Barry Keoghan has some "stuff to figure out" after Saltburn

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The actor admits he isn't planning to get back to work anytime soon, after a busy period in his career. Report by Nelsonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00 Barry, Merry Christmas, mate.

00:01 - Thanks, man.

00:02 - Merry-- - It's a bit early.

00:02 - Oh, no, it's not too early now.

00:04 As soon as you get into Christmas,

00:05 like into December, that's enough for me.

00:07 Not got my trip yet. - Is it?

00:08 - I'm primed, I'm just ready for a break.

00:10 - I keep forgetting it's Christmas.

00:11 I mean, the trees are definitely a reminder.

00:13 - When you're busy, when you're busy a lot,

00:15 it's hard to kind of like latch onto it.

00:16 - It is, man. - So you get like

00:17 a bit of breathing space.

00:19 - First of all, I've got to find out what day it is.

00:21 - Yeah, I'm nicely sore.

00:22 - Then I can look at Christmas.

00:23 - Anyway, what a saucy little stocking filler this is

00:28 for the use of Prime Video.

00:30 I kind of felt like, when I watched it,

00:32 I kind of felt like I watched a movie

00:33 with someone else's hands in my pockets.

00:35 - Oh, really? - Like, uncomfortable.

00:36 - That's interesting.

00:37 - But exciting at the same time.

00:40 What's that balance like for you as a performer

00:43 between the kind of, the buzz and the thrill

00:45 of doing something really daring, really different,

00:47 really exciting, and also the kind of,

00:50 the fear of doing something out of your comfort zone,

00:53 scary, that's gonna like push boundaries, push audiences?

00:57 - You know what, it's just, it's all like,

01:00 for me, it's like, I just wanna rise to it.

01:02 I wanna challenge, I wanna moment that I can show

01:07 commitment and maturity as an actor.

01:10 So any chance I get to do that, I'll jump on it.

01:15 And not only talking about the nudity scenes

01:17 and stuff like that, but it's definitely

01:19 a new territory for me.

01:20 And rising up to it is kind of nice.

01:26 - What's the reaction been from family and friends

01:28 and stuff, there's a whole critical reaction,

01:30 which is great. - I don't think my family,

01:31 my family haven't seen it.

01:32 - Really? - Yeah.

01:33 - So one of those you're kind of scared for them to see?

01:36 - Do you know what, not really.

01:38 They've got a word, kind of taste on movies,

01:43 so I think it'd be right down the street.

01:47 But yeah, they've not seen it, I am curious

01:50 to see what the reaction will be.

01:52 - Speaking about taste, what's your kind of,

01:53 what's your method of choosing roles?

01:57 Because you've done, naming some of them,

01:59 you've got like, what, Kill 'Em and Take 'Em,

02:01 Deer, Caramel Horses, Green Knight,

02:04 Animals, and Dunkirk, and this.

02:08 And every time you take a new step,

02:10 it's kind of like, it feels like you're stepping

02:12 into a kind of very cerebral, artistic direction.

02:17 Like you choose films that make audiences work,

02:20 in a way, which I find quite interesting.

02:22 Like, I wonder if that's something you go into a script

02:24 and you're like, I'm looking for a certain thing from this.

02:27 It's just kind of--

02:27 - I mean, yeah, if the part is like, you know,

02:30 I'm always looking to show range,

02:32 and it's, you know, with Banshees to, let's say, Soulborn,

02:37 I mean, there's a whole difference there

02:40 in the character and the demeanour and the way he's played.

02:45 So I'm always looking to show that I can do

02:49 on both sides of the scale.

02:52 But yeah, I'm always looking to humanise these characters

02:54 and make them real and justify their actions.

02:58 I don't really look at, I don't really go into the parts

03:02 and say, oh, I'm a sociopath in this one,

03:04 or a jont man, I don't really do that.

03:06 But yeah, I'm just looking to show range, really.

03:10 - Speaking about range, I think I saw an interview

03:12 with you a bit ago when you talked about this part,

03:15 you split into like five different characters,

03:17 five different people.

03:18 Like, which one of these people was your kind of,

03:22 it sounds like a basic question,

03:23 but which is like your favourite to play?

03:24 Which one did you get the most enjoyment going to work

03:26 and embodying that part?

03:29 - It would be the moments of when Oliver's listening

03:33 and watching, observing, you know,

03:36 that's the most enjoyable, you know,

03:38 the most time that, the best time I had kind of

03:43 discovering his character was when he's watching

03:47 all the people and he's plotting his next steps and stuff.

03:52 - I enjoyed that, the moments where you don't really know

03:55 who he is, when he could still be antagonist,

03:58 protagonist, could go any direction,

04:00 your sympathies are sort of floating in the air.

04:03 - You kind of leave it up for grabs, isn't it?

04:04 - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

04:05 And finally, you're only like 32, but you've done like--

04:08 - 21.

04:09 - 31, 31, let's not like--

04:10 - And the next year, I mean, Jesus.

04:12 - Let's not wish the time away.

04:13 You've already done like 28, 29 movies,

04:15 you've done like seven TV shows and all that stuff.

04:17 Do you think of yourself as a kind of

04:21 an accidental workaholic?

04:23 Like what's this experience been for you

04:25 the last decade?

04:26 Has it felt like you're on a freight train

04:28 and you're just flying through the countryside?

04:29 - Just being selective, you know,

04:31 I don't plan on getting back to it anytime soon either.

04:35 You know, I think I'm gonna take some time out

04:37 and then figure some stuff out,

04:40 but I just wanna be selective and, you know,

04:45 when I do something, I'll commit to it

04:46 and immerse myself in it.

04:48 Do you know, I don't ever wanna feel

04:51 that I have to just work, you know.

04:53 I even hate calling it work.

04:55 But yeah, it's just to be selective.

04:58 - Well, mate, I think I speak for everyone

05:01 and say we're looking forward to seeing

05:02 what you select next.

05:04 But you've been out of work, have a break.

05:05 Enjoy Christmas.

05:06 Work out what day it is.

05:07 - Yeah, I will.

05:08 - And we'll see you for the next one, man.

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