{"id":104103,"date":"2018-08-01T11:47:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T16:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=104103"},"modified":"2018-08-01T11:47:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T16:47:13","slug":"interview-greg-sestero-tommy-wiseau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/interview-greg-sestero-tommy-wiseau\/","title":{"rendered":"Best F[r]iends: Greg Sestero on Making Movies With Tommy Wiseau"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"greg-sestero-chats-about-his-recent-collaboration-with-his-real-life-best-friend-tommy-wiseau-at-the-marfa-film-festival\">Greg Sestero chats about his recent collaboration with his real life best friend Tommy Wiseau at the Marfa Film Festival.<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s 20 years to the day that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0802995\/?ref_=tt_ov_wr\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Greg Sestero<\/a> first met <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1382072\/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Tommy Wiseau<\/a> in an acting class in Los Angeles. Sestero laughs at the memory now \u2014 a meeting which has now landed them in the middle of nowhere for a screening of their latest collaboration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt6155194\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Best F[r]iends<\/em><\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfafilmfestival.com\/best-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Marfa Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not a duo to do anything by the norms, they insisted on conducting the Q&amp;A to their film before the screening.\u00a0Many in the audience to asked about their lives since the release of their cult classic best-worst-movie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0368226\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>The Room<\/em><\/a>, as well as their thoughts on James Franco and crew portraying their feats in the recent film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3521126\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>The Disaster Artist<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sestero in particular has been busy. Besides penning the memoir <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisasterartistbook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made<\/em><\/a> which the movie is based on, Sestero also wrote and produced <em>Best F[r]iends<\/em> (which is currently being released by Lionsgate in two volumes, with Volume One going On Digital and On Demand September 25th).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aDs_HpCDsU8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After their screening, Sestero chatted about collaborating with his now longtime buddy Tommy Wiseau\u00a0\u2014 who co-stars in <em>Best F[r]iends<\/em> with Sestero\u00a0\u2014 and the advantages as well as challenges of creating a film with your best friend.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"write-what-you-know\">Write What You Know<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-Friends.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-104119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-Friends.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-Friends.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-Friends.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-Friends.jpg?resize=277,156 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-Friends.jpg?resize=359,202 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-Friends.jpg?resize=543,306 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-Friends.jpg?resize=560,315 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Best-Friends.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I had been writing a lot of projects for TV and series where I was working on longer storylines, but was having trouble coming up with endings. However, after Tommy and I took a road trip together to Vegas, the idea of Best F[r]iends and having Tommy and I co-star everything just came together.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a particularly amazing feat, Sestero wrote the majority of <em>Best F[r]iends<\/em> in just four days. He wrote the two lead characters, Jon and Harvey, specifically for Sestero and Wiseau to reunite onscreen for the first time since <em>The Room<\/em>. Specifically, Sestero wrote Harvey\u2019s dialogue with Wiseau&#8217;s delivery and tone in mind for Wiseau to use in his performance.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spend-time-together\">Spend Time Together<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/On-the-Road.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-104121 size-full\" title=\"Best F[r]iends: Greg Sestero on Making Movies With Tommy Wiseau \u2014 Spend Time Together\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/On-the-Road.jpg\" alt=\"Best F[r]iends: Greg Sestero on Making Movies With Tommy Wiseau \u2014 Spend Time Together\" width=\"755\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/On-the-Road.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/On-the-Road.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/On-the-Road.jpg?resize=277,185 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/On-the-Road.jpg?resize=359,240 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/On-the-Road.jpg?resize=543,363 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/On-the-Road.jpg?resize=560,375 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/On-the-Road.jpg?resize=150,100 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This screening in Marfa in particular has been awesome. Getting out here is similar to the original trip we took to Vegas where the whole idea came together. When you spend that much time together you really get to know one another. If you didn\u2019t like each other it wouldn\u2019t work and you wouldn\u2019t keep doing it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Coming from LA, getting to Marfa or Vegas means a long travel through the desert. In <em>Best F[r]iends,<\/em> Sestero\u2019s characters Harvey and Jon travel is used to build their relationship and develop a bond which is stressed throughout the rest of the film.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"learn-from-each-other\">Learn From Each Other<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Room.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-104122 size-full\" title=\"Best F[r]iends: Greg Sestero on Making Movies With Tommy Wiseau \u2014 Learn From Each Other\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Room.jpg\" alt=\"Best F[r]iends: Greg Sestero on Making Movies With Tommy Wiseau \u2014 Learn From Each Other\" width=\"755\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Room.