Brendan Fraser on The Whale How He s Changed as an Actor and a Person

Brendan Fraser was never really that far awaybut when youre as beloved as he was, any retreat at all feels like a loss. Luckily, the actor is back in a major way with Darren Aronofskys The Whale, a role that earned him his first Oscar nomination, and a renewed sense of self. I know how wanting this profession can make people become it can really change your brain chemistry to turn you into a different person that you maybe weren t anticipating, Fraser says. I wanted to make sure that I had a strong sense of identity. And that always came from feeling like I was comfortable in my own In this episode of In the Envelope: The Actors Podcast, Fraser explains all the ways hes changed as an actorand as a person. Backstage has been the, 1 resource for actors and talentseekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstages podcast, features intimate, indepth conversations with todays most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. This is your guid