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inter rview Rolling with the Punches Hilary Swank earned ed a Best Actress Oscar for Boys Don’t Cry in 2000. Now, she’s a contender again, for the boxing drama Million Dollar Baby. Swank talks to Tribute ’s Bonnie Laufer-Krebs about getting into shape and working with Clint Eastwood. Ten years ago you were blocking kicks in The Next Karate Kid and now you’re throwing punches. How challenging was this role? H.S. It was huge. That’s where my passion lies—I love those challenges, I love pushing myself to the limit and testing myself—so bring them on! I love stepping into other people’s shoes and “The first bloody lip I got interfighting seeing how far I can go. It’s a I looked at it and went, great thrill for me. ‘Wow, that’s cool!’” How did you prepare for the role? H.S. I trained four hours a day, six days a week for three months before I started filming. As we began shooting I kept training, and I put on approximately 20 pounds of muscle because I really wanted to be believable. I worked out at a place called Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn. It’s the real deal. The people there were incredible. Their drive and determination in pursuing their dreams is something that I can relate to. That was one of my biggest connections to my character, Maggie, that she had a dream—the only thing she ever felt good doing was boxing and that’s how I feel about acting. The first time you got into the ring to fight you had to be pretty scared. H.S. Yeah, to say the least! The first time I sparred I thought, “Wow, three-minute rounds? No problem. I’m going to kick some butt.” Half way through my second round I about threw up. I’m really athletic—I went to the Junior Olympics as a swimmer—but this is something else entirely. The only way I can explain it is if you jumped rope for a minute straight as fast as you can while someone is punching you in the stomach—that kind of gives you an idea what it’s like to box. And you didn’t use a stunt double? H.S. The great thing about not having a stunt double and getting hit, and accidentally hitting people every once in a while, was that it got me more into the role. It’s a part of the job; boxers get hit, that happens. So every bloody lip or head butt I got was exhilarating. The first bloody lip I got I looked at it and went, “Wow, that’s cool!” I never broke my nose but it did get bruised pretty badly to the point where for two weeks I couldn’t even touch it. But that’s a part of it and it just got me deeper into character. What was it like having Clint Eastwood not only as your co-star, but also as your director? H.S. It was a dream come true and that’s the other parallel between Maggie and I. She wants Frankie Dunn, the trainer—Clint’s character—to work with her. To be able to work with him is a dream come true for her as it was for me to work with Clint. What did you learn from him? H.S. So many things. To kind of narrow it down I would say he believed in me so much that it reminded me to believe in myself, and that is a huge gift. Your role is Oscar calibre; when you get a script now, is that something you look for? H.S. Oh heavens, no. You never strive for it. That’s not why any actor that I know does this for a living. You don’t become an actor for that. You just can’t think about the outcome—you have to focus on what you love doing best. 46 www. w tribute.ca Tribute February 2005
7 ® BEST DIRECTOR ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS CLINT EASTWOOD BEST PICTURE BEST DIRECTOR BEST ACTOR BEST ACTRESS CLINT EASTWOOD CLINT EASTWOOD HILARY SWANK BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY BEST FILM EDITING MORGAN FREEMAN PAUL P HAGGIS JOEL COX 2 GOLDEN GLOBE ® AWARDS BEST DIRECTOR CLINT EASTWOOD BEST ACTRESS HILARY SWANK ®HFPA “ ★★★★ A TRIUMPH. I WAS DEVASTATED - AND ENCHANTED. THE ACTING IS SUPERLATIVE.” BRUCE KIRKLAND DRAMA “ANOTHER KNOCKOUT FROM CLINT EASTWOOD!” GLEN SHAEFER “AN ABSOLUTE MUST SEE MOVIE! A DEFINITE WINNER, A MOVIE THAT WILL TOUCH YOU AND LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION.” DANIEL RIOUX “CLINT EASTWOOD IS DOING THE BEST, MOST ASSURED WORK OF HIS CAREER. EVEN MORE POWERFUL THAN ‘MYSTIC RIVER.’” DAVID ANSEN
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