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new crush desblocked: George Mackay

David Castañeda & Robert Sheehan - The Umbrella Academy Red Carpet | HOLR Magazine

Q: Of course, it’s not a competition, but is it fair to say, Judi, that you know more Shakespeare than Ken? Ken: Yes! Judi: No, no! Ken: Of course you do! What do you mean? Judi: Only because of age, if I do. Ken: It’s because of deep cleverness, it’s as simple as that.

- Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench on The Graham Norton Show promoting the new Shakespeare movie All is True - Jan 25 2019

Three equally adorable photos of Kenneth Branagh directing his adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” 1993.

“Paul and I in a cottage, up a hill, near Penrith 26 years ago in a Polaroid.”

babes <3

Withnail & I (1987)

'Grant in between takes. He can't drink - not in a reformed-drinker way; he's medically allergic. Bruce got him drunk once, for the film, so he'd know what it was like - but in all the scenes in the film where he's drunk, he's sober as a judge.'

Withnail & I (1987)

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'Withnail was made by HandMade Films, George Harrison's company. Ringo Starr popped down one afternoon. It wasn't like this was a big film - everyone was saying, "Oh my God, Ringo's coming to see us..."'

Withnail & I (1987)

ph. ©Murray Close

Withnail & I (1987)

Paul McGann as "I" and Richard E Grant as Withnail on the steps of their Camden home

What happens every time when I explain about Ben Whishaw to other people

Me: You know, yesterday, Ben Whishaw-

Them: Who's Ben Whishaw

Me: Talented British actor who got BAFTA award and also one of my favourite actors

Them: Well, what kind of movies is he in?

Me: Cloud Atlas, Skyfall, Spectre, Bright star, tv series The Hollow Crown, The Hour...

Them:...

Me: (sigh) The movie Perfume: the story of a murderer

Them: OHHHH THAT GUY

I guess Ben in the movie Perfume gave people a quite strong impression