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Last month, during an interview with "Vanity Fair," Guy Pearce claimed that the reason he hadn't collaborated with Christopher Nolan since "Memento" was due to Nolan's long tenure at Warner Bros. Pictures. Pearce suggested that certain Warner Bros. executives disliked him, thereby preventing him from being cast in Nolan's subsequent films. However, Pearce recently offered a different explanation in an interview with "The Times."
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Pearce confessed during the conversation, "I've been having an existential crisis lately. I rewatched 'Memento' the other day, and I was still so frustrated. I thought my performance in it was terrible, and I'd never thought that before. But I participated in a 'Memento' Q&A earlier this month, so I decided to truly rewatch the entire film. Halfway through, I realized I absolutely hated my performance. So, my previous theory about Warner Bros. executives being the reason I hadn't worked with Chris again was instantly debunked. I knew the real reason: I just wasn't good in 'Memento'."
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Pearce continued to criticize his own acting: "I was trying to convey a certain flippancy in the film, but I completely missed the mark. John Gielgud once said, 'You can be good in a good film, you can be good in a bad film, you can be bad in a bad film, but you must never be bad in a good film.' And when I rewatched 'Memento,' I realized I was terrible in a good film. Damn!"
Pearce also graded his performance: "It's funny, people used to say I should have been nominated for my work in 'Memento,' but now I understand why I wasn't. Look, I'm very happy with my performance in 'L.A. Confidential,' but when I see myself in 'Memento,' I just think, 'Oh my god! It's like nails on a chalkboard!' If I rated my performance in 'Neighbours' a 2.0, then 'Memento' would be a 5.0."
Pearce added that he hasn't yet discussed his self-assessment with Nolan, "because I expect he would agree with me."
via： The Times