Actor David Morrissey is given a 10-question grilling.
Your characters seem very serious or troubled. Would you ever like to do silly roles like panto?
Panto would be good. I did a comedy series for TV called Blackpool which had great one-liners in it. I wore big sideburns which didn’t go down well at home. That was fun.
You’re from Liverpool, so Lennon or McCartney?
John Lennon. I played his step-dad in a movie, which was interesting. He wasn’t nice to Lennon, but only because he loved John’s mum so much, and didn’t want John to destabilise her. Back then, like everyone else, he only saw the rebel he didn’t see the genius we see now.
Who is the best living actor?
Ian Hart, who is also my best friend.
Favourite actor of all time?
Has to be Bogart.
Are you an outdoors person?
My wife loves long walks and bike rides but I’m never very keen on that stuff. Talking together is great, but we don’t need the physicality of trudging round the countryside to do it. Fell walking is not my cup of tea.
Why did you say theatre bored you?
That was wrong of me. You’d think in theatre that actors just go to work in the evening and that’s it, but I always felt tired, waking up with sore throats. I started to worry too much about it. But that was then. Now I’d love to do more theatre.
Worst bit about being an actor?
You know when I’m working because I have odd facial hair which is strange when I take the kids to school. I also take critics too seriously.
If you never did another Hollywood movie would that bother you?
Yes, part of the reason I became an actor was watching American movies as a child.
Tony Blair or Homer Simpson?
Homer. At least he makes me laugh. I played Gordon Brown once and had to research him. I ended up liking him.
You have 24 hours to live. How do you spend it?
Looking back at my life, I realise my wife has given up a lot for my work. In that 24 hours I’d ask what she wants to do and we’d do it. Even if it involves countryside walks!
Interview by Paul Coia
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