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Oliver is one of Britain's finest directors but did you know he started out as an actor? while on stage playing Iago this gave him the impetus to adapt Othello into a movie, in the end starring Laurence Fishburne & Kenneth Branagh. From 'The Importance of Being Earnest' to 'Johnny English' Oliver has had a hugely exciting and diverse career.
We chat about how being an actor helped him as a director, the privilege of directing the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Rowan Atkinson, Michael Caine and working multiple times with Gemma Arterton. And why his biography should be called 'Fuck it, Lets Dance'.
& as always thank you to our Sponsor BetterHelp.
By Elliot James Langridge5
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Oliver is one of Britain's finest directors but did you know he started out as an actor? while on stage playing Iago this gave him the impetus to adapt Othello into a movie, in the end starring Laurence Fishburne & Kenneth Branagh. From 'The Importance of Being Earnest' to 'Johnny English' Oliver has had a hugely exciting and diverse career.
We chat about how being an actor helped him as a director, the privilege of directing the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Rowan Atkinson, Michael Caine and working multiple times with Gemma Arterton. And why his biography should be called 'Fuck it, Lets Dance'.
& as always thank you to our Sponsor BetterHelp.

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