Dev Patel. Photo: Bang ShowbizDev Patel thinks his 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' co-star Maggie Smith is a 'scene-stealer' and has admitted he turned into a 'fanboy' when he heard Richard Gere would be joining the cast. Dev Patel thinks Maggie Smith is a 'scene-stealer'.
The 24-year-old actor who stars alongside the legendary actress in 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' and its sequel has joked that she just 'rolls in' at the end of a scene with one line and completely steals it.
He said: "Most of the film I spent with Maggie Smith. She is tremendous. She's so elegant. She's the true epitome of a scene-stealer.
"My character is spewing off a thousand lines super fast and then she'll roll in at the end of the scene and say one line and completely steal it."
The 'Slumdog Millionaire' star also insisted he has 'great chemistry' with the 80-year-old actress and enjoys seeing how the characters' friendship grows throughout the movie.
"I play this character that is ever the optimist but spreads himself very very thin because he's so ambitious. And she is the woman who's doing damage control. But as the film progresses, she becomes a mother figure to my character, and it gets very emotional. It was wonderful."
Dev also revealed it brought out the 'inner fanboy' in him when he found out Richard Gere would be starring in the film.
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