When you're writing up pieces for publication from interviews, whether for magazines or blog posts or whatnot you can rarely use everything. So why not treat them like DVD extras and toss them out a little later on? With Patrick Wilson's new TV series A Gifted Man premiering tonight, I thought what better time to revisit The Film Experience interview with his wife Dagmara Dominczyk . She was a warm and funny presence on the Higher Ground promotional trail just as she is in the movie in a key supporting role. Hopefully more of you have had the chance to see Vera Farmiga's directorial debut since that piece went up.
I told Dagmara that I had seen her in Broadway's shortlived The Violet Hour several years ago and the conversation turned to her stage work which seguewayed to a fun Patrick moment.
Nathaniel: Dagmara, I know you were the original understudy in Broadway's Closer in the role of "Alice". I don't know if you ever went on...
Dagmara: [Emphatically] 13 times I went on and I know every single time!
Her name is "Alice"Nathaniel: So did you see the movie later and think I could do that.
Dagmara: YEAH [Vera Farmiga laughs suddenly. Dagmara is deliciously open with her answers.]
But I didn't think "damnit why didn't I?" You know what I mean? There's a difference. Patrick and I... our dream that we talk about as a side fantasy is to do a revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Vera: That would be awesome.
Nathaniel: [Momentarily stunned] God, you'd be great for those parts. That's so weird. I instantly pictured it.
Dagmara: Right?!? Hello! So he's got a few more years left to make that happen.
MORE DAGMARA FUN AFTER THE JUMP...
Dagmara: And I'd love to do a Polish movie...
Vera: I would love to see you do a Polish movie...
Dagmara & Vera: in Polish.
Dagmara: [To Vera] What about you?
Vera: I would absolutely like to do a film in Ukranian. We can make a film that takes place on the border. So that we could...
Dagmara: [Dramatically to Vera] We'll have a very passionate relationship -- passionate history the Ukranians and the Poles.
Vera: Oh stop. Feisty Slavs.
Dagmara: Actually this [Higher Ground] is the first movie ever in my whole career that I have ever uttered a Polish word. She let me be a little Polish.
Vera: And she happens to talk about her husband's genitals. [Laughs]
Dagmara: I get to say 'He's got a giant cock' in Polish.
Dagmara and Vera are best friends in "Higher Ground" now in theaters
[Editor's note: A bit later we discussed future work again...]
Nathaniel: You have another movie coming up, James Franco's The Stare.
Dagmara: [Pause] Oh yeah. The Stare. Right. Totes forgot thanks for reminding me! [Laughs] They shot the movie in 15 days, an experimental weird movie. My two scenes in that -- long scenes -- are both with Winona Ryder, just me and her. She was awesome. We had a lot of fun and then I went home to my kids. [Big Smile]
And I'm telling Patrick --- I'm trying to write a role for myself on his show, a guest star only. They were kind of interested in me to play the love interest in it but... quickly passed on that. We have a good thing going.
[Editor's Note: "A Gifted Man" premieres tonight on CBS. "Higher Ground" is still in theaters, so check your local listings.]