{"id":465379,"date":"2022-06-19T21:23:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T18:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ej-bonilla-on-working-with-jeff-bridges-john-lithgow-in-the-old-man\/"},"modified":"2022-06-19T21:23:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T18:23:03","slug":"ej-bonilla-on-working-with-jeff-bridges-john-lithgow-in-the-old-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ej-bonilla-on-working-with-jeff-bridges-john-lithgow-in-the-old-man\/","title":{"rendered":"#EJ Bonilla on working with Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow in &#8216;The Old Man&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d3fe786a33\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d3fe786a33\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ej-bonilla-on-working-with-jeff-bridges-john-lithgow-in-the-old-man\/#%E2%80%9CEJ_Bonilla_on_working_with_Jeff_Bridges_John_Lithgow_in_%E2%80%98The_Old_Man%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;EJ Bonilla on working with Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow in &#8216;The Old Man&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;EJ Bonilla on working with Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow in &#8216;The Old Man'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-starr-hs02.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Michael Starr\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-starr-hs02.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-starr-hs02.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There\u2019s a moment in \u201cThe Old Man\u201d when FBI agent Angela Adams (Alia Shawkat) refers to confrontational CIA operative Raymond Waters <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/person\/145208-e-j-bonilla?language=en-US\">(EJ Bonilla<\/a>) as \u201cThe nosiest motherf\u2014er in the history of the CIA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey wrote Raymond to be the kind of guy who is so willing to stick to his morals and his view of the world that he\u2019s willing to turn in his bosses,\u201d Bonilla, 33, told The Post about his role in \u201cThe Old Man,\u201d a gripping FX spy drama starring Jeff Bridges. \u201cHe\u2019s unafraid to question anyone regardless of status or stature or role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Waters needs to embody that mindset, since he\u2019s tasked with finding Dan Chase (Bridges) in the seven-episode <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. (and streaming on Hulu) adapted from Thomas Perry\u2019s 2017 novel.<\/p>\n<p>Chase, a rogue CIA operative who vanished in 1987, is living quietly as a small-town widower under an assumed name while dealing with the aches and pains of aging (including an enlarged prostate). He suddenly finds himself on the run after being flushed out of hiding by his onetime ally, Afghani warlord Faraz Hamzad, on whose side he fought after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Now, 30 years later, he\u2019s  being chased by Waters and by top-tier FBI chief Harold Harper (John Lithgow) \u2014 his ex-boss \u2014 and Harold\u2019s loyal FBI protege, Angela, she of the pithy quote about Waters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ej-bonilla-the-old-man-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"EJ Bonilla as Raymond Waters in &quot;The Old Man&quot; on FX, wearing a zip-up sweatshirt underneath a blue jacket and looking thoughtful.\" class=\"wp-image-22723341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ej-bonilla-the-old-man-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ej-bonilla-the-old-man-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ej-bonilla-the-old-man-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>EJ Bonilla as Raymond Waters in \u201cThe Old Man,\u201d airing Sundays at 10 p.m. on FX.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">photo: Prashant Gupta \/ FX Netwo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/alia-shawkat-the-old-man.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alia Shawkat in &quot;The Old Man&quot; as FBI agent Angela Adams.\" class=\"wp-image-22723631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/alia-shawkat-the-old-man.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/alia-shawkat-the-old-man.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/alia-shawkat-the-old-man.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Alia Shawkat in \u201cThe Old Man\u201d as FBI agent Angela Adams.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">kurt iswarienko<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something about [Waters] that\u2019s extremely endearing to me,\u201d said the Brooklyn-born-and-raised Bonilla (\u201cBull,\u201d \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1210820\/\">The Long Road Home<\/a>,\u201d \u201cUnforgettable\u201d). \u201cThe creators \u2026 absolutely gave me the freedom to do with him as I chose. [His qualities] are so necessary in a world of espionage and lies where you have to be willing to look under any rock to find an answer. I\u2019m in love with how inquisitive and curious Raymond is and that he\u2019s unafraid to be quiet \u2026 and to look like a fool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bonilla and Lithgow share a lot of screen time; from the get-go, Waters suspects Harper of hiding something about Chase (he\u2019s right) \u2014 and confronts him despite the much-older FBI assistant director\u2019s bona fides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an amazing scene between Harper and Ray Waters where Harper says something along the lines of, \u2018You know, I used to do that when I was an agent,\u2019 \u201d Bonilla said. \u201d \u2018Sometimes I\u2019d ask a question to hear the answer, sometimes just to hear what they didn\u2019t say.\u2019 I tried to ingrain that into Waters; there\u2019s a lot more going on than words, which are what we choose to say. [Words] are empty vessels filled with meaning, and what\u2019s not being said is far more interesting and often more important.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-lithgow-the-old-man-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"John Lithgow\" class=\"wp-image-22723627\" width=\"618\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-lithgow-the-old-man-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1232 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-lithgow-the-old-man-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=924 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-lithgow-the-old-man-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=616 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-lithgow-the-old-man-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/john-lithgow-the-old-man-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Bonilla revealed he was a \u201chuge fan\u201d of John Lithgow long before they met each other.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">photo: Prashant Gupta \/ FX Netwo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-5-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bridges\" class=\"wp-image-22723628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bonilla\u2019s character is tasked with finding Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges, pictured) in the seven-episode series airing Thursdays at 10 p.m.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">photo: Prashant Gupta \/ FX Netwo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHonestly I was a huge fan of his before I met him,\u201d he said of Lithgow, 76. \u201cI went to the casting director\u2019s office for a callback \u2026 and when I was in her office I saw John\u2019s picture behind her and I was like, \u2018Wow!\u2019 I\u2019m a huge fan of [Lithgow\u2019s old NBC sitcom] \u20183rd Rock from the Sun\u2019 and John is easily one of the most intelligent humans I have ever met. 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