A quick word with villain Mathieu Amalric

To celebrate the release of "Quantum of Solace" on DVD & Blu-Ray this week, Moviehole caught up with actor Mathieu Amalric, who plays the villainous Dominic Greene in the flick. Greene, part of the same organisation that Le Chiffre and Mr. White work for, also runs a shell corporation called Greene Planet. Greene is tasked by the organisation with securing a piece of land in Latin America that is rich in natural resources. Greene also has a connection to Vesper Lynd, and may have been one of the men who were blackmailing her prior to the events of ''Casino Royale''.

How do you think ''Quantum Of Solace'' is different from other Bond films?

This has to deal with feelings. James Bond is almost a broken heart in this film and he has the good and the bad that are almost struggling inside himself. Sometimes we were trying to forget that we were doing a Bond film.

What’s your take on Dominic Greene?

Marc [Forster] told me, “Your eyes are enough to be a villain.” So you try to find moments in your life where you’re a monster. And as there is in this film something about a relationship with a woman, that helped to find moments where you get crazy and that can explain then why you need power. You have to find intimate stuff, not just that I want to conquer. Power is not enough – it doesn’t help you to act. If you need the power, it’s because you have a problem.

How did you find Marc Forster as a director?

Marc’s always trying to grab things that you’re not conscious of, doing two takes in a row which is a technique to make the actor unaware of what he’s doing. He wants things to happen in the moment on set. He just wanted my face – no scars, no metal jaw, no white cat, no accessories, nothing. I just had my face. With Marc, you always work on the moment.

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