#Archived Interviews

[oscarwetnwilde]

Manchester Evening News - Saturday 26 November 1988

James Wilby loves to play life dangerously. Never an actor to take the easy option, he didn’t work for five months after the award winning title role in Maurice.

It wasn't the film’s homosexual love scenes that kept him on the dole however. James's own lust for the right project to advance his career made him reject all the offers that poured in. “It just takes one bad film and it can put you back miles,’’ he says.

Now following the major success in the starring role of the classic story of A Handful of Dust, blond, handsome James Wilby is taking chances again.

Not content with dominating all the dashing British screen roles in the Jeremy Irons mould, he's starring in A Summer Story, a distinctly unfashionable love story in an age when violent cop thrillers and special effects films top the box office.

“The challenge -- and it is quite a challenge-- is to get the mood absolutely right,’’ he says of the turn-of-the-century West Country story.

“What’s interesting about a love story is not two people falling in love it’s two people falling in love, in a particular way. And it's getting that right.”

No time was it harder than in nude scenes played between James and his pretty co-star Imogen Stubbs in a freezing West Country river and a hay loft at dead of night with temperatures plummeting.

“You have to be relaxed because the camera picks everything, every tensing muscle. It’s not easy to be totally relaxed and gaze lovingly into somebody’s eyes with technicians standing around watching!

Born in Rangoon and after an itinerate early life in Burma Ceylon and Jamaica James eventually took up acting as a hobby while studying maths at Durham University.

His hobby turned into an obsession and he ended up being accepted by RADA, which in turn led him straight into the West End cast of Another Country, the story of spy Guy Burgess, which also launched the careers of Rupert Graves (Dance With A Stranger) and Colin Firth (Tumbledown), and a vital Equity’ card.

Following that run the die was cast and Wilby started getting calls for roles that demanded his fresh-faced public schoolboy look.

“Am I worried about being typecast in classical roles? Yes, but all my parts so far have been very different, it’s only journalists who want to lump them all together.”

After a day spent as an extra on the worldwide Merchant/Ivory hit A Room With View-- “I was furious, my agent was promised it was a speaking part,” -- he was offered the lead in E M Forster’s autobiographical Maurice.

“I’ve no regrets at all about doing Maurice,” says James, who despite not having a holiday in four years managed to take one day off from work marry his long-time girlfriend.

“I don’t think I’ll play such a fascinating role for years. You get one those that fits you like glove every years or once in a lifetime.”

[sunburnacoustic]

Muse - Planet Muse

Author: Sascha Krüger from VISIONS No. 161

Dom sometime during the Black Holes era, looking back on Absolution and Muse's Glastonbury 2004 highlight. Archived: Wayback Machine, translated from German.

Dominic – the now-adult

Originally we didn't want it, but then it happened like this: We ended up touring with "Absolution" for two years, with many good but also difficult moments. Especially for me because my father died at the same time, almost exactly in the middle of that time. As a result, I went back and forth between the extremes – from pure joy and lightheartedness about what happened to us, to moments of deepest sadness and acute crises of meaning. The day of his death alone is exemplary: After a really overwhelming gig, I come off the stage and get the terrible news. Surreal, there is no other way to describe this emotional fair. The good thing was that I really got to know my friends – it was amazing how many of my so-called friends didn't even know how to respond to this tragedy. Chris was a special support during this time – he lost his father when he was 17, so he knew there was nothing to say – it's enough to have someone there to give you a hug when you need it. And in a curious way, this death has made me feel more confident – because when you lose someone so close to you, you learn to appreciate what you have all the more.

But other things were tough too. There were many injuries on this tour; for example, Matt cut his lip halfway on the first gig of the first US tour in five years [Atlanta 2004 show], so we had to cancel a few gigs. It got us so down - we honestly thought it was a sign that we should hook America. Just a few weeks later, Chris broke his wrist and we had to deal with a backup bassist. It was awful – and we were headlining V Festival. We sounded like a piece of shit*. And when Matt delusionally gave me a few cuts in the face with his guitar neck during a gig, we thought for a moment: Okay, we should stop touring for real. It was all very tragic for the band.

----------

*NME didn't think so.

