“You’re a narcissist!” From someone who was a narcissist himself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
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In an audition at the Royal Court, this man called out, “Were you trained?”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
I was called the N-word in Romford, by someone stepping off a train as I was getting on.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 April 2025 source ↗
Is that the final mix?
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 May 2025 source ↗
“Didn’t you used to be Graydon Carter?”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗
Glenda Jackson said I was an amateur during rehearsal for The White Devil at the Old Vic. I called her a cow, but that was inadequate.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 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 ↗
A lady came up to me in Tesco last year and said, “Excuse me, but didn’t you used to be Roger McGough?”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 January 2026 source ↗
Edward Bond, the playwright, said I was like a turd flowing on the effluent of British culture.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2026 source ↗
Hasn’t happened yet, it’s coming.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗
A fellow artist called me a flaneur!
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗
We’ve run out of champagne.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2026 source ↗
“Let’s face it, you’re not Ingrid Bergman.” I was 19 and he was a potential boyfriend. My only thought at the time was: “I’m not?”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗
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