Youve got two big projects coming out one, a film, a sort of biopic about the Singer Amy Winehouse who died tragically young, and youre playing the role of mitch winehouse, her father. And, at the very same time, across the pond in the us, youve made a Mini Series for Apple Tv where you play the american revolutionary politician john adams. Yes. How do you get your head around such different parts at the same time . Well, it was a necessity for me. Because of my background and the fact that i was very Working Class and very. I was always being cast early on in my career as Drug Dealers or Bank Robbers or thugs in one way or the other. And i wanted to be an actor. I didnt want to be a professional caricature of a Working Class character. So, i decided very early on that i wanted to be diverse. I wanted to play many different characters because i hated the idea of anyone defining me
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