Lesley Manville on Her Approach to Acting and Why She Always Reads Reviews
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Simon Button
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
Lesley Manville, Tony and Olivier award-winning actress known for "Mum," "Sherwood," and "The Crown," discusses her approach to acting roles regardless of platform (BBC, ITV, Netflix). She recently won a Tony for "Oedipus" on Broadway after winning an Olivier for the same production in the West End, and returned to London for "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" at the National Theatre. Serving as president of the fiction jury at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, Manville reveals she always reads reviews of her performances.
Key quotes
· 1 pulledMy job is just to go there and deliver a character, so whether it's for the BBC, ITV, Netflix, it doesn't really make any difference to me.
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