Ive done films back to back that were sh*te and you lose a bit of momentum.
But I can say no to stuff now.
I have that luxury.
Danny Dyer in Disney+ series ‘Rivals’Disney+
Hes a lovely character but the other leads give such powerful performances, he added.
I didnt think people would really get Freddie.
I loved it, he said of playing Sampsons bombastic and estranged brother.
Danny Dyer (back) with Harold Pinter (right)Dave M. Benett/Getty
The thing about comedy is you play it straight, you dont play it for the comedy.
Dyer reckons social media has been a big contributor to a modern-day masculinity crisis.
Its a mad time to be alive, he added.
Theres lots of anxiety around.
I feel that social media has f***ked the planet up.
We did this in a light-hearted comedy kind of way.
Its about a flawed character whose heart is in the right place.
I experienced it in the theater world and it drove me on and gave me ambition.
I will be shouting from every hill that its OK to be working class and to be an actor.
Harold was very anti-establishment and thats why I loved him, said Dyer.
He was a bitter man and always wanted me to be a bitter animal.
