Simon Baker Video Interview On ‘Margin Call’

Simon Baker, the Australian star of CBS’s incredibly popular The Mentalist, is headed to the big screen in the critically acclaimed feature film, Margin Call with a staggering ensemble cast that includes Demi Moore, Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Jeremy Irons, and Zachary Quinto. For Baker, the opportunity to work with such accomplished actors was not only exciting but illuminating as well. “So, whenever I have an opportunity to be involved with actors of that pedigree, I’m like a sponge. They don’t know I’m a sponge, because I’ll just sit there like I’m doing my job, but I watch them all like a hawk,” remarks Baker.

In fact, the opportunity to work with the cast was so enticing, Baker agreed to be involved in the film with only four days’ notice. “Literally, about four days before we started shooting, I got a call and they said, “Look, Kevin Spacey’s involved. Stanley Tucci’s involved. Paul Bettany’s involved, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgely…  and I was actually in Exeter in England at the time, and I jumped on a plane and flew to New York.”

The film, Margin Call, deals with the timely issue of the recent financial crisis. Nonetheless, as Baker admits in the interview, he knew nothing about finance. “I pretty much have my head in the sand when it comes to the financial world, so I had a very steep learning curve. I still really don’t know anything about finances.” We forgive him though, since, judging by the critical praise the film is receiving, Baker knows a thing or two about acting. For more on Simon Baker and Margin Call:

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