'Mr. Robot': Elliot is a 'self-indulgent' hacker and he may become 'destructive'

Cast members Christian Slater and Rami Malek talked about the popularity of “Mr. Robot” in a recent interview. Malek also addressed some of the concerns that the fans may have about his character on the show in another interview.

Speaking to VanityFair, Malek said that although his character on the show has had “moments of altruism” there are also moments where the character is “purely self-indulgent.” The actor said that his character may have to acknowledge this sometime in the future and added that the realisation could lead to the character becoming “destructive.”

The actor felt that the “captivating” factor about his character was that he was “very human.” “In his attempt to be superhuman you realize just how flawed he is and how relatable he is. He’s a complicated dude,” Malek said.

Malek also addressed concerns that some fans have about the whole show just being an imagination of Elliot. The actor said that he didn’t want people to think that the whole plot is just Elliot’s imagination and promised that although the show takes some “creative liberties” it is “not all for naught.”

“Mr. Robot” has been renewed for Season 2 and Malek admitted that questions about Slater’s character being Elliot’s imagination and similar questions will keep coming up even in the future. The actor said that the more the audience will get to know Elliot, the more they will realise what his reality is exactly.

The actor also revealed that he literally bled while filming one of the scenes on the show. The actor was apparently wearing a spy device called an earwig, through which a lady would speak to him while filming. In one of the scenes he had asked her to yell at him through the spy device and the actor said that after the scene there was a little bit of blood in the earwig. Malek later went to the doctor and his hearing is said to be intact.

Malek and Slater talked about the success of “Mr. Robot” to AccessHollywood and said that after getting a good response at film festivals; the press caught on to the show and wrote good reviews. Slater revealed that people in New York sometimes walk up to him and address him by the name of his character on the show, which he said has never happened to him before.

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