tim minchin?acter. it was sort ofjust a person i was pouring my nerves into, probably. i was hiding behind a sort of... a kind of slightly stuttering, kind of, "oh, i'm so brilliant, i can't control my thoughts." there's a streak, a kind of misanthropic thing. a little bit like a battered... yeah, like he might not like going outside very much, that he spends his life in his own head, having these slightly quirky thoughts, these sort of sexually perverted thoughts and, you know, talking about inflatable dolls. # your love for me is not debatable # your sexual appetite�*s insatiable # you never, ever make me waitable # delectable # inflatable you...# and then just going on around about logical philosophy and wearing... i'm looking like edward scissorhands crossed with robert smith from the cure, and you got the sense that he was someone who didn't get out much. yes. and that's very different from who i am and who i was. the next choice you've made for this programme is being commissioned to write t

now on bbc news, this cultural life: tim minchin. applause tim minchin, the cabaret star who wrote

now on bbc news — this cultural life: tim minchin. applause

tim minchin, the cabaret star who wrote matilda the musical.2005 edinburgh festival. mrtim minchin! after a series of live solo albums, tim was commissioned to write a stage adaptation of the roald dahl book, matilda. the show went on to win olivier and tony awards and has now been turned into a film. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast, he reveals his formative influences and experiences and how, despite fame and acclaim, bad reviews still hurt. no, i'm not good at taking criticism. you still take it personally?