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Haley Bennettsays she andPeter Dinklageshared a unique bond while working together onCyrano.
The actress, 34, toldInsiderthat Dinklage, 52, would often “drink” her “snot” while the two were performing in the stage musical version ofCyrano, which they costarred in before reprising their roles for a film version of the play.
“He drinks my snot a lot,” Bennett said to the outlet during aCyranopress day. “He drank a lot on stage. For some reason, when we would be onstage together during that tragic ending, it never failed that my snot would just drip into his mouth. And after the curtains closed, I’d be like, ‘I’m so sorry.’ "
Bennett, who plays Roxanne in the upcoming film, told Insider, “It’s not romantic at all. Like, the process of making the film is not romantic at all, if you could see what was going on behind the curtains.”
Cyrano, which stars Dinklage as the titular character, tells the story of Cyrano de Bergerac, who is in love with Roxanne but is ghostwriting love letters to her for another man.
Bennett told Insider she loves Dinklage, adding, “I respect him as an actor. He’s so talented and he gives so much.”
She continued, “It was really useful knowing someone so well, and knowing each other’s rhythms, and so I really enjoyed that process. I guess it would be how some people do television shows for years and years.”
Dinklage was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role inCyrano. The actor, who was born with a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, discussed thesignificance of his rolein the film while speaking with U.K. outletThe Timesin January.
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Dinklage added, “The idea of a leading actor is changing now. Whether racially or whatever. It’s about time. We’ve been stuck with this stereotype of a leading man and it’s healthy to open that up. Love life is not the domain of pretty people — everybody has a love life.”
Cyranopremieres in theaters Feb. 25.
source: people.com
