The Red Guardians never made a varsity team for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but that's fine at David Harbor.
“Of the people who love these films, we're not our favorite,” he said of the anti-heroes of the new Marvel film, Thunderbolts*. “But we really put our hearts into this film and tried to create something about modern society and the light and the darkness that is in all of us.”
During what Harbor called a bit of a nightmare, he worked on “Thunderbolt*.” He is currently working on the HBO limited series “DTF St. Louis,” the first he produced alongside Jason Bateman and Linda Cardellini.
On a video call from Los Angeles, he detailed his headphones, sunglasses and Zen mantras. These are excerpts from the conversation.
Americano
I drink it all day. My doctor told me to knock it off, but that's the last bad guy I have. I have an assistant and she does a lot of great things for me, but perhaps the number one job is that she brought me too many Americans throughout the day.
Wired headphones
I love tangled code. I was taking my CD player home in the early 2000s, walking around East Village wearing headphones and having a small soundtrack into my life. Just go through the float.
Jack Marie Mage's Eve sunglasses
They are wide and they are big. I like them to be very light shades so I can wear them indoors and at night and people don't think I'm wearing sunglasses. But they're still like protecting your eyes. It's funny that when people can't see your eyes, they really don't recognize you.
My Yellow Bird Wallet
There is a shop at Little Five Point, East Village in Atlanta, with Native American stuff, and a man called Yellow Bird draws these wallets. I have a wallet with a bear on it, and I got a drum that stays as a hawk talisman that is basically just sitting on my roof until he finds a little chipmunk he hasn't got a note.
Zen Mantra
Tic Nat Han was a Zen monk from Vietnam and was a very incredible man. His mantra is very simple, but very deep. “Breathe in, I know I'm breathing. Breathe, I know I'm breathing. Exhale, the present moment. Breathe, great moment. Exhale.” A bite-sized bonbon.
My medicine
I was diagnosed with bipolarity at the age of 26, so I'm taking psychotics all the time, whatever you call. I have gone so many times about their needs, so I struggle with the idea that they are essential to my life. But I know that if you need these medications, you can help people know that you are not alone and that everyone needs something.
Binders that work with scripts
One thing I miss about doing plays is that you rehearse. On the other hand, we do not rehearse on television or movies. My assistant will edit all the work that I have in front of me in front of me the next two weeks, with a nice little binder. I always need to get used to myself to something, as it lives in my body before I shoot it.
accept
When I first settled down when I was 24, one of the pages of a big book (of alcoholism) that was really crucial to me is that they say acceptance is the key to all my problems. As the world becomes more complicated, we need to find deeper into people who can accept me, situations where we can accept me.
I'm sleeping
I was a theatre rat in my 20s. You were out after play until 4am, so I was sleeping until 1pm. I'm more of a movie and TV guy. But I still have that beast in me, who wants to sleep until 1pm every day. I don't feel embarrassed.
ugsa
I like to see ugs in every way. It is another Zen concept that Tick Nat Han has a place where lotus grows from the mud. If there is no mud, there is no lotus. Sometimes I just look at myself, beautiful things, or hide my face from ugly situations and people. It makes my life thinner and weaker, and when I see it it reduces beauty.
