There was a time when Rory Culkin was known simply as “the youngest Culkin brother.”
As a kid, he landed his first few roles as younger versions of his brothers' characters.
Moreover, in “Igby Goes Down,” he played a young Kieran Culkin.
As Rory toldDazedin 2011, these roles were usually presented as something of a chore.
“People don’t really give that much of a s*** out here.
I don’t really have much to compare it to.”
Apparently, fame has been Rory’s version of normal for as long as he can remember.
From that point, I was really into it."
Culkin recalled another moment when everything fell into place.
There’s a scene where a propose to a girl [Julia Garner] on a dirty motel floor.
The scene is both pathetic and beautiful.
It is my love letter to acting."
Of course, New York has changed over the years.
“New York is way more crowded than it’s ever been,” he toldGothamistin 2015.
“it’s possible for you to’t really walk down the block without seeing someone.
That just doesn’t happen anymore.”
Thanks to his career, Culkin has had to spend a fair amount of time in Los Angeles.
At first, it was a shock to the system.
But home will always be New York.
As of publication, Culkin lives in Brooklyn.
“I don’t really do all that much,” he told Dazed.
But I’m good at being alone, which helps.
Oh, and I recently started boxing.
I mean, I don’t want to get buff or anything."
In a 2019 interview with Hero Magazine, he even described himself as a “homebody.”
“Other actors and I wish I was like that can turn it on and off.”
I guess it took time for it to wear off.
After seeing the screening he’s creeping back in my head … Gabriel went deep in my head.
I’ve never had to dig so deep before; it made an impression."
“I love ‘Prometheus,’ it blew my mind!”
“I liked ‘Apocalypto,’ as well.”
His “cinematic icon,” however, is Stanley Kubrick, as he told Hunger Magazine.
“Watching ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ had an impact on me when I was younger,” he added.
He also bought his own record player while making “Sway Lake.”
“My collection has swelled since,” he said to Film Inquiry.
“What’s this last one I just bought?
I bought The Stranglers.
I recommend The Stranglers.
‘Golden Brown.'”
“There’s no competition between us at all,” Rory told Dazed.
“People are always asking about that.”
Rory went on to tell the publication that he and his famous brothers hardly ever talk about work.
They did, however, give each other career recommendations.
At the time, his older brothers would pass good parts for teenagers over to him.
Not only is Rory still super close with his brothers, some people even mistake them for each other.
After all, they all share the same Culkin-coded round deep-set eyes and long slender noses.
The role asked a lot of Culkin both emotionally and musically.
“I can play some Mayhem now but that’s about it,” he said.
Playing Euronymous, the frontman of the band, also meant getting pretty dark.
“The culture is dark and scary but then it’s also fun,” Culkin said.
“I’d be an extra,” he admitted toAntenna Mag.
“I’d be a tree in the background.”
Sadly, Culkin was never cast in the films even as a tree.
However, Culkin has learned to deal with this kind of disappointment.
You’ve just got to be pliable and not let it affect you."
It’s an undeniably unusual look and apparently, it hasn’t always helped him in Hollywood.
People literally have conference calls about my head when I’m not around."
Nevertheless, he forced himself to sit through the whole thing.
“If you commit that much to something, you have to see it,” he said.
“And then watching it [Gabriel], it was rough.
Clearly, Culkin cares more about doing the job well than feeling comfortable.
one user’s since-deleted tweet read.
Love it or hate it, this is one Culkin moment that will definitely go down in history.
Scrivener was a camera assistant on the set of the film.
The pair married in an unusual ceremony during Wrestlemania weekend in New Orleans.
“Those live shows are amazing, I really recommend the product.”
Paul Heyman, a WWE star, even officiated the wedding.
Scrivener occasionally posts glimpses into her life with Culkin on herInstagram.
Seems like these two couldn’t have been better matched.
