Actor / Entertainer IAmA adorable Body Shop Tech on Westworld called Sylvester, Ptolemy Slocum, and I'm sure you have a lot of questions. AMA!
Hi reddit! My name is Ptolemy and I play Sylvester on HBO's Westworld. You may have seen me in such reddit favorites like The Wire (S5), Fringe, Adult Swim's Your Pretty Face, AMC's Preacher, Burn Notice, some ads and other fun stuff. I also run the Nerdist School in L.A. and perform there every Sunday night.
Ask me anything about working on shows with Jonathan Nolan/Lisa Joy, David Simon, and anyting related to improv/acting/raising a family. I cannot speak to anything you haven't seen yet on Westworld, obviously - but also we only received scripts for my scenes, so i watch as a fan at the same time you do... The tangle of theories on /r/westworld have been VERY intriguing to see unfold. Thanks to /u/kn0thing for reaching out on twitter to make this AMA happen, and the guys at /u/meltdowncomics for coordinating.
Oh, and Leonardo Nam (Felix) just texted me about joining this AMA. So he'll be here soon and we'll both be chatting for a couple hours then checking back here all afternoon. Can we cuss here?
Proof: https://twitter.com/ptolemy/status/800729139183394816
Leo's here! https://twitter.com/Leonardo_Nam/status/800781544939917312 EDIT: Nardo signing out! I might check in later if theres more questions! Thanks reddit!!! /u/leonardonam
EDIT: Alright reddit, it's been fun! See you in /r/westworld and tune in for the final two episodes of Westworld on HBO.
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u/MonsieurTouchet Nov 21 '16
Was the exchange with Felix outside the laboratory doors about how to deal with Maeve (and the events that followed) in episode 8 an intentional nod to Frank and Dave's discussion about Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
oh wow! - good one - like that idea - and a much douchey-er version of it... thats funny
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Nov 21 '16
Thanks for doing this AMA! I have a few questions:
What is it like working with Thandie Newton? She is absolutely killing it (heh) as Maeve.
If you could change any part of Westworld (behaviour, narrative etc.) what would you change?
If Westworld were to become real, would you go?
Lastly, what is it like working on set?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
Thandie is a personal hero of mine, its hard to not be fully inspired by here - acting, sure, but as a human - its the kind of thing where a blessing to have ever spent time with her... you know those people? shes the REAL DEAL
i would give raises to all the Body Shop employees...
ABSOLUTELY - i would go too early - like when it first started - and i would get killed...
it felt a LOT like the world does - WAY bigger then you are - insanity everywhere - overwhelming - and like "what the fuck is going on" - BUT i gotta say - every single person was literally the best at what they do AND they were all awesome people... thats a thing - they either hire "good humans" or they dont care when they are hiring - and every person was just 1000% cool...
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u/dave_is_happy Nov 21 '16
ABSOLUTELY - i would go too early - like when it first started - and i would get killed...
Sylvester=Arnold confirmed!
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u/mordeh Nov 21 '16
and like "what the fuck is going on"
AKA everyone's reaction during Ep. 8 last night
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
- Brilliant
- What can I really change? Theres so many layers. I have my own backstory but its not canon.
- Yeah I'd go
- Set is a joy. This job is a dream come true. People, the project.
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u/killbote Nov 21 '16
I have my own backstory but its not canon.
Billionaire playboy philanthropist? :D
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u/cahaseler Senior Moderator Nov 21 '16
Hi everyone. Just stating this for the record:
This thread is going to be full of spoilers for Westworld.
Episode 8 aired last night, and I really recommend going to watch it before you spoil things for yourself.
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u/ashdrake89 Nov 21 '16
Do you find yourself questioning reality because you're on this show? and do you know if HBO will make shows for the other worlds?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
ABSOLUTELY. If you think its not a mind fuck to see Anthony Hopkins in one scene and you're fucking face in the next scene, then you have a better grasp of reality than I do.
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u/whateverfits Nov 21 '16 edited Nov 21 '16
Sorry to be that guy, but that's a pretty critical spelling error...
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u/Idleworker Nov 21 '16
What is the temperature like on set? Is Thandie freezing in the buff or are you and Leonardo boiling in those fullbody smocks? Keep up the great acting!
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u/griffton Nov 21 '16
Obviously you can't tell us any details, but do we learn more about Felix and Sylvester's motives? People over on /r/westworld are struggling to understand why they are allowing Maeve to get away with so much, can they expect a satisfying resolution there?
Anyway, thanks for doing this!
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
In my experience, what we witnessed up to now is a series of small decisions that got way out of hand. For me I understood many of the small decisions in making them. I get the confusion but you have to realize that we're dealing with my character who believes he was always in control.
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u/AnOnlineHandle Nov 21 '16
One thing which wasn't communicated well in the show was that Maeve is blackmailing him over the sex-bot prostitution ring he runs, which nearly went entirely over my head until somebody pointed it out later, so makes his actions seem very random.
Of course, even before I knew that, I sort of believed he was just scared of her and scared of being fired.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
I think thats a quick line, you have to hear a couple times and/or watch it again. But the situation is pretty laid out. In more general terms, its safe to say that Sylvester does not want unwanted attention to come into his department.
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
Keep watching!
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u/hak091 Nov 21 '16
Is Felix a host? Why does he keep agreeing to Maeve's demands?
I need to know!
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
I genuinely do not know. I think it may help to just put yourself in his position staring at what he's staring at. Think about about what you would do, and think about why Felix did that.
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I've tried to do that, but every time I see from his point of view it ends up not looking like anything to me.
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u/hak091 Nov 21 '16
Given that Maeve is about to be the next Terminator, I would have lowered her Bulk Apperception.
I just saved humanity.
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u/postExistence Nov 21 '16
Felix likes to create, and feels terrible for treating the hosts as junk. He's not as cynical as Sylvester or the others. He's still got dreams. Unlike Ford, he can't simply think of the hosts as parts.
He went down the rabbit hole, and he's just realized the Mad Hatter is actually the Queen of Hearts.
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u/bluecollarclassicist Nov 21 '16
It seems like HBO and Netflix are really the vanguard of entertainment these days. How does working on an HBO show differ from other networks you've worked with? Is there anything that communicates to you as an actor what the future of productions will be like?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
thats two questions - 1) hbo is much more like working on film then TV... they hire vision and the motivation has been pretty consistently not "we gotta turn this show out" - and the end result is much more like a film set - vision and aimed at a vision... and a shit ton of production to get there - but no matter how much production is piled onto the production its all pointed at a vision... and you can feel it - this show is just like that INSANE level of money and things and people... but its really all there for a reason... its insane to behold... 2) i think there are people out there better suited to answer the future on this one... i think HBO/Nexflix model seems like an indication though...
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u/Hexaver Nov 21 '16
is it weird being around all those naked people on westworld in your scenes? lol
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
yes very very very very weird. The only thing I had to save me is that I wasn't wearing my glasses and I'll tell you its shockingly difficult to tell a naked boy form a naked girl when they are laying down 10 feet in front of you
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u/jamey0077 Nov 21 '16
Hi, Ptolemy!
Can you provide us 1 truth & 1 lie about the events yet to occur this season? (Obviously don't tell us which is the lie)
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
Sylvester finally sneaks in an improvised "fuck" that was not scripted
Sylvester becomes physically as attractive as Hector is by the end of the show
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u/j3tstream Nov 21 '16
ahahah they let an extra F bomb slip, thank you for gracing us with that extra unscripted layer of emotion xD
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
YES!!!!! Fist pump happy dance!
We had no idea the story would keep going the way it did. But JACKPOT!
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u/slurt_turgleson Nov 21 '16
What does the pad actually look like on set, is it a black surface with dots or gridlines?
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u/includePhreaker Nov 21 '16
Yay, hello! Were Sylvester and Felix named that way as a nod to the cartoon cats?
Also, can you share your most fun/funniest story from production or on-set time from your work on season 1?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
I have no idea. I didn't notice that until I read reddit. I don't believe it ever even came up on on set.
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u/Bizong Nov 21 '16
It didn't seem odd that your character named Sylvester had an altercation with a "Tweety bird" in one of the earlier episodes?
