2021 was a busy year for Adam Driver as he starred in “House of Gucci,” “Annette,” and “The Last Duel.” When asked to compare the three roles, Driver said portraying Maurizio Gucci was the most taxing. Portraying someone who Driver described as “the most elegant man” took a toll on the actor, which made him anxious finish the film. ” … After 14 hours a day of being a Gucci, I was ready for it to be over,” he told W Magazine in January. Driver wasted no time transitioning from Maurizio to himself, and did not even stick around for the wrap party — although he rarely does. “In general, I leave jobs immediately,” Driver added. “I just want to get the character out of my system and go home.”
Driver has never been prone to let a character he embodied linger. The “Logan Lucky” star wants to not only cleanse himself of the character he portrayed, but detests seeing his work on-screen afterwards. During a 2015 interview, Driver refused to even listen to a clip of himself in the movie “While We’re Young,” but explained his detestation. “Cause I don’t want to hear the bad acting that probably was (laughter) happening during that clip,” he said on NPR’s “Fresh Air” at the time. “I’ve watched myself or listened to myself before, then always hate it,” Driver added, while explaining that he always focuses on his flaws. In 2019, Driver abruptly left an NPR interview instead of listening to a clip of his performance.
