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  • Dermot Mulroney Scar Explained, ‘Crisis’ Role Examined

    In a very detailed interview with actor Dermot Mulroney, one question that came up was in reference to the 50-year-old’s lip scar.

    The scar, located below his right nostril, has been a noticeable physical feature since the start of his acting career.

    Like any other nosey person, I too have wondered how the scar got there, and it’s rather interesting to hear the story behind it.

    “It was a long time ago, so I’ve always had it,” he told the Chicago Sun Times magazine, Splash. “I was 3½ and I was carrying a dish for our pet rabbits. And I tripped and it broke, and I fell on it. I definitely remember that day, even though I was 3 years old. I don’t think about it or see it, but it’s always been there.

    The About Schmidt star surely appears to be unashamed of his perfectly imperfect flaw-especially since he never conceals it.

    “It certainly has its place on my face, right below my right nostril. That’s where it belongs.”

    Mulroney, who is also recognized for last year’s featured roles in New Girl, is currently in Chicago working on the new television drama Crisis.

    He adds that filming the series in Chicago brings back fond memories of the movie My Best Friend’s Wedding, which he shot with Julia Roberts in 1997.

    “Coming back here to shoot [‘Crisis’], I’ll go by a stairway to an L where I know we shot a scene, or by a nightclub where we filmed. I’m always happening upon these locations that I shot at 16, 17 years ago, and I remember them like it was yesterday.”

    The premier episode aired last week for the first time on NBC.

    The actor explains that portraying secret service agent Thomas Gibson is quite out of his element, but he still welcomes the idea of exploring a daring and hostile character.

    “I’ve finally understood what people mean when they say, ‘The character got under my skin.’ I’m exploring the psychology of a man who has elements in his personality unchecked by conventional thinking. I’ve had some dark thoughts these days.”

    Mulroney mentioned that he does, however, admires his character’s intelligence.

    “But the thing that most impresses me about Gibson is how truly genius he is. It’s fun to play a character that is vastly more intelligent than I am, to be frank. It made me feel really smart.”

    Crisis will air Sundays at 10 p.m. on NBC.

    View a sneak-peek to this week’s episode below:

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  • Julia Roberts Sees ‘August: Osage County’

    Julia Roberts stars in the film August: Osage County, and she recently saw it in a theater along with costars Dermot Mulroney and Julianne Nicholson. Her take on watching herself on screen, as well as on several scenes in the film is really quite interesting.

    “I think I cut off Dermot’s circulation, just squeezing his hand with excitement to see what everybody did. It’s such a great ensemble, and even though there were a lot of scenes that we were all in together, my favorite one is at the bus station with Benedict [Cumberbatch] and Chris [Cooper]. To watch the way they did that was just heartbreaking. That’s why you want to go and see what your friends did so perfectly,” Roberts said during a recent interview.

    Roberts makes it very clear that she both loved and learned from Meryl Streep while filming this movie.

    “Our experience was a treasure box of discovery for me, and at the top of the heap was Meryl Streep, who showed that it is about working hard. Because I’ve never seen anybody work harder than she works. She doesn’t [just] snap her fingers and be a genius. She really is just the hardest working girl in the room. And I was so grateful to see that up close,” she said.

    If you have already seen August: Osage County then you’re perfectly familiar with the part in the film dubbed ‘Eat Your Fish.’ Julia Roberts admits she must have said the word ‘fish’ about 175 times. If you haven’t seen it, then a clip from that scene will ascertain your future attendance at a theater near you.

    “The rhythms and the performance of it is terrifying. I think the word “fish” is in the scene like 175 times (laughs). But here’s the thing, here’s the crux of the biscuit, if you will. We worked our asses off, because there was no other way to do it. I’ve never worked so hard in my life!” Roberts says of the scene.

    If you haven’t seen August: Osage County yet then you no doubt want to now. And after all, Julia Roberts went to see it. And it seems she’s given it a pretty darn good review.

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  • Julia Roberts Talks New Movie ‘August: Osage County’

    Spotting Julia Roberts at a red carpet event is something that does not happen frequently these days — some may argue that is almost as rare as spotting Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. Fortunately for fans, the talented actress did appear at the New York premiere for August: Osage County where she stood next to her costar Dermot Mulroney. Seeing the two talented performers together is reminiscent of their previous film together, My Best Friend’s Wedding.

    Julia Roberts was recently interviewed by E! News where she spoke about the unique nuances that distinguish family members. “Well, it’s great because you are able to see the rhythms of people, and John Wells, our director, really wanted us to kind of imitate each other in that family way. Where like, my sister and I, we don’t look alike. But as soon as we start telling stories, we look like the same person. So he wanted that sense in our movie, which I think was really important, so the more time we spent together and watched each other, it would become second nature,” Roberts said.

    August: Osage County is based on a play by Tracy Letts that centers around the interactions of an Oklahoma family during a funeral. The play has received the following honors: the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as the Tony Award for Best Play. In addition to Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney, the film stars Chris Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Ewan McGregor, and the ever-talented Meryl Streep.

    In an interview with HuffPost Entertainment, 48-year-old Letts said that he always wanted the play to be turned into a movie. “I always wanted to see it turned into a film, and I wanted to be the one who worked on it. You feel like you can preserve a bit more of the original intention of the thing if you’re the guy who is doing it,” he said.

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