Interview with Colin Firth
Since his film debut in 1984 in Another Country, Colin Firth has starred in a range of high profile studio movies and respected independent films. His credits include Apartment Zero, The English Patient, Fever Pitch, Bridget Jones’ Diary and Girl With A Pearl Earring.Recent hits include When Did You Last See Your Father? and St. Trinian’s. On television he is best remembered for his performance as Mr Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice.
In the romantic comedy The Accidental Husband he plays Richard, the English fiancé of popular radio agony aunt Emily Lloyd (Uma Thurman). But their marital plans are put on hold when it appears she has unwittingly married a New York fireman (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) who has a particular reason for scuppering her wedding plans. Thurman co-produces and Griffin Dunne directs.
You’ve starred in romantic comedies on both sides of the Atlantic, is there much of a difference between doing them here or in America?
Not really. There’s a lot of stereotyping of American humour and English humour, but I think they overlap far more than people give them credit for. I think Americans do have irony, I think Americans can be very, very dry. I think the English can be very broad and very brash and very silly and very aggressive in their comedy. I really don’t know where to break that down. I think the stereotypes are often a complete nonsense.
Since his film debut in 1984 in Another Country, Colin Firth has starred in a range of high profile studio movies and respected independent films. His credits include Apartment Zero, The English Patient, Fever Pitch, Bridget Jones’ Diary and Girl With A Pearl Earring.Recent hits include When Did You Last See Your Father? and St. Trinian’s. On television he is best remembered for his performance as Mr Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice.
In the romantic comedy The Accidental Husband he plays Richard, the English fiancé of popular radio agony aunt Emily Lloyd (Uma Thurman). But their marital plans are put on hold when it appears she has unwittingly married a New York fireman (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) who has a particular reason for scuppering her wedding plans. Thurman co-produces and Griffin Dunne directs.
You’ve starred in romantic comedies on both sides of the Atlantic, is there much of a difference between doing them here or in America?
Not really. There’s a lot of stereotyping of American humour and English humour, but I think they overlap far more than people give them credit for. I think Americans do have irony, I think Americans can be very, very dry. I think the English can be very broad and very brash and very silly and very aggressive in their comedy. I really don’t know where to break that down. I think the stereotypes are often a complete nonsense.
