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| Alan Bates b: Derbyshire, England, Feb 17, 1934 English. Actor. Starred in films King of Hearts, 1967; An Unmarried Woman, 1978.
But, you know, as you get older, my God, the parts get more varied. There's a lot of fun to be had doing a lot of different things. I have always tried to work according to what affects me, to a script that I like because it touches me in some way, without deliberately pursuing a commercial career or a particular image. I think in every generation there's a certain amount of, not awe exactly, but that sort of awareness of other people's achievements. It was great to be a part of such a classic period and I'm just glad to keep working. No film should try to follow a trend, and do what film people think the public wants. There's no such thing as knowing what the public wants. Playing those traditional types of ultra-masculine and ultra-feminine roles has led people into a terrible mess. There is a side of me that likes not only playing monsters, but also monstrous-sized parts. You can time a part perfectly and play it badly. And some people have very individual offbeat timing, which is their own. It works simply because they are who they are. |
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