SUBMITTED BY Movieman129

September 30, 2002 —

In an interview with Coming Soon, actor Ralph Fiennes revealed that he had to get in great shape in order to look his part in Red Dragon.

In the book, Dolarhyde is described as a bodybuilder. Fiennes is no Schwarzenegger, but he got into great physical shape for the role. "I'm certainly bigger than normal in the movie. I had to work out a lot, but even though he's described as a bodybuilder in the book, I only had two and a half months from when I accepted the role to when I knew I'd be doing that scene with the tattoos. So, I just did everything I could to put on more muscle, just lifting weights and eating a lot, eating a lot of the right kinds of stuff, carbs for energy, protein to make into muscle."

Read more of the interview at the link below.