Stanley Tucci earned his first Oscar nomination playing serial killer George Harvey in The beautiful bones but it’s a role he would never want to see again.

“I wouldn’t play George Harvey on ‘The Lovely Bones’ again, which was awful,” Tucci said. entertainment tonight. “It’s a wonderful film, but it was a difficult experience. Simply because of the role.

Tucci said he asked director Peter Jackson why he cast him in the supernatural thriller based on Alice Sebold’s book.

“I tried not to play the role anymore, which is crazy because I needed a job,” he added. “But I was like, ‘Why do you want me?’ And he said, ‘Because you’re funny.’ And I thought, ‘Okay.’ But I understand what he was saying.

He continued: “I think what he meant was that I wouldn’t be too much – not that I wouldn’t be serious about it, but that I wouldn’t be too dramatic about it. That I would throw it away a bit. What do you have to do when you play someone so horrible, right? »

Although Tucci does not return to The beautiful boneshe has other roles he would like to play again.

“I would gladly play Nigel in The devil wears Prada Again. It was really a great experience,” he revealed. “I would play Paul Child again, when we did. Julia and Julia. These are really wonderful roles to play.