#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