Who can blame Michael Stuhlbarg for being a bit negative these days? The actor, known for his roles on Boardwalk Empire and in Call Me by Your Name, was taking a stroll on New York’s Upper East Side on March 31, the day before previews started for Patriots—The Crown creator Peter Morgan’s new Broadway play, in which Stuhlbarg stars as a Russian oligarch who helps Putin’s rise to political power—when a homeless man hit him in the head with a rock. By some twist of fate, Stuhlbarg chased the man into the custody of police directly outside the Russian consulate. The show went on, and Stuhlbarg took to the stage for the first time since his 2005 Tony-nominated performance in Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman. Here, he shares his least favorite things, including his very predictable worst New York City moment. —Clara Molot
Preferred deadly sin: Gluttony, probably, but they’re all useful on occasion …
Food that makes you gag: Can stomach most things, but durian was a challenge.
Book you never finished: Ulysses.
Song you never want to hear again: Any holiday song that is inescapably played everywhere.
