Club Kid star Diego Calva explains why he's 'attracted to failure'
Diego Calva has revealed the kinds of characters he enjoys portraying.
Diego Calva feels "really attracted to failure".
The 34-year-old actor - who is, perhaps, best known for starring in the black comedy-drama film Babylon - has revealed that he's often drawn to characters that are "in the middle of a crisis" or are "used to failing".
Speaking about his role in Club Kid, the new comedy-drama film written, directed, and starring Jordan Firstman, Diego told The Hollywood Reporter: "I really liked the idea of a coming-of-age for a 30-something-year-old guy, because that’s my age, literally.
"And I’m really attracted to failure in a way. Characters that are in the middle of a crisis or they are used to failing.
"Jordan’s character’s life is about to change in a very important and radical way, but at the same time it’s impossible for him to stop being that way and he has to change everything. I thought that was funny."
Diego feels he can really relate to the themes of Club Kid, which will have its world premiere at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
He said: "It’s pretty wild at the same time, like the movies I like, but the core of the movie is something really sweet. It talks about family, talks about love, talks about changing your life. It is a movie that talks about my age — a 30-something years-old adolescent."
Club Kid tells the story of a washed-up party promoter whose life takes an unexpected turn when he's forced to care for a son he never knew he had.
Diego relished the experience of working with Jordan Firstman on the movie, noting that they "got really personal" during the creative process.
The actor said: "Jordan gives you room to play, which is amazing.
"When we were finding Oscar, we talked about our personal lives, and we talked a lot about my childhood in Mexico City and how I used to be a skateboarder and rough stuff that happened when I was a teenager.
"We kind of found that Oscar would be someone who had a situation during his childhood, something that attracts him to try to help other children. In those conversations before getting on set, when I was actually shooting [Her Private Hell] in Copenhagen, we got really personal.
"Jordan told me all these real-life stories that influenced him to write the script. So the moment I went to New York to start the shooting, we’d already built the relationship.
"I need a really safe place to be able to get that intimate. I need to be curious and to be able to play, to have fun with my work. Jordan gave me that."
