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Hollywood or Pinewood?
wonderful bonus, but you try not to put
Despite the pull of the sunshine in
too much emphasis on that.
Los Angeles, I really love the British film industry so I would say Pinewood. In fact,
Night in or night out?
quite a bit of My Week With Marilyn was
Oh, night in, probably. I can be partial to
set and shot at Pinewood Studios. The
one of those spaghetti bolognese in front
whole place is just absolutely steeped in
of the box kind of nights.
history, and it’s just outside London, where I grew up, so always Pinewood.
Stage or screen?
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eddie redmayne This British rising star already has an Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe under his belt. Here he talks about stunts, Hogwarts and spending a night on a mountain in his Audi Q5
I think it’s probably metro for me, don’t you think! Although I’ve been getting
I’m on the fence here as I really love them
quite into stunts. We’ve just finished on
both, and I think they feed into each
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find
other. People often say, ‘Oh you have to
Them, J.K. Rowling’s new film, which was
go back to the stage because that’s
a huge amount of fun, and I did some of
where the real acting happens,’ but I
the stunts on that. I mean, I do them as
don’t necessarily agree with that. When
far as I can, but I’m also very willing to
I started doing films I realised that
pass them over to a stunt double who
the camera picks up every detail and
makes me look a bit more macho!
this helped push me forward when I
WRITER Emma Barlow PHOTOGRAPHER Paul Wetherell
Metro or macho?
went back on stage. Of course, I enjoy
Eton or Hogwarts?
both immensely.
I had a great time at school but I think if
T-shirt or tweed? I’m a T-shirt man really, especially when
you asked anyone that question they would say Hogwarts, wouldn’t they?
I’m at home or off duty, but I do love a
Centre stage or director’s chair?
good suit when I’m going to events.
Never say never but as an actor I know
I don’t know, maybe it’s because I do a job
I have so much more to learn. The amazing
where you don’t really get to wear a suit
thing is that if you work with the quality of
that often – it’s not the usual uniform – so
directors that I’m lucky enough to work
it’s nice to get dressed up on occasion.
with you are learning all the time. I try
Science fiction or science fact?
to take an element away from each one I work with.
I think I am more of an enthusiastic amateur on both.
Awards or audiences? Well, I think you make films for audiences and the greatest compliment you can get is from someone who stops you in the street to tell you they’ve seen something you’ve done and really enjoyed it. I
MY WIFE AND I ACTUALLY FIGHT OVER WHO GETS TO DRIVE. I FIND DRIVING VERY THERAPEUTIC…
suppose the awards side of things is a 020
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Technology or technophobe?
my family still lives in London so I love
test – I was driving around London and
I attempted to give up my smartphone
being close to them.
this guy jumped down from a juggernaut
but it didn’t last very long – I realised that
at the traffic lights and said, ‘Do you know
it’s very difficult to exist without it.
Beach or backpack?
I do love a bit of technology but my
Recently I have succumbed to the beach
17, so I pulled over and called the AA.
problem is that, although I like the notion
holiday – even though I’m incredibly pale
They turned up and basically walked
of it, I’m also a bit rubbish at making it all
so I do have to slather on a shedload of
around the car for about 10 minutes, then
work together. The consequence of that is
factor 500. What I love about beach
said, ‘You didn’t have your handbrake on,
I lead the most unsynched life – the
holidays is that there’s nothing else to do
did you?’ I suddenly realised that I had
different technologies don’t speak to
so you can just sit still and read a book.
in fact been driving around London with
each other so the result is chaos rather
You have more options when you go on a
my handbrake on!
than streamlining!
backpack-type holiday and I feel like I
Cats or dogs? Dogs, as I’m a bit allergic to cats. Sadly,
that your wheels are smoking?’ I was only
have to do everything. I’m one of those
Highways or hairpin bends?
people who has to be forced to switch off.
I really love driving on mountain passes. We actually drove our Audi Q5 to the Alps
we don’t have any pets at the moment but
Drive or be driven?
I did when I was growing up.
Drive. I love driving, I really do. I find it so
were brutal – we saw these cars swinging
satisfying. My wife and I actually fight
left, right and centre in the ice and snow.
over who gets to drive. But I find it
There was so much traffic and it was at a
I’m a London boy so I suppose town is
very therapeutic… maybe I’m a bit of a
total standstill. We were stuck there for
probably where I’m most at home. I like
control freak? Although I remember
about nine hours so we ended up having a
the theatre and going to the cinema, plus,
the first time I drove after passing my
good sleep in the Audi – it was great!
Town or country?
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for our honeymoon but the conditions