Brian Cox admits he "feels sorry" for Amber Heard following her highly publicised defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.
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K.J. Yossman Brian Cox says his on-screen alter ego Logan Roy, the misanthropic media mogul at the heart of HBO hit “Succession,” would not be a fan in real life. “Logan would hate me,” said Cox during an in-person conversation at the Edinburgh TV Festival in Scotland. “If Logan met me he’d say ‘I wish that Brian Cox would just shut the fuck up.’” Despite Logan’s flaws, however, Cox says of the character: “I love him.” “What I love about Logan, he’s self-made. Unlike all those other guys, Trump, Murdoch, Conrad Black, he did it all himself.”
Digging deeper into the character, he adds: “His curse is he loves his children. If he didn’t love his children life would be a lot easier for him.”
Cox also reflected on the similarities – or lack-thereof – between himself and Roy, saying: “He’s the antithesis of who I am. The one thing we have in common is a deep disappointment in the human experience. We think human beings are fucked.” He added: “I never used to swear as much as I did until I played Logan.” Talking about his propensity for playing “bad guys” over the course of his career, Cox said: “I fell into it naturally. I don’t know why, they just see me as vaguely threatening. I don’t think I’m threatening, I think I’m a pussycat.” He also reflected on his relatively late-in-life career success, saying: “I’m in my mid-70s now. And when I was young people said ‘Oh Brian, it’s gonna be the long haul for you.’ I didn’t know it was going to be this fucking long.” Cox also announced he will direct his first film next year about a family-owned distillery, which he describes as “‘The Quiet Man’ meets ‘Local Hero.'” He plans to shoot next summer.
Brian Cox admits he "feels sorry" for Amber Heard following her highly publicised defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.
Brian Cox feels "sorry" for Amber Heard after her legal battle with her ex-husband Johnny Depp. The 'Succession' star thinks the 36-year-old actress got "the rough end of it" in her high-profile court battle against 'The Pirates of the Caribbean' star. The 76-year-old actor told the Times newspaper: "I feel sorry for the woman.
Brian Cox is offering his sympathies to Amber Heard.
After helping Succession creator Jesse Armstrong avoid a Royal faux pas at the Emmys last night, the HBO show’s star may have committed one of his own per Hollywood’s unspoken etiquette.
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K.J. Yossman “Succession” showrunner Jesse Armstrong made a dig at the U.K.’s King Charles III during his Emmys acceptance speech on Monday night. Taking to the stage along with the show’s execs and castmembers, including Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun, to accept the Emmy for outstanding drama series, Armstrong said, “Big week for successions. New king in the U.K., this for us.” Armstrong, who is British, then said: “Evidently a little bit more voting in our winning than Prince Charles,” prompting gasps from the audience and some of his team on stage.
Jesse Armstrong said it had been a “big week for successions” as his hit HBO drama scooped a top prize at the 74th Emmy Awards. In his acceptance speech for the final award of the night, the British writer suggested there had been “a bit more voting involved” in the show’s win than with the ascension of the new King.
A royal shout-out. Succession creator Jesse Armstrong joked about recent “successions” while accepting the biggest award of the night at the 2022 Emmys.
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Succession character Logan Roy would “hate” him, finding him “tiresome and boring”.Cox has portrayed the media mogul for all three seasons of the hit HBO show, which started filming its fourth outing back in May.Speaking to an audience at the Edinburgh TV Festival this week, Cox says he admired Logan, but that the two of them would not get on.He said (via The Guardian): “I have a lot of respect for Logan. What I love about Logan is he’s self made. Unlike Trump, Murdoch, and Conrad Black he did it all himself.
Succession star Brian Cox has said Logan Roy, the arch-villain he plays in the HBO/Sky epic, would “hate me,” but claimed he “loves” and “respects the character.”
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Michael Buble and Luisana Lopilato are proud parents once again.
Michael Bublé and wife Luisana Lopilato have officially expanded their family.
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