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'Reflection is part of ageing, I won’t let age beat me' - Interview With Frances Viner
In this episode, Patrick is joined by his friend and actress Frances Viner who exemplifies what this podcast is about, which is living life to the max, living all in, giving everything you’ve got, giving no quarter, continuing to explore and being open and completely creative.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Life is about invention. You can concur with social inventions and try and invent within them or try to push the boundaries and try to step over the line that’s been put in front of you since birth. I’ve certainly never been ‘rule-bound’. What I have now that I didn’t have when I was younger was the confidence to say: “fuck it” and mean it. There’s nothing to lose now and I really, really don’t care what I look like when I go out.
- I don’t get up slinging, I think just get up, don’t lie and let the ghosts surround the bed, because there are few of them now. Then my encounter with the world isn’t hysterically amusing, it’s only by owning up that you’re funny. Everyone goes through it whether it’s a scraped knee at 3 or a broken heart at 50. I’m not dead yet!
- There’s something you can call upon as an older person without even knowing it, because your life has been filled with something, you’ve loved something for a long time, it’s gone into you.
- I don’t feel very political because I’ve kind of given up on it. What’s left? It’s a bit of a desert, so I’ve retreated into art. Although it’s not a retreat at all, it’s an advance because you are going into – as much as you possibly can – the truth of life rather than politics which is more inclined to obfuscate the truth of life, humanity, what it is to be alive and soldier on through intense difficulties. Our attempt at listening to people, giving them their stories and giving them a framework, a platform and an audience is a fine thing to do.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Reflection is part of ageing, I won’t let age beat me.’
‘I would not battle age, because it would be a hiding to nothing! What would I do if I threw away these walking sticks? Fall over!’
‘In art I absolutely need a gut punch: why did that happen, why did you feel that way, why?’
‘Laugh. What else is there?!’
ABOUT THE GUEST
Frances Viner is an actress, known for Clarissa (1991), The Good Father (1985) and Casualty (1986).
ABOUT THE HOST
Patrick Kealey has been an actor, theatre director, writer and teacher and workshop leader for 0ver 40 years. He runs a professional theatre company based in Hastings UK where he currently lives. Please get in touch with me on the following links below!
CONTACT METHOD
www.theatrenation.org
https://www.instagram.com/pktheatrenation/
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By Patrick KealeyIn this episode, Patrick is joined by his friend and actress Frances Viner who exemplifies what this podcast is about, which is living life to the max, living all in, giving everything you’ve got, giving no quarter, continuing to explore and being open and completely creative.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Life is about invention. You can concur with social inventions and try and invent within them or try to push the boundaries and try to step over the line that’s been put in front of you since birth. I’ve certainly never been ‘rule-bound’. What I have now that I didn’t have when I was younger was the confidence to say: “fuck it” and mean it. There’s nothing to lose now and I really, really don’t care what I look like when I go out.
- I don’t get up slinging, I think just get up, don’t lie and let the ghosts surround the bed, because there are few of them now. Then my encounter with the world isn’t hysterically amusing, it’s only by owning up that you’re funny. Everyone goes through it whether it’s a scraped knee at 3 or a broken heart at 50. I’m not dead yet!
- There’s something you can call upon as an older person without even knowing it, because your life has been filled with something, you’ve loved something for a long time, it’s gone into you.
- I don’t feel very political because I’ve kind of given up on it. What’s left? It’s a bit of a desert, so I’ve retreated into art. Although it’s not a retreat at all, it’s an advance because you are going into – as much as you possibly can – the truth of life rather than politics which is more inclined to obfuscate the truth of life, humanity, what it is to be alive and soldier on through intense difficulties. Our attempt at listening to people, giving them their stories and giving them a framework, a platform and an audience is a fine thing to do.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Reflection is part of ageing, I won’t let age beat me.’
‘I would not battle age, because it would be a hiding to nothing! What would I do if I threw away these walking sticks? Fall over!’
‘In art I absolutely need a gut punch: why did that happen, why did you feel that way, why?’
‘Laugh. What else is there?!’
ABOUT THE GUEST
Frances Viner is an actress, known for Clarissa (1991), The Good Father (1985) and Casualty (1986).
ABOUT THE HOST
Patrick Kealey has been an actor, theatre director, writer and teacher and workshop leader for 0ver 40 years. He runs a professional theatre company based in Hastings UK where he currently lives. Please get in touch with me on the following links below!
CONTACT METHOD
www.theatrenation.org
https://www.instagram.com/pktheatrenation/