Known for his larger-than-life roles, Tom Cruise has a reputation for putting all of himself into the character he plays.
So in Digger, he portrays Digger Rockwall and Riz Ahmed, who is also a well-known actor and co-star in the comedy drama, is amazed when he witnesses his performance.
In an interview with Collider, he said: “Honestly, there’s nothing like that experience I’ve ever had before, just because of how motivated, focused, hardworking and inspiring Tom Cruise is on set. The energy he has and the positivity is crazy. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before.”
“Dan Alejandro, the attention to detail, the vision and the ambition of it, and every day it’s like, ‘Wow, this is kind of crazy.'”
Moreover, Ahmed also swoons over Emmanuel Lubezki, the Digger’s cameraman. “I would kind of break a motivated character and go up there and say, ‘What the hell are you doing? What is this that you put up?'”
“He uses shades of gray, and he doesn’t just have one kind of gray. He has about sixteen or ten different shades of gray that he puts up to reflect and create different nuances.”
The craftsmanship and attention to detail alone are insane. It just makes you want to bring the best of yourself to the table. It’s inspiring. It is intense. It is definitely very intense,” Ahmed notes.
Digger debuts in theaters on October 2.
