Inside Cannes 2012 Day 9: Five Quotes from the Paperboy Press Conference

1. “Felt like I had been let out of some cage.” – John Cusack

Lee Daniels proposed that the actor visit some of the qualities found in the character Cusack played in The Grifters. He didn’t have any qualms about taking on such a role.

2. “I don’t think I was supposed to be comfortable.” – Zac Efron

On being eroticized for the camera – Efron had fun playing the character.

3. “You get just a abbreviation of who they may be… you get a past, a whisper, an approach and exit path.” – Matthew McConaughey

On the mysterious nature of the film – the characters in the film are not as they seem.

4. “Zac is in his underwear in half the movie.” – Macy Gray

First time actress’ take on the characters, the film and the numerous distractions and directions of the film.

5. “John and I never met as John and Nicole, we met as the characters.” – Nicole Kidman

Actress discusses how they approached their scenes together including the infamous jail scene – Kidman states she needed to step into a place where she got into character.