Actor Eddie Marsan on the struggles of being a working class actor and the tyranny of toxic masculinity
Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
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The Importance of Descriptive Terms in Acting
I think it will come soon, I don't know how long we've been the next few years. The worst thing you can do for a young actor is be mediocre and have a career. We're trying to deal with inequalities - but they don't understand acting. Did you ever get to repay Mr Bennett? He was the best man at my wedding, although he had a stroke the night before. And then he just suddenly sat up and said, Eddie, I'll do anything to get out and make it a speech. But he had that kind of humor, you know, he was like my father, really.
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