Tag: CelebrityInterviews
‘One agency called me Thunder Thighs’: Twiggy and Sadie Frost on sexism, self-esteem and the swinging 60s | Documentary films
The woman in the jade-green suede biker jacket and tartan trousers sticks out her hand. “’Allo, I’m Twig,” she says. The name still sounds entertaini [...]
‘She was so much fun to play’: Ella Lily Hyland, breakout star of Black Doves, on her wise-cracking assassin | Television
As Ella Lily Hyland poses for photos, her black spaniel Nina trots about the studio, stopping occasionally to be stroked. “She always wants to be clo [...]
Ron Perlman on Hellboy, the LA fires and Trump: ‘A snake-oil con-artist who’d sell you bad vodka and swampland in New Jersey’ | Movies
Ron Perlman could be mistaken for Will Ferrell’s grumpy older brother. Today, however, he mostly looks trapped. That slab of a face, frosted with a w [...]
Mischa Barton: ‘I’m a huge Oasis fan. What kind of self-respecting Brit would I be if I wasn’t?’ | Movies
What was it like working with Richard Attenborough in Closing the Ring, Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense, and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill? Also why the [...]
David Wenham on the return of Johnny ‘Spit’ Spitieri: ‘Every second day someone comes up to talk about him’ | Australian film
David Wenham avoided wearing thongs for 22 years. That’s ever since an iconic scene in the 2003 heist caper Gettin’ Square, in which he slapped his w [...]
Guy Pearce: ‘I’m not going to win the Oscar – Kieran Culkin will’ | Movies
After his acclaimed performances in films such as LA Confidential, The Proposition, Memento, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Animal [...]
Patricia Arquette on Trump, communes, art and ageing: ‘When I was growing up the whole world was pretty creepy’ | Patricia Arquette
If escaping the world by running for the hills looks increasingly attractive to many of us – perhaps living on a commune – Patricia Arquette feels li [...]
‘Photography is therapy for me’: Martin Parr on humour, holidaying and life behind the lens | Photography
About 20 years ago, I was on a judging panel for a photography competition, and one of the other judges was Martin Parr. He was charming and affable, [...]
‘I stripped away this caricature that I created’: Pamela Anderson on makeup, activism and gardening | Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson, makeup-free and stunning in a floral Westwood suit, is making a fuss of my dog. My dog likes her. I’m not a particular believer in t [...]
Gugu Mbatha-Raw: ‘It’s good to trust your gut’ | Television
Early on in Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s career, an older, white actor advised she change her name to something easier to pronounce. She declined – a sturdy cho [...]