Actor, musician and director Jared Leto's two decades of work as an artist have encompassed a host of intense and transformative performances, but his latest role playing Rayon, a transsexual courageously fighting AIDS in Dallas Buyers Club, is one of his most impressive. Rayon becomes an unlikely ally with fellow AIDS patient Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a homophobic rodeo cowboy. Together, they pioneer a "buyers club" that gives H.I.V.-positive people hope by offering access to non-approved medicine. Opening in limited release on November 1st, the electrifying drama inspired by true events is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and also stars Jennifer Garner. At the recent press day, Leto talked about how AIDS touched his life when he first moved to California, his total immersion into the character, how he transformed for the transgender role and helped design Rayon's look, attitude and voice to bring her to life, his collaboration with Vallée, the intensely vulnerable scene they shot that almost didn't happen, the challenge of letting go of the character after filming ended, finding the time to balance his music tour with promoting a high profile film, and his conversation with an 80-year-old woman at the Mill Valley Film Festival whose perspective was altered after seeing the film. Hit the jump to read the interview. Question: You're pretty young but has AIDS touched your life? JARED LETO: Not too far away from here when I first moved to California, I rented a bedroom in a three-bedroom apartment. One of the rooms was rented by a ...
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