The question
When were you most embarrassed?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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When I was 19 I worked at a gay bar while I was at drama school in London. One of the guys I worked with was Glaswegian and I learned the dialect from him. The acting teacher at the school said, “Liev, you’ve got the region but you’ve missed the character entirely” because I played Jimmy Boyle in a very camp Glaswegian accent.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2024 source ↗
I bumped into an old schoolteacher and her even more ancient and deaf sister, and she shouted to her, “Remember Esther? Now she writes books … ABOUT HERSELF.”
When my trousers split on stage in Burn the Floor in Australia. I had always been warned to wear my flesh underwear and I did not that day.
Do you have 10 pages? Once, I was dancing in a costume that was like a corset. During a move, the corset ripped and exploded, and I had to carry on doing the number practically in my jockstrap.
Dancing on stage with an open fly.
Acting – it’s also the best, though.
Watching the Olympics.
My father – I think he doubted our closeness.
I thought I’d be smarter by now.
“Not interested.” Who? Many people.
An elevator operator.
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