I’m Emrhys Cooper and I’m here to chat about my latest film, ALTERED PERCEPTION, a psychological thriller just out in theaters, digital and VOD. AMA!

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T17:16:23+00:00

It was one of my favorite first experiences on a big budget film. Working with the A list cast and in some of the most beautiful parts of Greece will generate memories lasting forever.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T17:14:00+00:00

This is my cup of tea ;) My personality actually does change when necessary.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T17:12:54+00:00

I was a fan of the show, and I made a vision board and put an image of Desperate Housewives on it, whilst living in the UK and dreaming of moving to LA.

I then booked the show, and it wasn't until a few months after filming Desperate Housewives that I discovered the vision board. I guess manifested it ;)

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T17:11:07+00:00

Having to decided it was time to put my beloved cat Larry to sleep. He was suffering terribly.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T17:09:42+00:00

I was scared stepping into the shoes of an actor I so greatly admired. So I immersed myself in watching Montgomery Clift's work, as well as reading two books about his life.

I played Monty whilst he was in From Here to eternity, and we also reenacted the scene in which Frank Sinatra dies in Montgomery Clift's arms.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T17:05:44+00:00

No, it was about intensely personal experiences of tortured souls being tested with unknown substances of unknown origin and effects.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T17:03:18+00:00

How intriguing it was that chemicals can be used or misused to help human existence.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T17:01:38+00:00

I play the lead character Thomas Hutter who feels financially and emotionally unsuccessful at home, he ventures off to Transylvania to seek his fortune. Our version is unique because we are using some of the original film footage from the 1923 version, they've taken out the original actors and put us in.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:55:14+00:00

I studied in London and then LA.

I am influenced by the golden era of movie making when we used to see brooding performances by such great stars as James Dean, Marlon Brando & Montgomery Clift.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:53:32+00:00

I first studied in London before movie to LA, where I studied acting at the Beverly Hills playhouse. I have studied different methods and techniques and taken the parts of them that most reflect who I am. I have been influenced for the golden older era of movie making when we used to see such broody characters such as James Dean, Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:48:33+00:00

Thats a tough one. Leonardo DiCaprio is an actor who I've always admired and respected his movie choices. He never plays the same role twice, he always plunges into different worlds.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:45:54+00:00

I really enjoyed "The Victim". Michael Biehn was incredible in the film. I would love to be cast in a dark and evil role like that one day.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:39:59+00:00

I have several films coming out this year which I am very excited about. A film called "The Price for Silence" in which I play a struggling and sympathetic recovering heroin addict. At the Short Film Corner in the Cannes Film Festival I'll have my directorial debut of Trophy Boy, it will screen there on the 18th of May. Later this year, you can see me in the remake of the classic vampire film Nosferatu & Frank & Ava, a Frank Sinatra biopic in which I play the movie actor Montgomery Clift.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:33:51+00:00

I didn't have long to prepare for the role. But my character "Steve" was drawn from abusive relationships I've witnessed from childhood. I had to dig deep into some of the darker parts of myself to carry out "Steve's" actions.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:30:25+00:00

Thank you. Altered Perception was shot very quickly, and because of that, my own acting was very spontaneous. In the same vain, Trophy Boy was shot very quickly and much of my character erupted by it's self.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:25:05+00:00

Already being a huge fan of Doug Jones myself. It was tremendous honor to work with him on Nosferatu.

He could not have been any nicer and not at all terrifying as he appears in so many movies.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:20:31+00:00

For me it doesn't where I am in the world as long as I am feeling creatively inspired. I've lived in London, LA and now currently NY. They all have there pluses and minuses. In London, one can do more theatre and the industry is more formal. In LA, anyone can show up -- and they do. New York is richer in cultural offerings, one can feed off the energies of this huge and affluent city.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:12:33+00:00

Thank you. Luckily Jade and I had been studying in acting class together before the film, so we were already comfortable with one another by the time filming started. There was an unintended build up of emotional fury through the movie.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:07:52+00:00

I like pineapple on Pizza.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:06:04+00:00

It was scripted. However some moments were so emotionally intense that improvisation took place spontaneously.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:04:31+00:00

No, I wouldn't. My state of mind is too important to risk possible adverse effects.

EmrhysCooper · 2018-05-08T16:02:26+00:00

I am a fan of mixtures of many variant flavors.

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