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Interviews

Pilou Asbæk: ‘Today’s world leaders don’t have any answers’

by Adam Woodward

The star of A War and the new season of Game of Thrones offers his thoughts on a curious human compulsion.
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Lily Tomlin: ‘I’m really good at swearing’

by David Jenkins

The doyenne of American comedy and star of Grandma gives a lesson in poetry and swearing.
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Terence Davies: ‘I’ve got a huge amount of anger inside me’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The British maestro on bringing his bucolic passion project, Sunset Song, to the big screen.
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Peter Sohn: ‘The process of making a Pixar film is devastating’

by David Jenkins

A Pixar debut boy talks about plucking up the courage to direct The Good Dinosaur.
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Rooney Mara: The Look of Silence

by Adam Woodward

The Carol star tells us how she has managed to pack so much into her short career.
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Saoirse Ronan: ‘I felt a huge responsibility making this film’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Brooklyn star on stepping back into 1950s New York and how Colm Tóibín’s source novel affected her.
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Guillermo del Toro: ‘I like the Kubrick films that nobody likes’

by David Jenkins

The great Guillermo del Toro talks about his magnificent Gothic ghost story.
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Carey Mulligan: ‘I don’t have the guts to endure what these women did’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The British actress describes the brutal realities of the Suffragette movement.
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Interviews

Andrew Haigh: ‘I try to make my characters as complex and messy as possible’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The director of Weekend and 45 Years talks to LWLies about how he creates authentic, lived-in characters.
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Greta Gerwig: ‘I’ve never felt successful at being someone who looks perfect’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The writer and star of Mistress America opens up about how she learned to love her flaws.