Sebastian Stan blasted Donald Trump in an interview done just before Election Day.
Stan, 42, who portrayed Trump in The Apprentice biopic, had a thing or two to say about the presidential candidate while recording an upcoming episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast.
The interview, which was done in front of a live audience at the Miami Film Festival GEMS event, was conducted less than 48 hours before Election Day.
Stan branded Trump, who is running for president against Kamala Harris, as ‘one paranoid, scared little man’ who ‘ain’t caring about your situation.’
The actor informed viewers they can watch The Apprentice on video on demand before heading to the polls ‘and if you’re living in this country, you should, because it’s your right to,’ he stressed.
Sebastian Stan blasted Donald Trump in an interview done just before Election Day; pictured Sunday at the Miami Film Festival GEMS
Trump is running for president against Kamala Harris; pictured in Palm Beach on November 5
‘You have the right to be curious and know what there is to know,’ he said. ‘What is really so controversial about this film? I mean, I think what’s the scariest part is our own level of denial of reality at this point. If you want to really know, it’s out there, it’s all been documented for the last 30, 40 years.’
He continued, ‘There’s people that are going to say, “We don’t know what the truth is anymore.” That’s the problem! He [Trump] has muddled it up so much… You can create your own truth at this point, believe what you want, and that’s what people are doing. But I think if you really care, you can still find it.’
Stan also addressed the advantages of depicting facts through film rather than another medium.
‘I can sit here and tell you things you’ve heard already for, like, 30,000 hours, and it’s not really going to make a difference,’ he continued.
‘You hear facts, we all hear information, but you don’t experience it. It’s the experience of being with this person for two hours, and seeing where he’s coming from, and really asking yourself at the end of this film, “Do you trust this person? Do you really trust that this guy is going to make a decision that’s going to be good for you or good for him?”
‘And let me tell you something: There is one paranoid, scared little man that’s still out there fighting the good fight to get into the membership club of Manhattan and be put on a plaque on a wall. He ain’t caring about your situation. It’s that he‘s got to get there first. And that’s just what the film is.’
The Romanian-born actor, who immigrated to the United States with his mother at age 12, said the role appealed to him because he believed it ultimately embodied the American Dream.
The interview, which was done in front of a live audience at the Miami Film Festival GEMS event, was conducted less than 48 hours before Election Day
Stan, 42, portrayed Trump in The Apprentice, the biopic chronicling the rise of the businessman
‘What essentially started with my sort of dismissive, judgmental attitude of this guy started to shape into something bigger, which was not just about this guy, but also about a certain mindset and this idea of the American dream as we know it, and what is it, really?
‘Because I had been obsessing about it since my mom, in New York City, pointed to the Twin Towers, and all around us, and said, “This is the promised land, this is the land of the free, this is the land of opportunity. This is where you can become someone. And I sacrificed my life for you to get here.” And so I have always been in love with this idea. I am sort of an example of the American dream. I’ve lucked out.’
‘The movie was asking the question, “What is the cost?” And this man was sort of a really good example of what can happen as a result when you lose who you are because you are so focused on one thing and that nothing else matters, not even your humanity.’
Millions of Americans will head to the polls in what is shaping up to be one of the closest presidential elections in US history.
Voters will decide between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, two candidates who have vastly different visions for America.
The polls could not be tighter as an unprecedented campaign that saw two assassination attempts and a candidate dropping out draws to a close.
