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Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/strong><\/a> has become Bob Dylan<\/strong>\u2019s number one fan since playing him in No Direction Home<\/em>, and a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> he\u2019s quietly hoping to forge more of a friendship with the reclusive music legend in the years to come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTimoth\u00e9e has become a Bob superfan, he listens to his music all the time and takes a lot of pride in being well-versed in his more obscure songs,\u201d the insider says. \u201cHe\u2019s read every book about Bob and his career that he can get his hands on and admires everything about him from his fashion to his irreverent attitude to his mesmerizing song lyrics.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Although the Dune<\/em> actor, 29, lost out on an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the biopic to Adrian Brody<\/strong>, the movie has become one of the more important to him personally, the source notes. Timoth\u00e9e was offered the role at 23, when he claimed he didn\u2019t know much about the musician, and spent five years preparing to play Bob Dylan, which included a gambit of challenges he had to overcome to portray him accurately on screen.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhere does my heart and where does my soul fit into this<\/a>?\u201d the actor asked of himself regarding the role. \u201cCan it fit into this, particularly with someone who was so masked,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n There was also, surprisingly, a physical aspect. \u201cI did all the work \u2026 physicality, behavior-wise. But something we haven\u2019t really talked about, I also put on 20 pounds,\u201d Timoth\u00e9e said during the January 20 episode of NPR\u2019s \u201cAll Things Considered.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n One thing the Call Me By Your Name<\/em> star didn\u2019t get to do, however, was meet his subject in person. The iconic musician, now 83, is notoriously reclusive and difficult to contact, preferring a life far outside of the spotlight of Hollywood, though he did give his thoughts on Timoth\u00e9e\u2019s acting chops, calling him \u201ca brilliant actor\u201d in a post on X. \u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe totally accepts that Bob hasn\u2019t wanted to meet him so far,\u201d the source says, \u201cbut that hasn\u2019t stopped him from hoping that one day he\u2019ll get the chance to sit down and talk with him. The fact that Bob publicly complimented his talent as an actor is something Timoth\u00e9e is still giddy about, to date he says that was the best praise he\u2019s ever gotten.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In fact, Timoth\u00e9e called receiving such praise<\/a> from Bob \u201cone of the most affirming moments of my life,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a man of few words, so any of those words spent saying, \u2018Hey, good job young man,\u2019 I\u2019ll take that with me forever,\u201d the actor added.<\/span><\/p>\n Even without an Academy Award, the laurels Timoth\u00e9e received for his work on the film are enough to keep him inspired.<\/span><\/p>\n