In Conversation | Little White Lies

In Conversation

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Interviews

Richard E Grant: ‘Acting is like juggling with jelly and water’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The loquacious actor (and latter-day perfumer) discusses his stellar turn as a silver-tongued grifter in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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Steve Carell: ‘I don’t think about comedy and drama as separate genres’

by Hannah Strong

From office buffoon to father of a teenage drug addict, the American actor is a veritable screen all-rounder.
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Interviews

Lars von Trier: ‘I know how to kill’

by David Jenkins

The Danish devil talks about murder, movies and his sensational new film The House That Jack Built.
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Bel Powley: ‘It’s important to go for the roles you’re scared of’

by Caitlin Quinlan

The British actor discusses her new film White Boy Rick and why she’s always looking to test herself.
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Robert Redford: ‘I’ve always loved the idea of the outlaw’

by Christina Newland

They say you should never meet your heroes, but that’s just wrong. LWLies receives a valedictory audience with Hollywood royalty.
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Interviews

Boots Riley: ‘Creating racist tropes about black folks is how those in power lie’

by Hannah Strong

Human resources’ worst nightmare talks about his surreal ode to collectivised action, Sorry to Bother You.
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Sebastián Lelio: ‘We approached it as if we were secretly making a sci-fi movie’

by Carlos Aguilar

The Chilean filmmaker discusses working with Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz on his English-language debut Disobedience.
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Interviews

Alfonso Cuarón: Observe the Moments

by Adam Woodward

The Mexican writer/​director describes coming home to make Roma, his most profoundly personal film to date.
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Interviews

RIP Nicolas Roeg: A career interview with the late British filmmaker

by David Jenkins

In memory of this British titan of cinema, who died at the age of 90, we resurface a fascinating archive interview.
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Interviews

Hirokazu Koreeda: ‘I want to make visible the people the government ignores’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Japanese writer/​director discusses the political implications of his Palme d’Or-winning drama Shoplifters.