wanted to volunteer and help out.
What drew me to it was Gavin and his work, and the fact that it was very unusual.
So training was as much a part of this as it was for the Batman movie.
It was a learning experience.
One thread thatThe Accountantdoes share with Afflecks work as Batman is the presence of J.K. Simmons.
I wish we had the chance to do more.
Hopefully, we will in the future, so it was a nice tease.
I really should have brought my A-game.
Im not much of a tactician when it comes to what a career should look like, he admitted.
Im not a big believer in that strategic level of planning.
Its more about projects that interest me and move me, and part of that is variation.
You would get bored doing the same thing, over and over again.
It keeps me activated and engaged, and hopefully doing my best work.
The Accountantopens in theaters nationwide on Friday (October 14).
