Um, well, this young man has directed a
movie and it's quite annoying really, isn't it?
Sorry. touched um. Feels like I I feel
quite overwhelmed being here. How are you feeling about
what I'm going to call your big night, the
fantastic award congratulations. Thank you. I'm a little
bit nervous actually, um, which is. Weird
when it's what I spend my life doing, but
it's much easier pretending to be somebody else. Well
, actually I want to pick up on that then
, like in terms of like, you know,
your career and your roles, when's the last time
you really did feel nervous for a role for anything
that you've done on screen? I do, I
do always feel nervous. I think it's like flying
. If you don't feel nervous, you should stop
. And over the last year, I know that
kind of you have been promoting Steve and now we're
looking forward to Hamnet as well. Uh, a
lot of buzz around Hamnet and I know that you're
LFF the other week as well, supporting that.
How are you hoping that that film will do come
January, February? Is it going to have the
impact you want it to? Well, I think
, I think, I mean, I, I
think it's a profound film and I. I hope
that it reaches people and if people go and see
it, that's really great. Yeah. I know
that in your career you've been such a fantastic champion
for British independent film. Does it, and it
breaks a lot of careers as well as in it
, you know, boost people up. When the
formation of the start of your career, is there
a film, is there a British independent film that
you can point to is really helping you on your
way to success? Um, well, I started
with Lances von Trier, so I, I,
I've always felt a little bit like an outsider looking
in. Um, but yeah, no, I've
done many films within, in, uh, within
the industry here over the years. I feel very
protective of it. And it's always having to reform
itself because everything always, you know. It's always
something happens with the money and it all falls apart
, but I think independent producers are very resourceful people
and you know it's like, it's like a a
petri dish. It will always grow. Yeah.
Um, there's obviously a lot of talented people here
tonight. Who has caught your eye in 2025,
a film or an artist? Um, well.
This young man directed a movie, incredible. I
mean, and quite annoying really, isn't it?
You can't be at all. Thank you so much
for your time. Enjoy tonight as well, congratulations --> .