Adrien Brody reflects on 'The Brutalist' shoot: 'Intense'

Adrien Brody has recalled his time while shooting at the sets of The Brutalist.

Speaking at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, Brody discussed the intense 23-day shoot for the epic period drama. 

In doing so, he admitted that the process proved to be really stressful for him at times. 

Nonetheless, he showed perseverance and refused to “hold back” while portraying architect Laszlo Toth.

He explained, “There is no way to say, ‘I'm going to hold back today.’"

"The way I hold back is, I have no personal life when I'm filming. In as much as I love the people I work with, I don't hang out with my actors or crew when I have heavy lifting or emotional work.”

Brody added, “I have my own techniques to have the space to give it when needed.”

He continued, “You have to hope you're able to. It's not a science, you're not a machine."

"Some days you're not gonna be the best, and you have to find ways of being able to snap yourself out of whatever the personal distractions are, whatever the complexity is on the set that day," he added.

“Whatever you are, you have to deliver work. That is the responsibility of the actor,” he asserted while concluding.