[astrangetorpedo]

Julien Baker covers No Children by the Mountain Goats + an introduction from John Darnielle

➕

Excerpt from “I Hope We Both Die: How The Mountain Goats Wrote The Ultimate Anthem To Dysfunction” an interview with John Darnielle

[boiling-kettle]

half-blank, half-apocaliptic stare

(love the textures here, so fun to draw)

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

❝ I wish I could say fanfic writing as a part of my special skills while applying for a job ❞ and what if I say you actually can? because writing fanfic can actually be used as a part of your special skills while applying for a job and it is valid. writing is writing. literally the only thing differentiate fanfic writers from writers who publish and sell original works is that fanfic writers can’t publish and sell their works. that’s all. that’s the only difference. don’t let anyone tell you “fanfic writers aren’t real writers because their works aren’t as good as those of writers who write and sell original works” because that’s utter bullshit. I’ve read so many well written fanfics that are so much better than some published original novels. (here’s the proof.)

wanna know the trick? if you don’t think you’re gonna be taken seriously if you say you write fanfics while in a job interview, then say creative writing. because writing fanfics is considered creative writing. it is creative writing.

fanfic writers can write novel-length fiction, fanfic writers can write as good as any other writers who write original works if not better. fanfic writers are writers and they are just as valid.

you, a fanfic writer, may even be more dedicated and passionate than writers who sell original works because, while they write because it’s their job, you literally write 👏🏻 for 👏🏻 free 👏🏻 out 👏🏻 of 👏🏻 pure 👏🏻 love 👏🏻 and 👏🏻 passion.

that’s a whole novel and you wrote that with pure love and passion. that’s pretty mind blowing.

so yes, you absolutely can and should say creative writing while applying for a job, and say it proudly. you are a writer.

[fukutomichi]

∙ Favorite Trope - Headbutt of Love ∙ Suite Française (2014) ∙ The Old Guard (2020) ∙ Pacific Rim (2013) ∙ Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022) ∙ Interview with the Vampire (2024) ∙ The Rings of Power (2022) ∙ The Legend of Tarzan (2016) ∙ The Punisher (2017) ∙ Captain Marvel (2019) ∙ Fallout (2024) ∙ The Mummy (1999) ∙ Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) ∙ All the Light We Cannot See (2023) ∙ Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) ∙ The English (2022) ∙ Strange Days (1995)

[dyke-in-crisis]

these divas are having a sims off

[vaperarmand]

in the past six years a bunch of casting directors have looked at eric bogosian and been like "this guy looks like he goes CRAZY on asking bad people hard hitting incisive questions" and you know what. they were right

[shelyue99]

Full cast interview, TV Guide September 2001 issue

[oscarwetnwilde]

Filming of A Tale Of Two Cities (1989) and the birth of James Wilby's son, Barnaby.

But in reality he was celebrating the unexpected arrival of his first child Barnaby on the day before shooting was completed in November. Blonde-haired James, aged 31, explained: "I missed the birth and I had to drive down the motorway from Manchester to London through the night to see my wife Shana and the baby. Then I drove back for the last days' filming and the scenes were all in the tavern so I was celebrating for real. It was totally unexpected because he was seven weeks early and my wife Shana didn't believe the doctor who told her she was going into labour!"

Linconshire Echo, Saturday, May 20, 1989

His wife, Shana, was at their home in London when she suddenly went into labour. "While I was filming in Manchester, she was giving birth to our son Barnaby. He was not due for another seven weeks and I knew nothing about it until it was all over. Fortunately, everything went fine. Barnaby is six months old now and is marvellous," he added.

Manchester Evening News, Saturday, May 20, 1989

James Wilby, who plays drunken lawyer Sydney Carton in the Anglo-French production, said he deeply regretted not being by his wife's side during the birth of Barnaby, now six-months old. "I really wanted to be there but I knew nothing about it until it was all over," recalled James, 31. "The problem was that Barnaby arrived seven weeks early so my wife Shana had no idea. The doctor just told her she'd give birth within the next two hours and she said "I can't, I haven't had my breathing classes yet!," he laughed.

Daily News, Friday, May 19, 1989

[myvisionly]

Interview Magazine, ‘99.

[floorbeastie]

welcome to the s1 podcast protagonists named John store, we got John, Jon Sims, John Watson, and John Watson!

(edit: ill add that jon harker guy when i get to re:dracula dont worry yall)

[vampire-in-the-corner]

Armand & Daniel’s relationship, Queen of the Damned

[alaaalkhateeb]

URGENT 🚨

After 7 months of brutal war, I was able to escape and save my children

But unfortunately, we are still unable to start a new life from scratch again because we do not have a home, no money, or even enough clothes, we lost all of this in war...

Things are very difficult. We do not have residency or work, and we cannot educate our children in schools

Honestly, we don't know what to do. Can someone help us suggest a foreign country that can receive us under these harsh conditions?

Please share the post and interact with it, maybe someone can help my family....

If you want to read my story here is it 👇🏻👇🏻

[biilodyfangs]

i swear i also read books but sometimes a good iwtv fanfic is the best thing ever to cheer me up

[mildcicada]

My friend's gift to me for my birthday!!! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)