Actors

Jamie Foxx

In The Soloist, Jamie Foxx plays a musician who develops schizophrenia and becomes homeless. He took the role because it mirrored his past. When he was younger, Jamie had a fear of going crazy. When he was younger he took drugs and ended up in hospital and he had a friend who spoke to him and told him he was going through post dramatic stress. Because of this Jamie could relate to his character Nathanial and wanted to go into the character deep. He wanted to open up ideas about schizophrenia and homelessness.



Robert Downey JR

In The Soloist, Robert Downey JR plays a journalist who meets Nathanial and decides to write a Newspaper column about Nathanial and his homelessness. He was asked by the director to be in the film and felt like he interacted the most with the other actors.