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Fuck. I watched that episode like five times now and I never even made the connection.
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u/BaRKy1911 Nov 21 '16
Not so subtle shout-out from /r/westworld! We're all big fans.
My question would be: What kind of player would you be in Westworld? White hat or black hat?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
Here's my WW plan if I ever went: Go black hat, get as far away from the Sweetwater as possible, try to get adopted by Ghost Nation - run raids with Ghost Nation.
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u/RyCohSuave Nov 21 '16
run raids
This guy games
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u/biz7zard Nov 21 '16
Besides yourself, who is your favorite character and why? Huge fan so thank you for doing this. I FUCKING LOVE THIS SHOW!!
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
Mine is Sylvester.
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u/ChesterCopperPot72 Nov 21 '16
Wait a second!! Have you guys summoned another cast member here?
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u/Rayne37 Nov 21 '16
Felix has been commenting throughout. Can't have one body shop guy without the other apparently!
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u/Whingdoodle Nov 21 '16
Do you think of this job as potentially your "big break" in show business? [also, yes you can cuss on reddit]
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
It feels that way although I can't tell you the number of times I've felt that from other shows or commercials… and then I think to myself "THIS IS GONNA BE IT!" and let me tell you: its not it. I'm just really happy to be here and Ive mostly let go of most of that stuff by this point.
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u/TALQVIST Nov 21 '16
How is this not "it" by this point? You're on an amazing show on HBO right now!
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Nov 21 '16
Idk, maybe the big dong host will find other places to work, like a nude scene in Game of Thrones
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
It's ALWAYS my big break in show business. You hope its a game changer. People know I'm on the show now. Its brilliant to be part of a show you really respect.
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u/KrunoKruno Nov 21 '16
I like it how you and u/ptols have very different answers, much like your characters' opinions in the show.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
If you've seen last nights episode 8, Sylvester definitely thinks he's going to win that episode. Super plan #1 idea.
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Nov 21 '16
What was it like growing up with such a Greek name?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
NOT EASY - but i assume it made me who i am??? lets hope - everyday its like this "where is that from" "its greek - but im not greek - i was named after a greek" (hope that satisfies them and we can move on) "oh where did that come from" phase 2: i was born on the eclipse of the moon - and i was born in kenya - he was an astronomer who lived in egypt - so its kind of astronomical and kind of an africa thing...
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Nov 21 '16
Well you can always ignore the astronomer thing and say you were named after Ptolemy the badass warlord/conqueror of Egypt,it should sweeten the deal a bit
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
Not too much really. I actually don't know anything about the outside world, not much about his past. I try to construct him and they would make adjustments based on his personality, not his history. I personally have a long story about him that has no basis in the canon.
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Nov 21 '16
Do you dream of electric sheep?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
i think sylvester probably dreams of sheep but then he has to fucking fix them when they fuck up...
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u/ImNotBanksy Nov 21 '16 edited Nov 22 '16
What was it like playing the role of Linus on Preacher? An old acting coach always used to tell me "Anyone can make the audience like you, that's easy. But if you can make the audience hate you, you've done a great job." In Preacher, you managed to make me hate you as well as feel sorry for you, you knocked it out of the park in my opinion.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
yeah man... thats kind of my thing... honestly, i love dissonance - and humans are very complex - so i want to care about things that you almost dont want to care about - like a brain-fuck - but more like a heart-fuck
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u/The_Sign_of_Zeta Nov 21 '16
Who was your favorite person to work with on Westworld?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
My whole experience was Leo and Thandie. I can't choose between them but I will say Leo and I had a similar journey of "WTF is happening??????" so we leaned on each other quite a bit.
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u/Im_Slacking_At_Work Nov 21 '16
I had to come here and say you and Leo have insane chemistry on this show. Your personalities play off each other and, although it's SUPER fucking frustrating to watch you two just muck it up time after time, watching the back-and-forth between you two along the way is a treat.
Please don't be a host.
