Since it’s a known fact that certain Shared Darkness readers have a Bryan Greenberg crush, I thought I’d pass along this bon mot from the recent press day for Nobel Son, about the joys of working with Alan Rickman, even if it involves getting a bit physical:

“I was looking forward to torturing Alan Rickman for a
whole day, and I think he got a bit annoyed with me, because I kind of
one-upped him in the scene,” says Greenberg. “I had these files (in my hand), and in a wide shot I hit
him on the head with them and (director) Randall Miller said, ‘Oh I like that!’ And I saw this
look on Alan’s face like, ‘Oh great, now he has to do that all day.’ But it
was great to work with Alan, to see an actor who makes specific choices
and sticks by them. It’s kind of rare, actually. I’ve worked with a lot of actors
who kind of rest on their own laurels, and kind of get by on their own
charm and charisma and give up on the process, the work. But Alan is
really a big believer in the work and creation of character, and it’s
really inspiring as a young actor to be around something like that. You
learn a lot from a guy like that.”