Adrien Brody Reveals Why He Took On 'Grand Budapest Hotel' Cameo

Adrien Brody greets photographers with a smile as he arrives at LAX Airport on Tuesday (March 18) in Los Angeles.

The 40-year-old actor just chatted with The Telegraph about choosing to do the small cameo role in The Grand Budapest Hotel.

“It was a chance to play with friends,” Adrien said. “It was different from a lot of the roles that I’ve had a lot of responsibility with. It’s not my movie, it wasn’t the weight of the world on my shoulders, it was just a chance to enter this fantasy world. The key to playing the role was just to have a balance between playing the seriousness of the circumstances and the comedic aspect of it, not being too self-indulgent.”