“There's something in the rhythm and roll of it that is connected to the way Hitchcock thinks and moves. Then there is everything he ingested - the cigar smoking and drinking that's imprinted on his voice.” ThinkingWayMovingVoiceDrinkingConnectedRhythmSmokingCigarHitchcockSmoking And Drinking Author:Toby Jones
“When I told people I was going to be doing the movie and the voice of Dobby, they were kind of awestruck, the people who knew about Harry Potter. I felt rather guilty that I didn't really understand the scale of the job I was about to take on. Now, I am well aware of what I'm doing, and actually, it feels a very serious acting responsibility.” PeopleFeelsWellsKindJobsFeltVoiceActingResponsibilitySeriousScalesGuiltyHarry PotterOld PeoplePottersAwestruckDobby Author:Toby Jones
“What happens is some of the characters I've played have voices that are so different from my own, that it would be ridiculous if I would dip in and out of that voice in between takes to ask for a coffee, or something. Or to gossip about whatever was going on.” IfsDifferentCharacterHappensWould BeAsksVoiceMy OwnCoffeeRidiculousGossipDip Author:Toby Jones
“I had to change the shape of my own voice. It was quite hard to pull off and so once I had it, I stayed in Hitchcock's voice all day on set.” HardVoiceMy OwnShapesHitchcock Author:Toby Jones
“Best ever was filming in Barcelona last year, and I had a couple of scenes with De Niro. He's a very shy man. Speaks so quietly that people tend to bend down and adopt the same tone, almost the same voice, whenever they talk to him - watching, you'd think someone's offering to carry out a hit for him when they're just offering him a cup of coffee.” PeopleThinkingMenYearsLastsSpeakVoiceCoupleSceneDown AndCoffeeCupsToneShyOfferingLast YearCoffee CupBarcelonaDe NiroBest Ever Author:Toby Jones
“Hitchcock is a big ask. I am playing someone significantly older than me and someone significantly bigger than me. The stuff I find very interesting is why certain physical things have come about. How can he be light on his feet when he is so big? How can his weight vary so much? Where does this rather beautiful voice come from?” DoeBigsLightBeautifulCertainAsksStuffVoiceInterestingFeetWeightBiggerVery InterestingVaryHitchcockPhysical ThingsPlaying SomeoneBeautiful Voice Author:Toby Jones
“Hitchcock's got a very interesting voice; it's a very controlled, measured rhythm that's quite slow and, in that sense, also felt quite controlling in its pace. He retained something from his childhood, that London sound, as well as adopting some of the L.A. sounds... All of this helps you create the character.” WellsCharacterHelpingFeltSoundVoiceInterestingChildhoodLondonRhythmControlledPaceVery InterestingAdoptingHitchcock Author:Toby Jones
