Crispin Glover is an actor who always manages to choose the coolest roles and always delivers. As he's starring in the smart thriller A Blind Bargain at FrightFest 2025 we decided to have a quick chat with this legendary creative.
NYX: Do you ever get nervous when you walk onto a set for the first time?
CG: A certain amount of energy from wherever it arises can be good for performance. So either calm or anxious it can work in different ways for the character.
NYX: How did you become attached to this project and were you aware of the original movie?
CG: They sent me the screenplay with the offer and the screenplay was interesting and I liked speaking with the director Paul Bunnell on Zoom and agreed to do it. Because it is a Lon Chaney film that is considered lost I have not seen it. If it became extant I would certainly like to see it.
NYX: What did you think of the script when you first read it and did you ask for any changes at all?
CG: I did like the script. I may have asked to remove some slangs, but the script was pretty much as was written and traveled through the character arcs in nice ways. .
NYX: How do you prepare to play such a mysterious and eccentric character?
CG: It was mostly influenced from the screenplay and the period of the time it is set in.
NYX: Your scenes with Amy Wright who plays Mature Joy Fontaine are electric, what was she like to work with?
CG: She is a terrific actress and I was familiar with her work from before this production and in particular love the film Wise Blood directed by John Huston. She gives a tremendous performance in that film. I am very glad she was able to be in the film.
NYX: Would you ever want to be younger or are you happy at the age you’re at?
CG: Aging is something we all do. I attempt to stay as healthy as possible so to age with as few problems as possible.
NYX: Do young actors ever ask you for advice when you’re in a production with them?
CG: Not necessarily, but often actors just talk amongst themselves about simple fixes to anything that can help the production.
NYX: You’re no stranger to surreal horror. Your performance in Willard is exceptional. How do you choose which projects to act in?
CG: It is based on the script and director character production and offer. I do not choose any particular genre.
NYX: Your career spans decades, how has the industry changed over that time?
CG: Corporate interest propaganda expands and lessens the social intelligence that many films have strived (and some still strive) for. For many reasons going to the cinema is not as much the norm now which affects the content as well.
NYX: Do you think science will ever stop the aging process?
CG: That seems to be difficult but would be fascinating wouldn’t it?
NYX: What are you working on at the moment?
CG: I will begin touring with my next film production (shot on 35mm film negative and is the first time my father Bruce Glover and I have acted together on screen) and my live Slide Show, Q and A and Book Signing in October at the IFC in NYC, the Aero in Santa Monica, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago and the Egyptian in Hollywood. People that are interested in attending my shows can sign up for the newsletter on HERE to get the dates for when I will be at a cinema near them.
NYX: Crispin Glover, thank you very much.
CG: Thank you very much!
