both roles 0livier award winning. but his story began with rejection by rada. they sent a letter saying, we strongly recommend that you think of another career. at the time, that really puts you on the line and you really have to. it takes quite a lot of strength to work out whether they re right or not. as a child, he was shy, solitary. acting was seen as a way to bring him out of himself. he liked the idea of disguise, a mask for this gay, jewish, south african. on tv, he was the revolutionary howard kirk in the history man. but the plaudits didn t lead to film and tv stardom. his home was the theatre. my nose, sir, is enormous! he and the man who became his husband, the director greg doran.
a performance goes beyond mere good reviews to become the one against which all others are measured. which i must reach unto. antony sher s compelling richard iii in 1984 was just such a role. when they are gone, then i must count my gains. i think my biggest problem is being young and beautiful. it is my biggest problem because i have never been young and beautiful. a few months later, he was the drag queen arnold in torch song trilogy. oh, i ve been beautiful. both roles 0livier award winning. but his story began with rejection by rada. they sent a letter saying, we strongly recommend that you think of another career. at the time, that really puts you on the line and you really have to. it takes quite a lot