Of course, he came with a reputation, but it was joy to go to work with him every day. I had always been a great admirer of him as an actor on stage. I got to work with the late great Donal McCann, which was a huge thrill. I have very, very fond memories of December Bride. We had no idea of the complexities of filming.ĭecember Bride (1991, director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan) You couldn't feel self-conscious on Excalibur because we were mostly trying to hang on to horses in big tin suits, occasionally hitting a mark and delivering the required line! It seemed to me we were sort of whistling our way through the days, playing silly games in our suits of armour and waiting for something to happen. ![]() It came as quite a big surprise when they said they wanted me to play a small part. It seemed very strange, as I'd never been involved in films. I didn't have an agent, but Mary Selway, a great casting director who has since passed away, suggested I meet John Boorman. We were all young actors earning five bob a week in the Project and stuff like that. It was quite interesting for me because I hadn't been to a Christian Brothers school and when I saw it, it was really austere. We all got, I think, a shilling, for our pains! But we helped him make his story about his memory of growing up. Cathal was a really good film-maker, but at that time nobody was backing films in Ireland so he was trying to make stories on a very small budget. We were all actors basically trying to earn a crust. I was doing Fringe stuff and Cathal Black was looking for a few guys. Our Boys (short, 1981, director: Cathal Black) "Overall, I'd say I've been very lucky in the company I've kept," the Belfast man told us. With Belfast star Ciarán Hinds among the Oscar nominees tonight, we're taking a trip back to a feature we did with him some years ago about some of the key films in his career - adding his thoughts from our recent interview about Belfast.
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