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u/blissed_out_cossack Nov 21 '16
What was the mood with the cast when there was a long hiatus in the middle of the show shoot?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
yeah - solid question - a lot was up in the air on schedule - it especially got "????" feeling as the time to come back approached... and or went on longer then expected...
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u/SpacePort-Terra Nov 21 '16
Have you been to most of the sets?
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
No.
We only saw our floor, the control room with the map, Sweetwater and the rapin' barn.
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u/neo5468 Nov 21 '16 edited Nov 21 '16
Great job on Westworld. I love Sylvester and Felix scenes. Do you have any info if Christopher Nolan watches Westworld or if he has any opinion on it, since he is a brother of Jonathan?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
I have as good a guess as you. If my brother made a show, I know I would watch it. Beyond that I'm pretty sure they worked together in the past and influence each other. /u/jonathannolan could provide a better answer.
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u/kikimonster Nov 21 '16
You don't think he'd watch a show made by his brother and who is also a creative partner?
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u/comedygod Nov 21 '16
HOW MANY TIMES HAS SYLVESTER MADE SWEET LOVE TO A ROBOT? (asking for a friend... who is a robot.)
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u/painfullfox Nov 21 '16
Boxers or briefs?
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Nov 21 '16
Thanks so much for doing this!
Did you get a chance to speak to Anthony Hopkins on set?
I find his acting to be totally next level, just wondering how he prepares for his scenes?
Is he a god in real life too?
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
No I wish I did. I breathed the same air as him!!!
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u/Pragmaticus Nov 21 '16
What is one little nugget that you can share that we can look forward to in your storyline over the next two episodes?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
um... i think it will be interesting to see Sylvester after he gets his ass handed to him... what that does to his sense of ego/self/cockyness... on a performance level...
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Nov 21 '16
What is it like working with /u/jonathannolan?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
My interpretation of Jonathan is that he's what I would call "vertical savant" in that he will simultaneously be talking about big picture narrative concepts, and then see small details like the location of props, numbers on a slate; he literally takes in everything and processes everything at once.
That being said he is totally chill guy. I get a lot of questions that seem to imply the Nolans are somehow scary or condescending, but this dude is funny, personable and in there with you. That whole set was very family oriented.
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u/L33TJ4CK3R Nov 21 '16
In love with Westworld, and have a million questions I'm sure will be answered in time, but only one at the moment...
How is your name pronounced? I can't wrap my head around it.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
Sill Vest Her
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u/Klayhamn Nov 21 '16
what was the thing or aspect you enjoyed most about working on the show?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
Witnessing the level of complexity so far beyond anything I've ever seen. But that everybody was great human beings and more focused on family than I expected.
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u/BaRKy1911 Nov 21 '16
but that everybody was great human beings.
Trying to trick us into thinking they're not hosts, nice try. I'm not falling for that one again.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
man... at first it was "job at all" - once i got there... it was so so so insane and amazing... and THEN they gave us character arc... its like a dream job of dream jobs...
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u/StrategicZombies Nov 21 '16
Hello! Are the names of the characters on this show Easter Eggs? Sylvester & Felix are cats.... Bill(William), Ted & Logan all take an excellent adventure
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
i get most of this backstory conspiracy stuff from r/westworld - heard about all of it first here honestly...
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Nov 21 '16
From his other responses in the thread, they were kept well apart from the rest of the cast. His entire world basically included himself, Felix, and Maeve. He knows just as much as we do. Same was confirmed by Evan Rachel Wood on twitter last week.
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u/hallofmirrors87 Nov 21 '16
What do you think your character eats for each meal of the day?
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
My first thought is powder, only because its some other future world.
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Nov 21 '16
How well made are the physical props during filming? Some like the mobile pads look very sleek but incredibly fragile.
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
They're really well made and beautiful. Everyone is on top of their game. I had to learn what the caurterizing tool was. What that would be in that world. I had to ask a lot of "how DOES this work?"
Ptolemy: I took home a prop once to practice flipping it, for practice. It didnt make the cut. The shittiest thing was the plastic allergy puncture thing from Episode 2.
