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Bruce Herbelin-Earle, from East Grinstead, is one of the cast in Clooney’s new film The Boys In The Boat.

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00:00 Good afternoon, my name is Phil Hewitt, Group Arts Editor at Sussex Newspapers. Fantastic

00:07 pleasure this afternoon to be speaking to someone who is in the new George Clooney film,

00:12 which is out this weekend, The Boys in the Boat. It sounds a fantastic film. And in the

00:17 film is Bruce Herberlin-Earl from West Sussex, from East Grinstead specifically. And goodness,

00:23 the obvious question, what on earth is it like to work with George Clooney?

00:29 I think as an actor, you don't ever expect to get that cool. It's something that you

00:31 always dream about. And so when it comes, you better be ready.

00:36 And you were ready, weren't you?

00:39 I was and it came at such a lovely time. They were supposed to make this film 10 years ago.

00:45 The Weinstein Company had the rights to it and Kenneth Branagh was down to direct and

00:49 then it got delayed. And then, of course, everything happened with Harvey Weinstein

00:53 and the project got put on the coals. And then Clooney picked it up and it's just like

01:00 a year after year, this project has been in development. And in the summer of 22, I believe,

01:06 no, summer of 21, we shot in 22. In the summer of 21, yeah, he emailed me and wanted to Zoom

01:17 after I sent in a tape.

01:19 How on earth do you prepare for a Zoom with George Clooney?

01:22 You don't.

01:23 Is that exciting?

01:24 You don't. Because Clooney has such charisma and has such a way with people that he makes

01:31 you feel very at ease. And from every interview that I'd seen, I was expecting him to be the

01:37 man on camera, you know, and he is, he was. And I never felt nervous or apprehensive about

01:47 talking to him or feeling judgment from him or anything. He was super friendly, super

01:52 nice guy.

01:53 And he takes those personal qualities into his role as a director.

01:56 Exactly. He makes everyone feel at ease and he gets the best out of everyone. So whilst

02:00 also not being overbearing or pernickety or, you know, intense.

02:04 But at what point do you stop thinking, that's George Clooney?

02:09 You got to get over it. You got to get over it pretty quick. You know, like, this is,

02:13 he's just a guy. It's interesting to see how everyone else interacts with him too. We went

02:20 to the British premiere, the UK premiere. I also flew to LA to attend the LA one. And

02:26 at the end of all the screenings, he was mobbed by people wanting to ask him questions and

02:31 say hi and take pictures. And you gain some perspective on that because it's...

02:39 You realize who he is.

02:40 You realize who he is and you feel, you count your blessings that life isn't that intense,

02:49 you know, for yourself.

02:52 You must be on that level of stardom then.

02:55 No, not right now.

02:57 But the lovely thing you were saying, despite his experience, his charisma and everything,

03:02 he was very trusting of you as a director. He was wanting you as directors to show what

03:07 you could do.

03:08 Yeah, it's the ultimate respect, I guess, that a director can give his actors and make

03:14 him feel comfortable. And I also had some ideas that I wanted to float by him or I did

03:19 impromptu in the scene and I felt he created that space for me to do that. So it's like

03:26 I have nothing but respect and thanks to him.

03:29 That's quite surreal, isn't it? George, may I suggest that is quite something, isn't it?

03:34 Yeah. It's like, do you want me to do this? And it's either yes or no, or like, oh, good

03:38 idea, but what about this? And you would just, after a take he'll come and he'll just give

03:43 you that short, simple note that clicks in your mind and you know what you need to do.

03:48 And the other lovely thing is having had this experience and having seen the film a number

03:52 of times now, it absolutely lives up to the experience of making it, doesn't it? What

03:57 makes it such a good film, do you think? I'm so much looking forward to seeing it.

04:01 Yeah, well, I'm glad you said that. I think we're super excited for the UK to get it.

04:07 It's out in LA and the audiences have been really, really loving it. It's such a feel

04:11 good movie. It leaves you feeling enthralled and enthusiastic for your drive home after

04:18 the cinema, you know, like it's a two hour movie. And I think its purpose and aim as

04:23 an entertainment movie and a sports movie in general is just to leave you, to bring

04:31 you into the theatre, forget about your life for two hours and send you home with a smile

04:35 on your face, you know, and if we can give you that gift in this movie. And I think that's

04:40 what this movie does.

04:41 And you're saying too, the lovely thing is, it's about not being by yourself. It's about

04:46 allowing yourself to accept and find help from others.

04:50 Exactly. Like community and camaraderie is the way to experience life, in my opinion,

04:56 you know, because they'll pick you up when you're down and support you when you're high.

05:02 Brilliant. Well, really, I hope to see you this weekend. Thank you ever so much. Really

05:06 great to speak to you, Bruce. Thank you.

05:08 Thank you, Phil. I really appreciate it.

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