Australian actress Abbie Cornish found working with RoboCop co-star Gary Oldman refreshing.
The 31-year-old actress stars alongside Oldman in Jose Padilha's new remake of RoboCop, where American star Joel Kinnaman plays the title character.
When on set with Oldman, Cornish couldn't help but pick his brain for acting advice. Their discussions left the actress in awe of his talent and she now aspires to have a similar level of longevity.
"When I first sat down with Gary I said, 'Gary do you mind if I ask you a few questions, actor to actor?' I said, 'You've done this for a while, you're incredible at what you do, do you still get that same feelling of excitement when you walk on the set that I feel when I walk on a set?'" she said at the world premiere of the movie at London's Waterloo IMAX on Thursday.
"And he's like, 'Every day.' And it was so nice and so refreshing. I mean I've worked for around 15 to 16 years, and you look at him and it's like, I hope that I have a career like that. It's like that feelling, that buzz. it's inspirational."
Cornish plays RoboCop Alex Murphy's wife Clara in the film. Her character didn't appear in the original 1987 movie and she believes the mechanical police officer is given more of an emotional side by having a spouse.
"I feel I grew up with this film so it felt really nostalgic. It was so nice to be able to create that role. I didn't do any action stuff. There's RoboCop and there's all the action stuff, there's OmniCorp ... I play the role of wife, mother," she said.
"Well I think (my role is) just a pulse, a heartbeat to Murphy's story that helps with the humanity, the existential element of robot versus man and humanity. Mostly heart, I think."
Cornish wore a stunning tangerine-coloured Elie Saab dress to the London premiere.
