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Stanley Tucci on Fatherhood, AI, and Semiretirement
Stanley Tucci inches toward semiretirement after 46 years in acting, focusing on family and AI concerns.
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Stanley Tucci inches toward semiretirement after 46 years in acting, focusing on family and AI concerns. Stanley Tucci says he’s inching toward semiretirement after 46 years in acting, wanting to paint, direct plays, and spend time with his kids. Originally reported by Vanity Fair.
Stanley Tucci on semiretirement
Stanley Tucci says he’s inching toward semiretirement after 46 years in acting, wanting to paint, direct plays, and spend time with his kids.
“I don’t think I’ll ever really retire, but I am inching toward semiretirement”
Masterplan film details
Masterplan stars Tucci as a career criminal who tracks down his long-lost children to steal the Mona Lisa from The Louvre.
“I’m never so interested in people stealing things”
Tucci’s take on heist films
Tucci says heist films from the 1960s and 1970s are 'slightly shameless and charming' with antiheroes who are 'not bad people.'
“All of those ’60s, ’70s stuff I found funny, they are slightly shameless and charming”
AI authenticity concerns
Tucci calls AI-generated content a 'nightmare' for determining authenticity, saying he can’t tell what’s real on Instagram.
“It’s a nightmare... I can’t tell half the time what’s real and what isn’t on Instagram”
Tucci’s AI exceptions
Tucci supports AI in medical research and visual effects but warns against AI-generated films with characters.
“If you look at the Marvel movies…those still have a substantial amount of soul and actual physicality to them”
The Devil Wears Prada 2
The Devil Wears Prada 2 grossed nearly $700 million worldwide and reunited Tucci with Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.
“The Devil Wears Prada 2... grossed nearly $700 million in theaters worldwide”
Tucci in Great Britain
Tucci is filming Tucci in Great Britain, a sequel to his National Geographic series Tucci in Italy.
“Tucci in Great Britain... brings him closer to home: It’s based in the country where he and Blunt live with their two young children”
Food culture in England
Tucci argues England’s food culture has improved significantly over the last 20-25 years despite historical challenges.
“Why has a culture that’s been around for 2,000 years had this horrible reputation for food?”
Political landscape
Tucci says America’s political divisiveness is disturbing, linking it to food culture and leadership.
“America is in a very, shall we say, interesting place right now... the divisiveness that is happening now is really disturbing”
The Hunger Games prequel
Tucci’s younger version appears in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, a prequel hitting theaters this November.
“This time, he’s played by Oscar winner Kieran Culkin”
Tucci’s next projects
Tucci has no plans to direct another movie after his cult film Big Night celebrates its 30th anniversary.
“I think I’m done with that”
Digital legacy
Tucci says he had his face and body scanned to own the rights to his digital avatar for eternity.
“I’ve been scanned so many times in the last decade... but for eternity”
What it means
Stanley Tucci says he’s inching toward semiretirement after 46 years in acting, wanting to paint, direct plays, and spend time with his kids.
