These choices are not headlines-they are paid for by the individual people who are on the battlefield. He continually talks about how war is paid for by individuals, people who genuinely pay for the decisions that we make as a country. Jon Beavers, the actor who play Eric Bourquin on the show, puts this so eloquently.
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We start yelling at each other about different concepts-Is this right? Is this wrong?-and something that I think is really necessary, especially in our current climate, is this series reminds you that this is not an idea. It keeps conversations at an unhelpful level. Yes! Something that I really came away from doing this part and being involved in this series is the idea that we as a culture, as a society, as a country, however you want to look at that, we are, unfortunately, addicted to headlines. That it takes news items that make us go, “Good God, that’s awful!” and then promptly moving on, and makes us realize that good God, that was real and its impact is everlasting for more people than we can imagine. What I loved about Martha’s book, and consequently what I love about this series, is that it really is neither pro-war nor anti-war but an unflinching account of one incredible impactful series of days and the conflict and the human toll on both sides of the gun. And meeting Cathy and Nathan, it’s something that definitely runs in the family! You read about people that overcome these humongous tragedies or these horrific things in their lives and they manage to dig deep and find within themselves something that is so profoundly strong and so, in a weird way, indestructible. The thing that I just kept coming back to with Tomas is the willpower. Body of War, Tomas Young’s War-I was so lucky to have this kind of research available to me, all these different avenues that I could explore. Tomas Young has completely redefined strength for me-the entire idea of what that word even means. How did that research inform your own personal take away of this man, beyond your performance onscreen? You are in a unique situation in that yours is possibly the most high-profile of the Long Road Home characters and you did have works by and about him to study - including Body of War and his Last Letter. Military post, Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas. Tomas Young on set of The Long Road Home at U.S. This is somebody’s life, somebody’s voice that I’ve been tasked with giving life to. Those are the moments where there’s no choice but to take on responsibility in a very real way. I got to take that back to the hotel with me for a night and just read it. His mother, Cathy, lent me the only letter that Tomas ever sent from Iraq. Luckily enough, they were absolutely wonderful about it. I don’t even know what I would have done without that it’s one of the things I insisted on when taking the part that I be able to meet them if they were willing to do that. Obviously, this is an important story for them-to have his voice heard and his story to be shared again. They’re such a lovely family and I’ve been lucky enough that they’ve completely taken me in.
I actually got to meet his mother, his brother Nathan and the rest of his family. The situation that Tomas found himself in-an open-bed vehicle-the impossibility of that circumstance struck me. It’s every window, every doorway, every alley, every street is a potential enemy or a potential death. It really put in perspective the almost impossibility of urban warfare, of modern urban warfare. I immediately in awe of the kind of strength and willpower that this person had under the circumstances that he found himself in. I started watching that and that’s the moment where … it’s hard to verbalize the impact that documentary had on me. Then Layla, my wife, introduced me to the documentary Body of War that is on YouTube. Noel Fisher: For the audition, I just liked the scenes and I was happy to work on something that really jumped out at me and that I thought was really well done.
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TV Insider: Tell me about your first steps in becoming a part of this series, knowing the gravity and pedigree of the project, and the suffering, strength and lasting impact of the guy you’re playing. We caught up with Fisher to talk about his impressions of Young, his experience on set and the lasting impact of playing the brave and outspoken young man who succumbed to the effects of his injuries in 2014.
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