did you realise at the time you were part of a new generation of actors as it's been called with albert finney tong courtney richard harris all men by the way but i think. you sort of did i came from liverpool because that's. and and then to london and then i was involved with the royal court theatre and a lot of actors from all over the country were there but different types of actors they weren't just from london there they were from all areas had all different accents and were accepted and you could feel there was an energy yeah there certainly was that but you have to understand that because i arrived in london at that time i thought that that was normal that that's how it was only quite a few years later on reflection did you realise my god that was such a lucky time because now inevitably.

i was -- i did my first film, my first-ever time on screen with -- with albert finney. >> seth: oh, wowyes. >> seth: so how young were you then when you were with albert finney? >> 16 years old. >> seth: okay, that's pretty. impressive. >> yeah, he was incredibly nice. >> seth: but you obviously did stage work before then, right? >> no -- no, once. >> seth: just once? >> just once. >> seth: what was your one stage experience?e experience and this is why i've never got any phone calls from bertolt brecht. [ light laughter ] but i was -- i was cast as buttin i was 10 years old. in "cinderella." [ light laughter ] and so i, of course, i wanted to play the part. and so my mother, my late mother, god rest her soul, had made a red jacket for me and this incredibly large, ugly dicky bow. but previously i had made my first holy communion. i was brought up roman catholic. but they found out the day before i made my first holy communion that i had never had been baptized. so i went to the church and i was the only boy who answered back his own baptismal vows to the priest. [ laughter ] he says th

did you realize at the time you were part of a new generation of actors as it's been called with albert finney told courtney richard harris all men by the way but i think. you sort of did i came from liverpool because that's where i'm from and and then to london and then i was involved with the royal court theatre and a lot of actors from all over the country were there but different types of actors they weren't just from london there they were from all areas had all different accents and were accepted and you could feel there was an energy ever certainly was that but you have to understand that because i. arrived in london at that time i thought that that was normal that that's how it was and only quite a few years later on reflection did you realise my god that was such a lucky time because now inevitably ever know you're being asked about it probably didn't for night or when dame judi walters has been voicing concern about her few working class actors there are they're working according to one in a sea investigation only sixteen percent. are acting at the moment. many more acting anyway. ye

did you realise at the time you were part of a new generation of actors as it's been called with albert finney told courtney richard harris all men by the way but i think. you sort of did i came from liverpool because that's. and and then to london and then i was involved with the royal court theatre and a lot of actors from all over the country were there but different types of actors they weren't just from london there they were from all areas had all different accents and were accepted and you could feel there was an energy there certainly was that but you have to understand that because i arrived in london at that time i thought that that was normal that that's how it was only. quite a few years later on reflection did you realize my god that was such a lucky time because now inevitably ever know you're being honest about it probably didn't for night or when dame judi walters has been voicing concern about her few working class actors there are they're working according to one in a sea investigation only sixteen percent. are acting at the moment ago it was many more acting anyway to get ov

did you realise at the time you were part of a new generation of actors as it's been called with albert finney to all courtney richard harris all men by the way but i think. you sort of did i came from liverpool because that's. and and then to london and then i was involved with the royal court theatre and a lot of actors from all over the country were there but different types of actors they weren't just from london there they were from all areas had all different accents and were excepted and you could feel there was an energy there certainly was that but you have to understand that because i arrived in london at that time i thought that that was normal that that's how it was only. quite a few years later on reflection did you realize my god that was such a lucky time because now inevitably ever know you're being asked about it probably didn't for night or when dame judi walters has been voicing concern about her few working class actors there are they're working according to one in a sea investigation only sixteen percent. are acting at the moment. many more acting anyway. yes it is actors