A ‘Babygirl’ Holiday with Harris Dickinson

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To close out the holidays, our conversation with actor Harris Dickinson.

We discuss his latest role in Halina Reijn’s Babygirl (6:50), Nicole Kidman’s “disarming and generous” quality on set (8:55), and the exploration of masculinity in Harris’ roles— from Beach Rats (12:17) to Triangle of Sadness (12:30) to Babygirl (12:46). Then, we dive into the online discourse about his new performance (15:22), his upbringing in Walthamstow, England (16:36), and the early short films he made with his high school mates (20:00).

On the back-half, Harris unpacks his formative university years (24:40), his post-grad search for purpose, first in the military (30:15) then working at a hotel in east London (33:12), and the inspiration behind his forthcoming directorial debut (34:05). To close, we talk about the parallels between filming fight scenes (38:05) and intimate scenes (40:15) and the Charles Bukowski poem that keeps him creating (48:50).

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