mardi 5 février 2013

dimanche 3 février 2013

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After meeting more friends for coffee we checked in at our hotel, 62 Castle Street, a small boutique hotel on the same street as my favourite restaurant which we happened to have booked for later on that evening.  The receptionist seemed very keen to inform us that our suite had recently been occupied by Charles Dance for two weeks.  Apparently he's a famous film star, but I've never heard of him! 
http://musingfantasistsfashionfaves.blogspot.fr/2013/02/there-no-place-like-my-spiritual-home.html

Charles interview in The Sunday Times

for uk fans...

Sympathy for the devil
Too nice always to play baddies, Charles Dance is playing a roadie in a new comedy — but with a naughty Keith Richards vibe
Charles Dance sits in a mock Georgian sitting room in a London hotel, his evil bastard’s cheekbones glinting, his bastard’s nostrils flaring. A fawn-coloured PR girl sits opposite, face in smartphone. The great TV ­matinée idol of the 1980s is having a three-quarter-life nervous breakdown, but she barely looks up.
Actors want to be liked,” he says. “Anyone who tells you different is lying. We are all wracked with paranoia and insecurity. We want to be loved. That’s why we do it.” This sounds a little like a prepared speech; it actually dips in the middle, on “loved”. Nonetheless, I am grateful that he offers himself up so readily. Normally you have to scheme and bite to unearth the nub of the acknowledged soul.
So you need to be loved ? The PR girl is texting, oblivious . "Yes !" he explodes, as if I am mad to ask. "Of course"..........
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/film_and_tv/film/article1204209.ece

samedi 2 février 2013

vendredi 1 février 2013

Charles on BBC radio 4

today at 19h15 mn....With Kirsty Lang...Common ground promotion

The actor Charles Dance is best-known for playing quintessential Englishmen and villains. He reflects on his latest TV role as an ageing former rock-band manager, compares the experiences of working on both sides of the Atlantic, and looks back on his career.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01q97ts