Each role of Jeremy Allen White’s has required him to embrace character-building challenges head-on. From the “gross” struggles of bulking up for The Iron Claw to delving into Carmy’s “challenging” mentality for Season 3 of The Bear, White has shown a fearless dedication to his characters. When it came to depicting Bruce Springsteen for his upcoming music biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere, the Emmy winner got real about diving into the role and actually asking The Boss for “a little bit of space” while he played him.
The moment that Jeremy Allen White was lined up to play Bruce Springsteen, I had a feeling the Shameless alum would bring his A-game. Austin Butler, who gave a praiseworthy early reaction to White’s Deliver Me From Nowhere performance, interviewed the actor for Interview Magazine about what he went through to fully embody the “Born in the USA” singer. White’s candid answer involved asking Springsteen himself for “a little bit of space” during filming. He explained:
