Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The global coronavirus pandemic has changed pretty much everything for almost everybody. It is of course a Public Health emergency, but it also is having massive economic social and cultural impacts. This very building usually houses our hardtalk studio. Now, that is currently out of commission. But thanks to the wonders of modern technology, the show can go on, and my guest today is the much acclaimed british actor brian cox, who is currently in the smash hit hbo tv drama succession. Now, he is living in self isolation in upstate new york, but im happy to say he is able to talk to me. Brian cox in new york state, welcome to hardtalk. Welcome. Thank you, stephen. Well, thank you for inviting us into your home, so to speak, via your laptop. You have been living in brooklyn, now youre in a cabin in new york state. New york state of course is at the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic in the us. What has life been like for you . Well, i havent. Be
Underway right now. Good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. Tonight, in his First Oval Office address, President Biden made the case for the bipartisan debt ceiling bill. He spoke of an economic crisis averted, and reminded the nation that, without the bill, the u. S. Was in fact headed for a disastrous u. S. Default. Passing this Budget Agreement was critical. The stakes could not have been higher. They were extreme voices threatening to take america, for the first time in our 247 year history, to default on our national debt. Nothing nothing would have been more irresponsible. Nothing would have been more catastrophic. No one got everything they wanted. But the American People got what they needed. We have heard of an economic crisis, an economic collapse. I want to commend speaker mccarthy. You know, he and i, we and our teams, we were able to get along and get things done. The final vote in both chambers was overwhelming. Far more of our bipartisan than thought was possible. T
And career as the man im about to meet. Hes gone from Working Class dundee in the post war years to londons theatre land in the swinging 60s and then film and television stardom. Brian cox has featured in over 100 movies and played stage roles to great acclaim. But its his role as succession s logan roy, the Maniacal Media Boss and terrifying patriarch that is seeing him become a superstar. You have to be a killer. Like the character he plays, cox can be fearsome and forthright on everything from scottish politics. We have been treated so badly time and time and time and time again. To his fellow actors, michael caine. The winner of numerous awards for his performances on stage and screen, hes a master of his craft. Now in his mid 70s, cox is at the height of his powers creatively and the height of his anger politically. Its very, very good to see you. Thank you so much for speaking to me and for speaking to the bbc. I want to talk to you about so much. I think it makes sense to begin
the bbc. i want to talk to about so much. i think it makes sense to begin at the end and this is where we cut to when enormous this is where we cut to when enormou5 spoiler alert, we tell people that logan roy in succe55ion doe5 die. wa5 people that logan roy in succe55ion doe5 die. was it strange leaving this production, 5uch strange leaving this production, such a big part of your life and mind. you ll it was such an odd feeling. i looked on it wrongly a5 a form of rejection. i looked upon it, you have done with logan, you created this monster and you don t know, you got rid of him in a pretty brilliant way. that was so brilliant the way he did it because there was no set up, we didn t know it was going to happen, it gets on the plane. hejust had this huge, these first two acts, epi5ode hejust had this huge, these first two acts, episode one, episode two, we see this in epi5ode two, we see this in full blast. and suddenly he s gone. i was fine with a bit rejected. i m going
and career as the man i m about to meet. he s gone from working class dundee in the post war years to london s theatre land in the swinging 60s and then film and television stardom. brian cox has featured in over 100 movies and played stage roles to great acclaim. but it s his role as succession s logan roy, the maniacal media boss and terrifying patriarch that is seeing him become a superstar. you have to be a killer. like the character he plays, cox can be fearsome and forthright on everything from scottish politics. we have been treated so badly time and time and time and time again. ..to his fellow actors, michael caine. the winner of numerous awards for his performances on stage and screen, he s a master of his craft. now in his mid 70s, cox is at the height of his powers creatively and the height of his anger politically. it s very, very good to see you. thank you so much for speaking to me and for speaking to the bbc. i want to talk to you about so much. i think it ma