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Room.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Room.jpg?resize=277,156 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Room.jpg?resize=359,202 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Room.jpg?resize=543,306 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Room.jpg?resize=560,315 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Room.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Since making <em>The Room<\/em>, we\u2019ve both grown as artists and filmmakers. Obviously there were things we did differently from <em>The Room<\/em>, but we also were able to pick up a thing or two seeing them shooting <em>The Disaster Artist<\/em> with James Franco and Seth Rogen and those guys. This time around everything was a little more fluid.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For fans of <em>The Room<\/em>, the lore about its production runs deep. While Sestero is quick to point out that both he and Tommy decided early on to shoot <em>Best F[r]iends<\/em> on just one camera this time, it was actually a scaled-back production with a tighter and leaner crew who was there give Sestero and Wiseau the support they needed to concentrate on their performances.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"push-through-the-challenges-of-filming\">Push Through the Challenges of Filming<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tommy-as-Greg.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-104123 size-full\" title=\"Best F[r]iends: Greg Sestero on Making Movies With Tommy Wiseau \u2014 Push Through the Challenges\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tommy-as-Greg.jpg\" alt=\"Best F[r]iends: Greg Sestero on Making Movies With Tommy Wiseau \u2014 Push Through the Challenges\" width=\"755\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tommy-as-Greg.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tommy-as-Greg.jpg?resize=300,182 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tommy-as-Greg.jpg?resize=277,168 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tommy-as-Greg.jpg?resize=359,217 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tommy-as-Greg.jpg?resize=543,329 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tommy-as-Greg.jpg?resize=560,339 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tommy-as-Greg.jpg?resize=150,91 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It\u2019s filmmaking, by its nature you\u2019re going to have challenges on any set. However, we had a great crew and we were able to plow through. Unlike <em>The Room<\/em>, we had a lot of locations on this one. Volume Two in particular was mostly shot out in the desert almost near here in Marfa. It took a good deal of trust in having the right team behind you.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even in the hot, high-altitude Marfa sun, Sestero and Wiseau pal around a morning cocktail hour with filmmakers and local fans. The overall production of <em>Best F[r]iends<\/em> took around six months, Sestero estimates. It&#8217;s finally beginning to culminate with the Marfa Film Festival as they wrap up the edit on Volume Two (where they screened a condensed version).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-importance-of-sincerity\">The Importance of Sincerity<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Greg-and-Tommy.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-104124 size-full\" title=\"Best F[r]iends: Greg Sestero on Making Movies With Tommy Wiseau \u2014 The Importance of Sincerity\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Greg-and-Tommy.jpg\" alt=\"Best F[r]iends: Greg Sestero on Making Movies With Tommy Wiseau \u2014 The Importance of Sincerity\" width=\"755\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Greg-and-Tommy.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Greg-and-Tommy.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Greg-and-Tommy.jpg?resize=277,156 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Greg-and-Tommy.jpg?resize=359,202 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Greg-and-Tommy.jpg?resize=543,306 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Greg-and-Tommy.jpg?resize=560,315 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Greg-and-Tommy.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The biggest thing I take away from <em>The Room<\/em> is that the film did have a very unique and sincere voice. That\u2019s what we\u2019ve pushed for with <em>Best F[r]iends<\/em>. It\u2019s a project we really believe in, and hope its a fresh take on both our friendship, as well as friendship in general.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest takeaway from chatting with Sestero, their wild pre-screening Q&amp;A, and watching <em>Best F[r]iends<\/em> at the festival, is the importance of sincere filmmaking and character. Sestero\u2019s goal was not to push for laughs, but to let his and Wiseau\u2019s chemistry and relationship shape their onscreen interactions. It creates some humor and some very odd moments, of course, but it stays true throughout\u00a0\u2014 which Sestero stresses has been the most important aspect of his and Wisaeu\u2019s now two decades of friendship.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bf-movie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Best F[r]iends<\/em> on the film&#8217;s website<\/a>, or check it out when it hits digital on demand September 25th for Volume One. Volume Two is set for release in early 2019.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For more interviews and filmmaking articles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/interview-editor-the-disaster-artist\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">check out our interview with the editor of <em>The Disaster Artist<\/em> on editing\u00a0a film about making a film<\/a>, or some of the other articles below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/interview-producer-toby-halbrooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Producer Toby Halbrooks Shares Indie Film Insights<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/interview-america-young-filmmaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Interview: Filmmaker America Young on Stunts, Directing, and Persistence<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wendy-mccolm-meisner-technique\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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