Adrien Brody Talks 'Stone Barn Castle' and 'Emperor'

One of the many films to premiere at this year’s SXSW was Adrien Brody’s documentary Stone Barn Castle. He made the film with Kevin Ford and it follows Brody as he attempts to remodel a dilapidated stone barn in upstate New York that’s reminiscent of an old European castle. The project took seven years, beginning just after Brody shot The Brothers Bloom and found himself in a state of uneasiness, and he filmed it under the radar.
Shortly before the world premiere I sat down with Brody for an extended video interview. He talked about rebuilding the house, the location, what inspired him to take on the project, contributing music to the film, how and why he kept Stone Barn Castle under wraps, Lee Tamahori’s next film, Emperor, his experience of making The Pianist and working with Roman Polanski, and a lot more.
Here’s Brody followed by a time index of the interview.
Adrien Brody:
1:00 - Adrien Brody talks about being at SXSW and his film Stone Barn Castle, also discusses rebuilding the house, the location, and what inspired him to take on the project.
3:51 - Talks about his privacy being revealed through the documentary and also handling the doubts about being too revealing.
6:39 - Discusses contributing music to the film, the type of music in the film, and his music experience.
11:18 - Talks about presenting his documentary at SXSW and why he chose the event, also comments on the city of Austin.
14:59 - Discusses working with Lee Tamahori on the film Emperor, touches on the film’s budget, fight sequences, and epicness.
16:44 - Talks about his experience on making The Pianist and working with Roman Polanski.
21:45 - Discusses keeping Stone Barn Castle under wraps and the other projects he has hidden.
24:15 - Talks about the artistic approach he had for the documentary and how his mother’s approach to photography influenced his own.
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[@madhattermoth1193]

He's so captivating. I love hearing him talk.

[@christinamelara8162]

God i wish adrien brody would narrate books!! I dont care what it is, i just wanna hear him speak for hours!

[@suzannehile5507]

We always took the kids to the castle every year after my granddaughter was born we went there to take her and found that Brody owned it Happy for him, sad for all the generations who will never know Halloween at the old Stone Barn Casle truly some of my fondest memories

[@KS-bo7rm]

I live very close. Toured it as a young adult. Adrien is one of my favorite actors. When I found out he bought , and renovated it, it was nice to hear.

[@tjhop7721]

We took our kids to the Castle many years ago for a Halloween festival. It's so cool.

[@helencountryman2668]

The pianist is one of my all time favorites. Glad it got brought up! Great interview 👍

[@TheRu2fuct]

I use to love going to the castle as a kid, car shows, craft fairs and Halloween was unforgettable

[@mya2489]

Halloween there was so much fun!!!

[@Torquatamo]

I could watch him talk for hours.

[@michaelrafferty4651]

Use to go there when I was a kid for the Halloween events!

[@gomezpoquito1236]

10:00 When Adrien Brody, my favorit actor mentions John Frusciante, who is my favorit musician, my heart stopped for a while!!!

[@delakataneh5478]

he is amazing actor. I love the movie detachment thank you. its actually one of my favorites . you are my favorite actor

[@wendybulawaagudelo5929]

When will it be available (if ever) for public viewing?

[@carolmuir2997]

Adrien Brody is a very creative actor...enjoyed the interview...

[@jacobdempsey7089]

does anybody know when this will be available to watch and where?

[@michelled4649]

I want to know too.

[@vina5573]

I love this man so much, and not only as an actor, because I can always admire his talent, I can listen to his speech for hours, and his sincere smile makes the soul happy. My most sincere wishes for future achievements! ❤

[@sarahann2634]

#GenX #AdrienBrody and his quest for perfect nest #Eggs #BirdMan #XMan #AtTheBarn #Horses #Magick

[@Nikki-vn8nf]

I’m uh uh um uh uh um. It was hard for me to listen. He sounds tired.