The Picture Journal

Amy Manson

Your next project Edie is about a kind of journey or pilgrimage up a mountain, what was the most crucial Point A to Point B of your life? The transition from a small town in Scotland to the UK capital when I was 17 for a dream that only I believed in. My time at drama school was a period of self-discovery but I think it had an adverse effect and stripped me of a sense of self. It was one of the loneliest periods of my life, trying to conquer the city, study and hold down four part-time jobs…

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Nick Hendrix

You appeared in the Tom Hardy Kray brothers film Legend. Growing up, what situations did you wish you had an identical twin for? School cross-country running. I’d have him hide out half way round the course and then at the right moment we’d switch. I’d only ever have to do half and the fresh legs would mean we’d almost certainly win. One of your early roles was in the series Black Mirror, the dystopian vision of technology’s intersection — and perversion of culture/ society. Without naming one that is specifically weaponized, what piece of technology or innovation do you think…

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Luke Pasqualino

If you had 25 years of human life that you could distribute to any number of deceased artists to give them more time (presumably to add more to their body of work) who would you bring back, and how many years would you allot to each? What a great question to start on. I have so many different answers for this question and I could be here for hours dedicating a year to each of my beloved artists, but the two that stand out are Amy Winehouse and Heath Ledger. I was, and still am a huge fan of their…

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Elisa Lasowski

If aliens exist and they abducted you, would you rather be in an alien zoo or an alien circus? Alien circus! I did a bit of acrobatics once upon a time for fun. It taught me something valuable about performance, which is that you just have to go for it. If you prepare to do a flip and you’re about to jump but you don’t fully commit to the move, you’ll break your neck. Also, I love clowning. I believe learning how to be made fun of and appearing ridiculous is really important for actors… It’s a good life skill in…

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Kyle Soller

What’s the best idea you’ve had that you found out already existed? I’m not sure you could call most of the ideas that have gone through my head “the best” of anything… What’s your trick for remembering people’s names? Alliteration. What book or movie took you the most tries to start and finish? Probably a curriculum book when I was at school. I remember Great Expectations being particularly uninviting. When was the closest you ever came to breaking character onstage? I was in a play and the guy playing the lead was, at a critical moment for his character, supposed…

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Jing Lusi

Where is your favourite place to read a new script? In bed. I am prone to emotional outburst when reading scripts, whether it be crying or hysterical laughter. I used to take myself to cafes, parks and other quaint public places to make a day of it, but I have learnt that in order for others to not think I am mad, it is best to stay within the privacy of my own walls. What/who do you think you’ve photographed more than anything else? My dog Nori. Before Nori, it was food. You appeared in Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, if…

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Sarah Winter

Do you think it would be easier to play someone you met/know or someone historically well-known but where there is very little information available about their personal life? Playing someone historical definitely gives you a bit more freedom to play and invent the details of their personal life, though I think you have a responsibility to not go too overboard. I would love to play someone I know too as I love emulating voices and accents, but I would need that person’s permission to fail! What was the most interesting aspect of filming in Versailles in Versailles? Seeing George Blagden…

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