Its in the title of the play.
And I was taken aback by how forward this was.
But, the directors comment aroused his interest.
Billy Howle rehearses ‘Look Back In Anger’ in LondonMarc Brenner
They later met on Zoom, and Bier offered him two roles.
But when youre used to doing that, its very difficult to stop yourself, he says.
It was difficult because it was just such an alien feeling.
L/R Morfydd Clark, Billy Howle and Iwan Davies rehearse ‘Look Back In Anger’Marc Brenner
Im always seeking out the brutality in the news.
Thats what interests me.
I love silly, and thats kind of whatThePerfect Coupleis.
Kidmans attitude, says Howle, is not to turn her nose up at things.
There were messages of uproar exchanged on the casts WhatsApp group, Howle divulges.
However, it worked out for the best, at least for Howle.
Modestly, he states: Its not my forte, but I think it turned out really well.
A totally different world from OsbornesLook Back In Anger, thats for sure.
No one bothers him while we talk.
I ask Howle how he considers Jimmys abusive rages towards Alison, his wife played by Ellora Torchia?
But he cant imagine that the way in which Jimmy talks in the play was considered palatable in 1956.
He recalls reading about peoples reactions when they left the Royal Court Theatre 68 years ago.
He chuckles: Jimmys not immediately understandable.
Were seeing lots of people in working-class communities incredibly angry at the hand that theyve been dealt.
And as for Jimmys language, he quotes Osbornes point that theyre not tirades.
Howle finds that humbling.
The sweets offer joy to a person, he says.
Howle says that Jimmy spoke to him too, relating in terms of his career.
He pushed to play characters he cared about, that he could do something interesting with.
The other stuff the fame is either a really great by-product or its a bonus, or something.
The pursuit of something, the hamster wheel and all of that, I can do without.
I ask him about the necessity for getting off of the hamster wheel, as he put it.
But he realized how unhappy he was.
In 2020, during the pandemic, he shook up his representation in Hollywood and London.
I needed something different, he says.
I was surrounded by it a lot.
Thats sort of what I was doing.
Those feelings became very toxic, and I was sitting in that space, he adds.
Monroe died of Covid during the pandemic, while the actor was away filmingUnder the Banner of Heaven.
Howle says Monroes influence stayed with him.
Hes with me every day, he says softly.
Once youve got someone like that in your corner, its golden.
Its a tinderbox topic and Howle is reluctant to reveal details.
When I politely push back, he yields a little.
I dont mind saying this, he begins.
Yeah, this country has a lot to answer for.
I mean, around the world.
All Before Youis going to be ahottitle.
After all, his father is a professor of electronic music who played guitar in a group.
Then theres a screen biography of Charles Darwin in the works.
I ask if hes had any calls from Barbara Broccoli.
I thought that would be a bit too on the nose, perhaps.
Thats an out there, bold move.
Over to you, Barbara Broccoli.
