| Walton Goggins: ‘How would I like to be remembered? As one of a kind.’ |
The actor on obsessive cleaning, missing his own teeth, and his sand and dirt collection
| Miriam Margolyes: ‘Describe myself in three words? Short. Fat. Jewish.’ Photographer: David Kelly. Hair and makeup: Ginelle Dale. Stylist: Andi Plowman/ |
The actor on disappointing her mother, the only time she will tell a lie, and a terrible spat with Glenda Jackson
Born in Oxford, Miriam Margolyes, 84, began acting at Cambridge University. In 1994, she won a Bafta for her role in The Age of Innocence and was later cast as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films. Her stage credits include Wicked, The Vagina Monologues and Dickens’ Women; her TV work includes Trollied and Blackadder. In 2002, she was made OBE, and in 2022 received a BBC Audio Drama lifetime achievement award. She takes Margolyes and Dickens: More Best Bits to the Edinburgh fringe at the Pleasance at EICC, Pentland theatre from 9-24 August. She lives in London.
The American comic on performing to a stripper party, the best heckle she’s had and why honest emotions are funny
How did you get into comedy?
I was always into watching funny shows – what was on TV that I could sneakily watch after my mom went to bed. I would put on Comedy Central or MTV, Monty Python reruns, Kids in The Hall, The State, In Living Color, Absolutely Fabulous and, of course, SNL. I would write and film my own sketches and I joined a sketch troupe in college. From there I got the crazy idea that I could just speak, sans ensemble, alone on a stage. So I started doing standup. The rest is a blurry history.
| Neil Gaiman |
Born in Portchester, Hampshire, Neil Gaiman, 62, started out as a journalist. In the 1980s, he wrote the Sandman comic-book series, which became a multimillion-selling graphic novel, and was adapted for Netflix last year. His books Coraline and Stardust have become films, and Neverwhere, American Gods and Good Omens are TV series. His latest book, What You Need to Be Warm, which supports the work of UNHCR, is released on 26 October. Gaiman lives in Woodstock, New York.
| Julia Ormond |
The actor on her love of dogs, granting wishes and Ryan Gosling
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| James Ellroy |
| Bella Freud |
| Bella Freud and Kate Moss |