Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
Katherine Matilda "Tilda" Swinton of Kimmerghameis a British actress, performance artist, model, and fashion muse, known for both arthouse, independent and mainstream films. She began her career in films directed by Derek Jarman, starting with Caravaggio in 1985. In 1991, Swinton won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her performance as Isabella of France in Edward II. She next starred in Sally Potter's Orlando in 1992 and was nominated for the European Film Award...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 November 1960
CityLondon, England
Well, it's kind of what I do, to be honest with you,
till I was about 17. I can't remember why I stopped. I've tried (to suck my thumb) since, but it doesn't work anymore.
I felt clearly that the atmosphere of the film is about loneliness, and existentialist loneliness - in all the characters, including my own.
She's not a 'normal' mom, but who knows what that is anymore? ... But she learns I think the most important lesson of parenting. You have to tell your kids, 'I'm watching you.'
There's something radical about a coming-of-age story that's about everyone trying to come of age at the same time, ... It's not so much about growing up as growing on. There's something compassionate about parents not knowing what they're doing.
Don't you think... the festival has, I don't know, gone a little funny this year?
So we had this moment with the fly, and we all thought: 'Well, you can't hope to direct a fly. If it walks around a bit, that will be enough.'
And the idea of going through the back of a wardrobe into this parentless land where you're the only people who can prevail, I found really moving.
This film is all about questions and gracefully not about answers. This film steers away from that.
What he's done is recognise the cinematic nature of the book. It's beautifully realised - it's a beat film.
Nic's Charlie is something very particular. You can't really put them together. It's a phantasm.
I wasn't around when Nic was playing Donald. I was around with Charlie.
I knew Spike Jonze would do something really interesting with it.
It may be unfair of me but I do feel I know it.