Emory Cohen Interview: Big Gold Brick

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Emory Cohen stars in the genre-bending, dark comedy, Big Gold Brick, alongside the legendary Andy Garcia. Cohen plays oddball Samuel Liston, who is hit by a car driven by Floyd Deveraux, played by Garcia, who then enlists Samuel to write his autobiography after the accident.

Cohen spoke with Screen Rant ahead of the film's release to discuss working with the first-time visionary, director, Brian Pestos. He dives into Pestos' method of getting the best out of his actors and what he learned about himself through portraying Samuel Liston.

Related: Brian Pestos Interview for Big Gold Brick

Screen Rant: You never disappoint in any role you're ever in and this one is very different, I've never seen you in a role like this. Can you talk to me a little bit about Sam played by you and Floyd played by Andy Garcia in their relationship throughout the film?

Emory Cohen: Yeah. I didn't need to reach far for anything about the way Sam felt about Floyd. I mean, Andy Garcia was so great and fun and funny and easy to work with. Samuel, for me, I saw the character as being a comedic character and I've never really done anything like that. It was just exciting to get to stretch those muscles and try to take it on. It was a lot of fun. I loved Brian Petsos, I loved working with Brian. I had a really great time making the movie.

There's something about Samuel and Floyd's relationship where by the end of the film you really get to see that these two guys need each other. With the character of Samuel, what did you want to bring to the role that wasn't necessarily on the page?

Emory Cohen: I was really influenced by the physical comedy of Chris Farley, everything he did with Tommy Boy, all that and all sketches. I remember really early on Brian