Acclaimed actor Tim Roth opened up about his long career during a visit to the Galway Film Festival and admitted stage fright stops him from doing more theatre work. He also confessed that back in the day he could be a « d*** » on set although he advised others against it.
The Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction star made the revelations during a two-and-a-half-hour acting masterclass before attending a screening of his latest film Poison later that evening. The moderator asked him why he didn’t do more theatre asking if it was a « stage fright thing ».
« I don’t have any problem with this [masterclass audience] at all, but when it’s a play, it just freaks me the f*** out, » he said. He went on to reveal that a former co-star of his had the opposite problem.
« I remember talking to Cillian Murphy when we did a film together a long time ago, and it was the beginning of his film career. He was doing a one-man show at the time, going around doing a play, and I was blown away by that.
« Start talking about stage fright – he had film fright, very legitimately, » he revealed before joking: « I think he has got over it now. » Cillian won the Best Actor Oscar this year for his role in Oppenheimer.
As part of the masterclass, he offered advice to aspiring actors – although he admitted not always following it himself.
« Pause when agitated, » he said. « It’s an old AA thing but it applies to everything. I’ve been that guy – just because I’m panicking…
« I’ve been the total d*** actor at times on set. But you know, you learn not to be, » he said.
Asked what made him stop this behaviour he confessed: « Getting a glimpse of what you are. You get a glimpse of what you are, » he ruminated.
Surprisingly given his huge body of work including the acclaimed TV show Tin Star, Tim also admitted he is terrible at auditions.
« I have this thing…I’m s*** at auditions. Really s***, » he confessed. « The audition process itself is, I think, rubbish.
« I figured out that once I had three films that people could look at that were alright what the f*** is the point in the audition?
« They can find out if I can act by looking at those other jobs, » he ruminated.
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