And he was talking about that kind of language. If you think about a matador or if you watch them, they're very choreographed and very fluid and very graceful and sexy because they lead with their pelvis. JONES: He also said, I want you to sprinkle in a little bit of matador.
Del Toro wanted him to be animalistic but royal and regal. YU: For "The Shape Of Water's" Amphibian Man, he needed to find what he calls the silent voice of his character. JONES: How do I make this one different from everything else I've ever played?
YU: To create each character, Doug Jones starts with one big question. And the Pale Man, a terrifying monster with eyes in its hands. YU: And in "Pan's Labyrinth," he was both the Faun. JONES: (As Abe Sapien) Turn the pages please. YU: He was Abe Sapien, another humanoid fish creature, in 2004's "Hellboy". JONES: (As Edith's Mother) Beware of Crimson Peak. In 2015's "Crimson Peak," he played a couple of super creepy ghosts. YU: Eventually Jones became one of del Toro's go-to creature actors. I'd never met anyone like him in my life, and I loved him immediately. He was really, really like a fanboy mixed with a brilliant artist. He wanted to hear about all the monsters I'd played. JONES: He sat across the table from me and said, so tell me everything you've been in before. YU: They began to build that trust over lunch one day on the set of del Toro's 1997 horror film "Mimic." In it, Doug Jones played a giant insect-like creature known as Mother Bug. JONES: I just always say yes when he offers me something because I just trust him that much. YU: But he was intrigued because it was Guillermo del Toro. Like, are you kidding me? You know, if I look at myself in the mirror, that doesn't work. (Laughter) I was - ah, I have not felt that kind of fear ever when being offered a movie. But when director Guillermo del Toro told him he'd be playing a monster who's also the romantic lead, Jones's reaction was.ĭOUG JONES: Utter terror. MALLORY YU, BYLINE: Doug Jones is comfortable talking about his role in "The Shape Of Water" now. NPR's Mallory Yu talked to the man behind the mask. SHAPIRO: Creature actor Doug Jones plays the so-called amphibian man in the film - an acting challenge to be sure. RICHARD JENKINS: (As Giles) A tale of love and loss and the monster who tried to destroy it all. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SHAPE OF WATER")
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The movie "The Shape Of Water" is up for 13 Oscars, the most of any film this year.
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