Category: Interviews
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Epigram Interview – Damian Lewis: ‘I’m still trying to make it’
A household name both sides of the Atlantic, Damian Lewis came to international prominence starring in Band of Brothers, furthering his reputation in The Forsyte Saga, Life and numerous stage plays. A consummate actor of theatre, film and television, his recent triumph in Homeland won him a Golden Globe and an Emmy. In a great…
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Damian Lewis on the Test Match Special Podcast to Discuss Cricket
England v New Zealand by Jonathan Agnew | BBC Sounds: Test Match Special Podcast | May 17, 2013 Damian Lewis attended Lord’s England v New Zealand cricket match on May 17, 2013. He was plucked from his seat in the stands to visit the TMS commentary box for a chat with Jonathan Agnew . Click…
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Telegraph Interview: the Homeland star unleashes his inner James Bond for Jaguar
Damian Lewis was last in a desert almost a decade ago. The trip came in the wake of both his acting breakthrough in Band of Brothers, and the death of his mother in a car crash in India. “The worst thing about that period, though, was losing my Band of Brothers penknife,†he says. This…
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Irish Examiner: Making it big on the small screen
Throughout his 20s Lewis worked steadily. But he was 30 before Band of Brothers brought him headline success. His vivid portrayal of the real-life hero Major Dick Winters in the Spielberg and Tom Hanksproduced HBO series still reverberates to this day, not only for the Damian Bunnies, but for the military families he regularly…
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More ‘Homeland’ Interviews
Playing catch-up this Sunday! Excerpts from a few interviews published this week: “I think if I am attracted to those sorts of characters _ intense characters or serious characters _ I think it’s not so much that they’re intense and serious, I think I’m interested in people who are conflicted. That’s the most interesting character…
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Rolling Stone Interview
Homeland star Damian Lewis didn’t want his character to send the wrong message. When the British actor was up for the role of secretly traitorous Nicholas Brody, he told producers: “Look, if you’re asking me to play a U.S. Marine who discovers Islam and then wants to go kill a lot of Americans because of…
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On NPR and CBS This Morning
Related articles: NPR – Damian Lewis On The Conflicts And Complexities Of ‘Homeland’ CBS News – Damian Lewis talks “Homeland” Download Links: NPR’s Weekend Edition (29 September 2012) CBS This Morning (29 September 2012) FYI, also uploaded the Jimmy Fallon interview here.
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More Radio Interviews
Both interviews are worth a listen! He was also on the SiriusXM show Geektime again which replays on Saturday at 2pm, Sunday at 5pm, and Monday at 7am (Eastern) and can be listed to online via SiriusXM’s free trial. Update: Also added the Geektime interview. Download Links: Ron and Fez (27 September 2012) Wake Up…