Miguel Live by Night Interview 2017
The 1 Thing Miguel Wanted His Fifty Shades Darker Cover of Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" to Accomplish
On His Experience Working With Ben Affleck and Zoe Saldana on Set
PS: Did you have any jitters working with acting heavy weights like Ben Affleck and Zoe Saldana?
M: At first, I walked on the set and I wasn't sure how it was gonna be. I'll be honest with you, I was a little nervous. I wasn't sure how they were gonna act. To my comfort and to my surprise, they were very welcoming. Very warm. It felt very family oriented on set. As soon as I met Zoe, it felt like we had done something for a long time. She made it really easy to get right into character.
PS: How was Ben as a director?
M: Ben was incredible. As much as he's chill, he knows what he wants. That makes it really easy to get the job done because he believes in the people that he's brought on to see his vision through and then he allows everything to happen. If there's anything that he needs to tweak, he's very easy and calm about making it happen. So if it's a camera angle he wants to get, or if he wants to tweak the delivery of something, it's just very calm. I think he got everything he wanted.
PS: What would you say was your favorite moment from filming on set?
M: The first day I shot, we were in Savannah, Georgia filming a beautiful boat scene, and we pull up to this club that Graciella and Esteban own where it's pretty much for Cubans only, and it's only authentic Cuban music and drinks. I was nervous, but everyone was really cool. I didn't have any lines that day. All I had to do was sit in the boat, thank God! [Laughs] I was getting to know Zoe that day. I hit it off with her. Our conversation was awesome and bonding with her was a really great experience.
