Kiwi Talkz #56 - Joel Tobeck Interview (Hollywood, Sons Of Anarchy, Lord Of The Rings, Taika Waititi, Accents, Agents etc.)
Joel Tobeck is a well known Kiwi Film/Television Actor who is well known for many roles in films/television (Shortland Street, Sons Of Anarchy, Lord Of The Rings, Avatar 2 etc.)
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram - @joeltobeck
TIMESTAMPS
00:49 - Joel’s Filmography List
01:09 - How Covid-19 Affected Joel’s Work
02:22 - One Lane Bridge/Queenstown
03:34 - Travelling For Work/America/Australia
05:10 - Dialog Coach For Accents
05:39 - Sons Of Anarchy
06:50 - Critiquing Your Performance/Joel Watching His Own Work Back
08:05 - Joel Doesn’t Like The Hollywood System/NZ Film Evolution
10:40 - Joel’s Time On Lord Of The Rings
13:17 - Joel Has Always Thought NZ Was Great At Film/NZ Are Underdogs/Kiwis Are Nice
14:20 - Kiwis Are Nice/Union System In America
15:48 - Working With Taika Waititi
18:09 - Avatar 2/James Cameron
19:15 - Difference Between Blockbusters And Indie Films
20:49 - Joel Had Surreal Moments While Working On Avatar 2
22:17 - Joel Enjoys Playing A Villain/Embracing The Crazy
24:05 - Joel’s Research Process
25:23 - Emotional Scenes Are Exhausting/Channeling Dark Memories/Trusting Yourself
27:32 - Separating From The Character After Work
28:23 - Joel’s Process To Memorising Scripts
29:06 - Time Between Getting Script And Rehearsal
29:54 - American Directors Let Him Ad-lib A Lot/Joel Struggling To Ad-lib
31:08 - Ad-libbing With Taika Waititi/Honouring A Script/Umms And Aahs When Acting
33:19 - Not Knowing When Your Next Pay Cheque Is Coming Is Exciting And Terrifying
36:10 - When Joel Had No Acting Jobs He Did Construction Work/Respect For Builders
37:28 - Researching A Field For a A Role
38:07 - Celebrities Being Disconnected From The Average Joe
39:20 - Ricky Gervais’ Roasting Actors At The Golden Globes
40:24 - New Zealand Is An Amazing Place
41:17 - Getting Home Sick When Away From NZ
42:30 - Cultural Differences Between Americans And Kiwis
43:06 - Americans Not Knowing Anything About NZ
44:18 - NZ Is Growing On The International Stage/Stephen Colbert
45:20 - Film & Tourism Intertwine
46:03 - NZ Doubling For Countries And Cities
46:23 - Auckland Kumeu Studio
47:00 - Places In NZ Joel Loves To Shoot/NZ Scenery
49:19 - Countries That Joel Would Love To Shoot In
49:47 - Speaking Other Languages
50:17 - Hard Accents/Not Going Into Comical Territory With Accents
52:15 - Tips Dialog Coaches Teach With Accents
54:00 - Joel Found American Voice Overs Hard
54:45 - Voice Overs For Bunnings
55:22 - Voice Overs For Path Of Exile
56:29 - Most Roles Joel Gets Are Through His Agent/Process With Agents
58:35 - Keeping The Same Agent/Joel’s American Agent
59:57 - Ass Kissing In L.A.
1:00:41 - Living In L.A. Is Very Tough/Paranoia/Self Doubt
1:02:17 - Being Grounded/Teaching Actors
1:03:20 - Hugo Weaving
1:04:27 - Positive Experiences With Actors/Joel Encouraging An Actor On Shortland Street
1:05:18 - Encouraging Acting Students/Friendly Competitiveness With Actors
1:06:38 - Joel Tobeck’s Social Media
1:07:23 - Joel & Reece Dont Like Using Social Media/Guitar Work