I’m not fond of snakes.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
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Ciarán Hinds
b. 1953
Born in Belfast, Ciarán Hinds, 72, studied at Rada. In 1987, he joined Peter Brook’s cast of The Mahabharata – an epic play that toured the world; he went on to perform for the RSC and the National Theatre. His films include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Belfast and Frozen. On television, he has appeared in Game of Thrones and The Terror, and will star in the new BBC adaptation of The Narrow Road to the Deep North. He is married to actor Hélène Patarot with whom he has a daughter, and lives in London and Paris.
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Falling off the stage and on to the pianist during the opening number in the Mother Goose pantomime at the Citizens theatre in Glasgow.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
Hopeful, egalitarian, overweight.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
My penchant for having just one too many.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
Not being able to fend for myself and being a burden to others.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
Ulysses by James Joyce, but I might make a start next week – or the week after that …
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
As a young actor, again at the Citizens theatre, I was making an exit and a theatregoer leaned over the balcony and said, “You’re terrible!”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
An inability to get myself to bed at a reasonable hour.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
As not being a total bollix.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
We’re not here for long so don’t be wreaking havoc along the way.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗
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