Harris Dickinson isn’t sure she’s a Babygirl
It seems like both actors definitely had to be brave in their many intimate scenes — although for Dickinson, that might have been the easy part. “Actually, the more intimate scenes are relatively simple,” he said. “It’s blocking and then finding the truth of it.” He credits Reijn et baby girl“truly amazing” intimacy coordinator, Lizzy Talbot, to create a safe, open and loving environment for actors to work in, which Dickinson says is “ultimately what brings you to a place of truth with each other.” And of course, there’s Kidman to thank. “She’s funny too, Nicole,” he added. “She can be very serious and diligent, but then she can make jokes and be very, very casual. I think that just helps. It’s not like it’s a harsh environment.”
A certain lightness on set must be wonderful when your job requires you to explore darker, more taboo parts of your soul. “It’s always about the darkness,” Dickinson said. “It’s always been, ‘How exposed are we to our darkness and how much do we try to block it out?'” Dickinson found herself returning to a specific moment in the script: “Samuel, when he’s in bed with Romy, he says, ‘Sometimes I get scared. Do you think I’m a bad person?’ He knew he was having an affair with someone who had a husband and children – a family. And he knew that he was the one who instigated it.”
For Dickinson, that inner conflict is where Samuel’s mysterious vulnerability lies. “I think he understood that it was a bad thing he was doing,” he said. “Young men have to deal with aggression and anger and chaotic emotions and figure out what that means and figure out how to talk to that and control it in a way that’s not just ignoring It. I think that’s something we can all relate to. How are we taught what masculinity and femininity mean – the idea that if we grow up in a world where we have to be strong, and then that falls apart, what does that mean?
While there may not be a clear answer to her question, Dickinson is excited about her work baby girl even asked questions. “We had another screening last night. Everyone has a lot to say,” he said with a laugh. “It doesn’t seem like it’s just like, ‘Oh, that’s cool,’ and then move on. I don’t know if it’s someone’s own restraint being released a little or if it’s just related to Romy or me. People are just clinging to it in an obvious way.”
But even though audiences are just starting to get attached baby girl and Samuel, it was Dickinson who let them go. He is said to be going around John Lennon’s role in Sam Mendesfour-part biopic about The Beatles. Although Dickinson didn’t specify whether he’d be up for the role, “it would be a really interesting role,” he said. “John Lennon is someone who I consider a really complex character, so to step into that role would be challenging as an actor. It will be a big challenge.”
He didn’t spend much time wondering what Samuel might do after he walked barefoot out of Romy’s suburban home—and perhaps her life. “Honestly, I didn’t think about what would happen once my work was done on the film,” Dickinson said. “I just think about what happened before and what might have happened in the future. Once it was out of the story, I had no reason to imagine what they would do.”
Although, in reality, he may have an inkling: “I imagine he’ll move to Tokyo and do things.”
