Has anyone posted Brian Cox's opinions on his fellow actors? (For those that don't know he's a Scottish actor who plays the father in the American show Succession) This is what he said in his recent interview:
On Steven Seagal? 'As ludicrous in real life as he appears on screen. He radiates a studied serenity, as though he’s on a higher plane to the rest of us, and while he’s certainly on a different plane, no doubt about that, it’s probably not a higher one.'
David Bowie? 'A skinny kid, and not a particularly good actor. He made a better pop star, that much is for certain'
Michael Caine? 'I wouldn’t describe Michael as my favourite, but he’s Michael Caine. An institution. And being an institution will always beat having range'
Quentin Tarantino? 'I find his work meretricious. It’s all surface. Plot mechanics in place of depth. Style where there should be substance. I walked out of Pulp Fiction…That said, if the phone rang, I’d do it
Johnny Depp's acting? 'I mean, Edward Scissorhands. Let’s face it, if you come on with hands like that and pale, scarred-face make-up, you don’t have to do anything. And he didn’t. And subsequently, he’s done even less'
On the late Alan Rickman? 'One of the sweetest, kindest, nicest and most incredibly smart men I’ve ever met. Prior to acting he’d been a graphic designer and he brought the considered, laser-like precision of that profession to his work'
it's juggling all her appointments with my own commitments. Plus trying to get her organised in the morning. Thanks for the love and tea, helping me lots, reading all your comments is making me smile and laugh. Resisting googling certain things!
