A Chat with Robert Carlyle of “Stargate Universe”
Posted by Will Harris (09/28/2010)
To the world at large, Robert Carlyle is best known for his roles in “The Full Monty” and “Trainspotting,” though James Bond aficionados likely remember him more fondly for his villainous turn as Renard in “The World Is Not Enough.” Since 2009, however, sci-fi buffs have been thrilling to Carlyle’s work on “Stargate Universe,” where he plays the ever-scheming Dr. Nicholas Rush. Premium Hollywood had a chance to chat with Carlyle just as the series returns for its second season, and in addition to offering up a few ideas of what we can expect to see from Rush in the near future, he discussed his opportunity to direct an “SGU” episode, which actor on the show he’d like to work with more often, and what led him to venture away from motion pictures and take this gig in the first place.
... PH: So how many times would you guess that the word “Machiavellian” has been used to describe your character on “SGU”?
RC: (Bursts out laughing) What, do ye mean today?
PH: (Laughs) Touché.
RC: I think it’s a good word, though. It does get used a lot, because I think…a lot of characters I’ve played in the past, you could’ve used that word, maybe for the wrong reasons. This guy, though, is the absolute meaning of that, isn’t he? He’s…pragmatic, I think. I like to use that word a lot as well. He’s the most pragmatic character I’ve ever played, that’s for sure, with the idea of the greater good and everything being done for the greater good. “You might not like this, but there’s a perfectly good reason behind it,” that kind of philosophy. I’m enjoying it.
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