"I've been a cheeky monkey all my life. There's no more cheekier monkey than the coke-snorting, sex-addict monkey that we find in the movie."
"We care for animals more than we care for humans, most of us. I guess there is a removal, as well. It's very much a human story but if you're watching it and someone's playing Robbie Williams, you're thinking: Does he look like him? Does he act like him? Does he talk like him?"
"With musical biopics, you deal with the star or their estate, and that gets hard. People want to protect their legacy and image, but 'Better Man' has scenes where Robbie is highly unlikable. That's way more relatable than a holier-than-thou star, so the monkey allows you to empathize in those uncomfortable moments."
"Fortunately, Rob was on board. He said, 'I'm not interested in the glorified, watered-down version of my life.'"
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