jane horrocks that her career has spanned four decades and has spanned four decades and has seen her excel on stage and screen. increasingly she s written and created her own shows, is that the pathway to empowerment in an industry where actors can be just another commodity? jane horrocks, welcome to hardtalk. jane horrocks, welcome to hardtalk jane horrocks, welcome to hardtalk. ., ~ y c hardtalk. thank you very much. it is ureat hardtalk. thank you very much. it is great to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is great to have hardtalk. thank you very much. it is great to have you hardtalk. thank you very much. it is great to have you in - hardtalk. thank you very much. it is great to have you in the - it is great to have you in the studio. you have been in this business for almost four decades, i wonder when you think about your own career, do you find that you very consciously shaped it or is it more a question of serendipity and stuff thatjust happened? i think there
have got my whole career ahead of me and there will be loads and loads of roles, but certainly when i did turned 40, i thought, i get what they were talking about. talking about. there is another intri . uinu talking about. there is another intriguing discussion talking about. there is another intriguing discussion right - talking about. there is another intriguing discussion right now| intriguing discussion right now that seems to be potentially restricts the kinds of roles actors can do, that is the one about in the word is used authenticity. to be very simplistic about it it boils down to the idea that for example if you are playing a 93v example if you are playing a gay character, you really ought to have a gay actor doing that to have a gay actor doing that to give extra meaning and insight they can bring, and whether it might be a disabled part, that should be played by a disabled actor rather than famously many years ago daniel day lewis playing a man with cerebral palsy. wha