‘Why Doesn’t My Character Have Any Balls?’

The actor additionally praised his costar within the film, Julia Roberts, as ‘nice at emoting’

has some harsh phrases for his character in .

The actor, 64, took a visit down reminiscence lane with in a video interview, revealed on Nov. 14, that noticed him watching scenes from earlier motion pictures. Whereas doing so, he regarded again on his function within the 1999 romantic comedy and stated his character William “Will” Thacker was “despicable.”

“Every time I’m flicking the channels at house after a couple of drinks, and this comes up, I simply assume, ‘Why doesn’t my character have any balls?’ ” Grant stated within the interview, earlier than taking situation with a selected scene that concerned Will and his love curiosity, ‘ character Anna Scott, a film star.

“There’s a scene on this movie the place she’s in my home and the paps come to the entrance door and ring the bell, and I believe I simply let her go previous me and open the door, and that’s terrible,” he continued.

“I’ve by no means had a girlfriend, or certainly, , who hasn’t stated, ‘Why the hell didn’t you cease her? What’s mistaken with you?’

He added of his character, “And I don’t actually have a solution to that. It was the way it was written and I believe he’s despicable, actually.”

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Within the interview, Grant additionally praised his costar Roberts’ appearing expertise.

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“In all probability on a regular basis with Julia, as with every sensible actress, you’re simply pondering, ‘Oh, Christ, they’re actually good. I’m not going to be pretty much as good as her,’ ” he stated.

“And she or he is nice at emoting, and he or she’s obtained that sort of high quality the place it appears like her pores and skin is wafer skinny. You possibly can kind of see her soul,” he added.

Written by — who later reunited with Grant in 2001’s and 2003’s — and directed by the late , the film follows the romance between a London bookstore proprietor and a well-known American actress, respectively performed by Grant and Roberts.

The film was nominated for 3 awards on the 2000 Golden Globes, together with particular person nods for the 2 lead actors.

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Grant opened as much as PEOPLE in October, forward of the discharge of his A24 horror film , wherein he performs a reclusive Englishman who threatens the lives of two missionaries once they go to his house.

“Good guys are troublesome,” the actor advised PEOPLE on the movie’s AFI Fest premiere offered by Canva on Oct. 24. “They’re troublesome to maintain from being boring… I believe virtually any actor prefers being the broken, unhealthy man. It’s way more attention-grabbing.”