Adam Driver Talks Training For Viral Burberry Commercial

Adam Driver appeared in one of his most interesting roles to date.

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The 38-year-old actor appeared in an ad advertising the Burberry Hero fragrance.

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The ad shows Driver running towards the ocean next to a horse.

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As they are swimming, they merge into one body and he emerges as a centaur.

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Driver admitted that he underestimated how physical shooting the ad would be.

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He wouldn’t divulge what training that he had to undergo for the ad.

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He describes his workout routine as the “need to move and exercise for sanity.”

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When he was training at Juilliard, he would run 5 miles and do 100 push-ups every day.

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He said that every shot was “really exhausting but, hopefully, worth it.”

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