Bah, saysChris Pine, who is ignoring the brickbats thrown at his directorial debut,Poolman.
Its forced me to double down on joy, Pine told hostJosh Horowitzon ThursdaysHappy Sad Confusedpodcast.
As an actor… fundamentally its about play, right?
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What we do is essentially become children for hours a day and make believe.
He added, Theres an impish quality to it that I dont ever want to lose.
Poolmanshows Pine as a down-on-his luck pool technician in Los Angeles who discovers a water heist.
It was, to be kind, not well-received.
Call Bob Iger!"
Moreover, he wasnt particularly surprised by them.
The cognitive dissonance there was quite something, he said.
Pine says he still believes, no matter what others say.
So I went back and watched it, and I was like, I fucking love this film.
