Robbie Williamshopes being depicted as another species will help audiences see his humanity.
Whats more cheeky than a cheeky monkey?
he said to theAssociated Press.
Robbie Williams' biopic ‘Better Man’ depicts him as a chimpanzee.Ben King/Paramount Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Ive been a cheeky monkey all my life.
Theres no more cheekier monkey than the coke-snorting, sex-addict monkey that we find in the movie.
I guess there is a removal, as well.
Robbie Williams attends aBetter Manspecial screening on Nov. 13, 2024 in New York, New York. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
Does he act like him?
Does he talk like him?
We have deep empathy and compassion for animals, way more than we do for humans.
He was just up the back performing like a monkey.
And he said it enough times that I was like, Oh, thats how he sees himself.
He literally sees himself as a performing monkey.
And I thought, That would be amazing; I would love to see that film.
Thats where the idea came from.
