We Did It Kid: a Memoir
Good artist copy, great artists steal.
“She liked him because he was a bit half-soaked—a Welsh term for simplemindedness, whimsicality.” Page 39.
Autobiography of one of the legends from the acting world. Known for some movies, his background is working-class, then Shakespeare, then the rest is history.
Just a lad from Wales, he met the great Richard Burton. Others mentioned?
“Judi Dench is probably the best actress there is.” Page 190.
Bounces back to Shakespeare.
We Did It Kid: a Memoir
There’s a certain near-maudlin tone, at times, but I’ve seen enough of him on screen to imagine his voice as he writes.
Advice to actors, especially young actors, and certainly easily exported to any creative, plus as a bonus, there’s a bit in the end, where he talks about more than one art form. I’m a big fan of that.
Playing King Lear at an earlier age, and then again much later in life? Serves as apt a metaphor as any.
Brilliant work. Highly recommended.
