[In the film, Matthew is Brandon Lane, a former college football player with a knack for sports betting.] The guy was a quarterback, no longer able to play football because he blows his knee out, ... He ends up running a tallying service. He's the best picker in the world, he has an 82% winning percentage -- unheard of in that field. It's a shady little business he's in, there's a lot of shadows. |
[Matthew said working on the film was a complete blast:] I was excited to get out of bed every morning. It was like a great dance, working with him, ... He catches a wave and rides it! It was really fun. |
Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life. |
And that's the main buzz with betting games like this. Every weekend, whether I bet or not, I go through lists and try to pick winners in my own life so come Monday, if I did well, I can go 'told ya' and if I didn't do well I can blame it on something else. |
And the crazy thing about you with this is that we'd be shooting wide shots [where Pitt's eyes couldn't possibly be seen] and you'd insist on those green contacts. |
Andy: Look at our love furnace! It's dead!
Ben: No its only sleeping. |
Hey! I know you. Ask me your name! |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. |
I like the 'Alive' part, |
I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I'm trying to pull out of the ground that doesn't want to come out? I know I'll win. |
I love to gamble, man — all different kinds of ways, ... As far as wagering on sports, I've got some friends, we make some friendly bets and sit around. As we [say], we're buying a ticket to the game because we're watching every single play. And then you win, and you get to walk around for days and say, 'I knew it.' And if you lose, you get to walk around and say, 'Yeah, but you cheated.' But basically it's friendly wagers, and I go to Vegas here and there. |
I thought this was a great story about a winner who starts losing, ... And if you're a winner, what do you do if you lose, and how do you get out of that hole? |
I was responsible for Brandon Lang, ... That was my job, to be able to make a believable character who you can understand and go through the whole story with. |
I'd rather wait until we're through working. |
It was a big dance, working with him, ... It was a lot of new moves that I've never seen before, but always with the rhythm. It was a real vital experience. It's easy to go out there and tell the truth, because you're in a scene and you catch a wave, so to speak. You're not conscious of where you're going, but you're on a wave. And usually those turn out to be either the worst take or the best, but all you need is one that's the best, you know? |