Richard E. Grant has revealed why he only auditions from home and never watches his own movies again.
The Saltburn actor, 67, revealed his life in the spotlight when he appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the Dish from Waitrose podcast.
Speaking to podcast hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett OBE, Richard admitted he prefers self-taping to in-person auditions because it gives you the chance to re-record if you make a mistake.
She also mentioned how it can upset you in an audition when the person in front of you is already a friend of the panel. “It’s heartbreaking for the soul,” Richard said.
“You have to record yourself a lot,” he said. “Great because you don’t have to, you can learn it and then prepare it and then do it, and you’re not nervous because you’re at home and then if you mess up you can redo it.”
Richard E. Grant revealed why he only auditions from home and never watches his own films on the Dish from Waitrose podcast.
Speaking to podcast hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett OBE, Richard admitted he prefers self-taping to in-person auditions because it gives you the chance to re-record if you make a mistake.
‘Whereas if you walk into a room like this, there are people sitting there saying, “Yeah, do your part”… Yeah.
“And the person who just left is, you know, the casting director’s best friend and she’s like, ‘Honey, we’ll call you next week for dinner, honey.’
‘You walk in there and you say the same words they just said… And you hear them laughing at the previous person and it’s like this…
‘It’s destructive to the soul… So it’s better to tape myself up.’
Richard also revealed that he never rewatches the movies he appears in and finds it “horrible.”
When asked if he tends to watch himself, he said, “Never.” No, I saw the first movie I was in thirty-seven years ago, saw a screening and was so horrified that I offered the director, Bruce Robinson, my money back…
“I was so horrified, because you can’t fix it, you just think, oh my God, is that what you look like?”
‘You love doing it, I love acting, but you don’t want to watch the replay afterwards…’
The Saltburn actor, 67, revealed his life in the spotlight when he appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the Dish from Waitrose podcast.
Richard also revealed that he never rewatches the films he appears in and finds it “horrible” (pictured last month).
Richard is known for his obsession with singing sensation Barbra Streisand, having purchased a massive two-foot sculpture of the star for his garden.
And speaking on the podcast, Richard recalled telling Barbra about his sculpture during a conversation five years ago.
“I had a two-hour conversation with her one on one at Donna Karan’s house five years ago… Absolutely incredible,” he said.
“When I told her at the end, I said, ‘I suddenly confessed,’ and she said, ‘What is that?’ And I said, ‘I’ve commissioned a two-foot-tall statue of your head for my garden.'” …And she said, “You’re crazy.” And I said, “Yeah, I know.”
“She said, ‘No, no, you’re meshuga, you’re crazy.’
Posing next to her stunning statue in 2020, the Star Wars actor captioned the image: “Honoring @BarbraStreisand, who prefers to be filmed from her left side.”
‘I commissioned a sculpture of @BarbraStreisand because I have been an avid fan for over half a century. It’s 2 feet tall and I finally received it today!!’ (sic)
Richard is known for his obsession with singing sensation Barbara Streisand (pictured), having bought a huge two-foot sculpture of the star for his garden.
And speaking on the podcast, Richard recalled telling Barbara about his sculpture during a conversation five years ago.
In a separate clip, the Logan star explained the inspiration behind the sculpture, saying: “I’ve been a Barbra Streisand fan for 50 years, and when I saw her last summer, I told her they were going to make me a sculpture of her.” . face.
‘She told me I was crazy…she said, “No, no, no, you’re crazy!” Here it is, I couldn’t be happier.”
At the 2019 Oscars, the Downton Abbey actor not only saw Barbra appear on stage, but also met the woman herself, a moment he delightedly shared on social media.
She had expressed her excitement at meeting the award-winning musician, to whom she wrote a fan letter when she was 14, before sharing a series of snaps with several stars at the awards show.