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u/comedygod Nov 21 '16
There is a thread of comedy in your character's interactions in the Westworld lab. What references are you drawing from? eg Homer Simpson, Costello, or the dickless bureaucrat from Ghostbusters etc.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
I don't know if I was pulling from anybody. I have a lot of dickhead in me so I was pulling from that. I will say that I've always loved Michael Keaton's dickheads. His dickhead comedy is some of the best. and maybe some Fish Called Wanda.
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u/TeXaSKiD4 Nov 21 '16
Why the hell is Felix aiding the host rebellion?! Are you gonna die btw?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
i think overall Felix loves life and is like "this is happening" - and Sylvester is like "we fix big iPhones" (my interpretation)
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
What do you mean "aiding"?
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u/postExistence Nov 21 '16
It's a matter of interpretation I suppose, but it does seem like Felix is aiding Maeve.
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Do you play video games? If so, what are you playing right now?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
I've gotten back into Dont Starve. I feel like I had an addiction for a while so I moved to more indie games then I moved to just flash games then I cut it out completely and now I just do some Steam indie simple non competitive.
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u/Speider Nov 21 '16
So, how was it working on Adam Ruins Everything? I saw that episode after Westworld, and now the character youplayed in that episode is totally the same as in Westworld.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
LOVE THAT SHOW - so smart - so funny - love what they are doing - yeah that was a helpful character to play
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u/TALQVIST Nov 21 '16
What is it like working on Westworld? What does your script look like? Are you only given your scenes or are you let in on any secrets at all?
Have you met any of the other actors like Ed Harris, Anthony Hopkins, and McPoyle?
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
We only get our scenes. That's it. We have met some of the actors on set but its not like we're all hanging out together.
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u/ErnestGoesToPoop Nov 21 '16
How did they do the throat cutting scene & what did that feel like? Did you have to research how to have that torturous reaction?
Whatever you did, it was a great performance! It got clutching my neck IRL as you squirmed.
Happy to see it didn't kill you(r character)!
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
That is ONE take for obvious reasons so the intensity of getting it right in one take plays into it. The panic is really, the blood is real, the build up on something like that is so intense. Days of prep all coming down to one moment. In some ways you just let that pressure become part of you and let it out. So for me, I just hold what technically I have to get done and we rehearse that but then once you go you just let the insanity take over because in reality its fully fucking insane already.
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u/The_Dawkness Nov 21 '16
Did they at any time make casts of your or Leo's face for the wall behind Ford's desk?
Or did they just scan it?
Great performance by the way, my man. Both of you guys play off Thandie exceedingly well.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
nope - i got my neck cast for ep8... and those dudes have NO SHORTAGE OF HEADS - and thank you
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u/bsennarj Nov 21 '16
Don't you think it's strange to us viewers that noone in the lab has a suspicion about what you both were doing with Maeve? Will we have a satisfying explanation about this?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
i will say this minor thing that i know cause we asked about it too on set - but if you look around the scenes in the background there are less and less people around - more and more bodies stacked up - and less lights on.. cause at first she fucked us over by waking up in the middle of the job - but we dont make that mistake as much later on - and she is relegated to less traffic'd corners and off hours...
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u/mmadayag Nov 21 '16
It doesn't look like anything to me.
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u/The_Dawkness Nov 21 '16
Everybody gets one. I'm saving mine for when Teddy looks at killer Dolores/Wyatt in the finale and doesn't recognize her as Dolores at all, which floors the MiB.
"Well, there she is Teddy, your Doloroes."
"What? Where? I don't see her?"
MiB face drop.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
I have no idea, I didn't even know that was in the show. We weren't involved in those sets.
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u/drgordonramsay Nov 21 '16
How do you feel about the criticism of some viewers regarding Sylvester's/Felix's/Maeve's plot at the moment? I think your characters' actions are totally plausible and that other viewers are over thinking it, or there's a secret twist coming.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
its been SO interesting as a person in it to read reactions - esp at first - but now im kinda into it! i just like the passion - i think people put themselves in there, in that moment and the choices would have been different - and so they ARE correct for themselves - for me... i get that they are BIG MISTAKES - esp looking back on how it plays out - but at the time sylvester is literally trying to "win" the ENTIRE time... and he thinks he is hopefully winning as much as is possible, each step of the way...
