Chace Crawford is Eastern Promises' Viggo Mortensen

Chace Crawford pays homage to Viggo Mortensen‘s character Nikolai in the 2007 crime drama Eastern Promises (Tattoos served an important purpose in the world of the Russian criminal).

The 24-year-old Gossip Girl actor talked to Interview Magazine about his edgy photo shoot and taking risks with his movie roles.

Chace shared, “That’s what was nice about doing a shoot like the one I did for Interview. It’s good to switch things up. I did all of this stuff early, and they always wanted the same thing, the same look, the same deal, and I’d think, That’s not what it’s about. It’s the same microcosm for taking on film roles. You have to be realistic with yourself as to what your range is going to be. I look at the veterans of the game and what choices they made. You need to know what your threshold is and what you can take on and what gets to a point where the audience doesn’t believe it. I actually apply that to my personal life, too. I’m the biggest believer in not talking. I don’t Twitter or MySpace or Facebook. I want to keep to myself. I don’t want to be out there. You have to keep some kind of control over who you are.”

Check out Chace‘s full interview and more pics at InterviewMagazine.com!

Also pictured below: Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises.