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Anyactorwouldadmitthatit‘strickytoplayrolesbasedonrealpeople.Theyneedtodomountainsofresearchtomakesurethey‘restayingastruetolifeaspossible.Besides,theytrytoaddtheirowntouchestotheperformancesothattheirworkcanbecalledtheirown.
AmericanactorAndrewGarfield,35,facedthatdilemmawhenplayingDesmondDossinthefilmHacksawRidge.DosswasaUSarmydoctorduringWorldWarⅡwhorefusedtocarryagunbecauseofhisbeliefs,butsaved75liveswithoutfiringasingleshot.Hisactionsmadehimthefirstconscientiousobjector—apersonwhoobjectstoservinginthearmedforcesformoralorconsciencereasons—tobepresentedwiththeMedalofHonour,theUS‘shighesthonourawardedforpersonalactsofbravery.
Garfield‘sfirststageofresearchwastostudyasmanydocumentaries(纪录片)ofDossashecouldgethishandson.ButGarfieldsoonrealizedthatheneededtolearnnotonlytheDoss‘outercharacteristics,butalso“thedeepestpartofhimself”,hesaid.HetravelledtoDoss‘hometown.TheactorwantedtowalkwhereDosswalkedandhandlethetoolsDosshandled,whileallthetimekeepinginmindhowtheresearchwouldaffecthisperformance.
“Idon‘tthinkIcouldhavegonetoofarintermsofgettingtoknowwhoDosswas,”Garfieldsaid.“Butitcan‘tbeanimpressionofhim.Thatdoesn‘tinterestme.”Garfieldexplainsthatit‘slikethedifferencebetweenslippingintosomeone‘sclothesandsteppingintotheirskin.Untilhegoesdeepinsidearolebasedonarealperson,hedoesn‘tfeelhe‘sdonetheworkjustice.Andit‘snotuntilhefullyunderstandsthecharacterthatGarfieldfeelsconfidenthecandothethingsaskedoftheroleinthescriptwithouthesitationorthought.
1.Whatmakesitdifficultforactorstoplayrolesbasedonrealpeople?
A.Mixingtheactwiththeirownfeelings.
B.Resemblingtherolesinappearance.
C.Lifelikeperformanceswithpersonalstyles.
D.Massesofacademicresearchintotheroles.
2.WhywastheMedalofHonourawardedtoDesmondDoss?
A.Torecognizehisbraveactions.
B.Toattractpeopletojointhearmy.
C.Toadmitthevalueofconscience.
D.Toencouragedoctorstofollowhissuit.
3.WhatdidGarfieldhopetodoinDoss‘hometown?
A.KnowaboutDoss‘livingconditions.
B.FindouttheinsidesofDoss.
C.DoresearchonDoss‘earlylife.
D.ExperienceDoss‘lifeatfirsthand.
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Beagoodactor
B.Amoraldilemma
C.GarfieldandDoss
D.Garfieldgetsdeep
