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The Wrestler's Daughter Finds an Emotional Bond
Nov 02, 2008
By Chris Tinkham
Wood, who earned Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for her breakout performance in Thirteen, goes toe-to-toe with Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. More
The Full Interview From October 2008
Nov 02, 2008
By Chris Tinkham
Your scenes with Mickey Rourke in the film are quite intense. What was the mood like on set for that last emotional scene in the film?
We had a really laid back crew and they were all very respectful. It was pretty tense on set sometimes, and all my scenes were with Mickey, but we didn’t really talk in between takes, and he wouldn’t say anything until we were filming a scene, so I think we, especially Mickey, everybody just stayed completely focused and in character the whole time. It became a really emotional experience, but I think it kinda bonded Mickey and me in a father-daughter way because of it, ‘cause we went through all that together, so we’re pretty close now. More