“Sometimes he came to me and almost when I saw his look, I understood what he meant,” Schick says.Ĭlemens Schick and Lena Lauzemis in 'Hidden Reserves' It’s an approach that fit well with Hidden Reserves writer/director Valentin Hitz.
He’s the strong, silent type on set, never watching the rushes but listening to the comments of his director and DOP as they do, and prefers to keep talk between takes to a minimum. Schick is in Australia to promote his star turn in two slightly more modest budget films screening as part of this year’s 15th annual German Film Fest, organised by the Goethe-Institut, Hidden Reserves ( Stille Reserven), a slick dystopia with shades of Blade Runner and 1984, and teen drama 4 Kings ( 4 Könige).Īn acting coach on the side, Schick admits his first lesson to all students is that what works for him might not work for them. Watching Daniel Craig, his first Bond when nobody believed in him and he was bashed all round the world in every magazine, he had an attitude you could not believe, friendly, precise, on point every time. “I spent six months on the road with those people and it thrilled me. “The part was really small, but to be part of one of the biggest productions in the whole world, where everybody is one of the best in the business, from costumes to make up, the actors to the stuntmen, was incredible,” he says.
The 44-year-old enjoyed meaty roles in Richard III, Don Carlos and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, but a sudden crisis left him feeling like he had to try out film before he got too old.
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