#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