Sam Riley has acted with two of the biggest box office [and tabloid] sensations of the decade – Angelina Jolie and Kristen Stewart. When asked about working with Stewart [in ‘On The Road’] and dealing with the level of fame that she has, he tells Bullet Magazine in a new interview, “At 19, I think I would have wanted to be that famous, but now that I’m older and settled I wouldn’t like it at all. Actually, I wouldn’t mind the money.”
Sam Riley with Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund in 'On The Road'
He also talks about working with Jolie [in the 2014 release ‘Maleficent’], he says, “They said, ‘Angelina is ready,’ and all I could see was the back of her head with these huge horns on it. I thought, F–king hell! What am I supposed to do?”
He also talks about how the press dissecting anything he says about Jolie or Stewart, but not being interested in anything else he mentions – “What I have to say isn’t newsworthy, but what I have to say about Kristen or Angelina is newsworthy, which is weird. And sometimes you say something that doesn’t translate, and you read it and think, I sound like such an arrogant twat, but I was f–king joking.”
Angelina Jolie is 'Maleficent'
Riley can currently be seen in theaters in ‘On The Road’ and ‘Byznatium’, and is getting strong reviews for his performances in both films.
Sam Riley talks about 'On The Road'