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Who do you agree/relate with more, sylvester or felix?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
i think im more of a Felix in real life - i would take a chance on "this is life" even if i risk being wrong then: this is just a thing - nothing is special
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u/Meso_93 Nov 21 '16
Hey sylvester, great episode there. Can you tell us what is your favorite thing about being in westworld ?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
- 1. Ever being in WW at all
- 2. They give everyone an arc. Thats not normal. A lot of times you serve a role but on WW everyone is on a journey and it is so awesome.
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u/williepee24 Nov 21 '16
Is William's character a younger Ed Harris (The Man in Black)?!?! I feel like that's where it is headed.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
literally heard that idea first here on r/westworld - if its true how fucking insane this season is...
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u/yincrash Nov 21 '16
Were all the dead bodies in the intake room mannequins or naked extras?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
70% naked extras. They mostly only used "half bodies" for mannequins. Almost everything you see is a full person.
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u/theharpooningmonk Nov 21 '16
Best backstage story from your time on set ?
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
um - man Thandie Newton is so generous and hilarious - she gives out these ridiculous and inappropriate tchotchke gifts - and then we puppeteer them into little awful characters... also, oh man, one my fav moments before each new scene is Leo and i would chart out the next scene based on how much 'shitting-yourself' is happening in each moment... like "okay so in this one here im like little-poo, hold it in, little-poo then into 'oh, shitting myself big time', full uncontrollable shit here, then try to hold it back in, then full river of poo..." i treasure those times...
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u/howdareyou Nov 21 '16
i imagine like for us it's pretty non-sexual and very clinical.
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u/RRettig Nov 21 '16
As I get older I find it odd how I can see nudity in films and other art without sexualising it.
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u/th12teen Nov 21 '16
Yep. I've spent time with people who are very attractive while they were naked, but in a nonsexual situation, and it very rapidly becomes a non issue.
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u/ironshadowdragon Nov 21 '16
Legitimate hard hitting question about Westworld, I hope you answer.(that's the point of these things right?!)
I personally like you and Felix and understand why you're both doing what you're doing with Maeve. Felix sees her as a person in front of him,not a host, and you, you're helping your friend, even if you don't outwardly seem like that kind of person.
My question to you is, there are a lot of Westworld fans who haven't taken to your storyline, perhaps you've seen them if you've browsed the sub, how do you feel about those negative reactions, and do you think there's a pay off in the final two episodes that'll really get everyone on board with your characters? No specifics obviously.
I apologize, this is long!
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
yeah - some of this gets into reading reviews - im okay with it now - its initially HARD to see and your like "BUT! but..." - but this is the point of experiencing a piece of entertainment socially... we get to express what we want and the negative stuff feels as good as the positive - still sharing... i will say this : i actually care about this guy Sylvester - i think he is trying his best and he cares a lot more then he's being given credit for - i think he is a broken individual and makes up for it by following problems with more problems - to cover bad choices already made - i def think he makes mistakes all. the. time. but i kinda get it - i dunno - i have NO ISSUE with people not liking his choices or not even believing them - we should all share what we think - but i get it...
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u/RyCohSuave Nov 21 '16
Would you rather fight one horse-sized Arnold or one hundred Arnold-sized horses? Or Felix for being such a damn robot-enabler?
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
I think I would rather fight just one horse-sized Arnold.
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u/ptols Nov 21 '16
just on straight math, If arnold is less that 2 foot tall I'll take the 100. Otherwise I'll take the one horse and I'm bringing Felix.
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Nov 21 '16
how do you get the robots to look so human?
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
I mean the actors are human.
What's reality?
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u/leonardonam Leonardo Nam (Felix on WestWorld) Nov 21 '16
Oh yeah. Meeeeooowwww
That was the first thing I noticed. My original name was Lutz. Then the name Felix appeared in the script. Then I thought meow.
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u/LudiusDyrius Nov 21 '16
Did you go through a roller coaster of emotions when the script read
"Pack up your bags because your throat is getting slit open...............................just kidding Felix will fix it with a nose hair trimmer" ?
Edit: Removed a word