The World according to Liam – Being A Dad
“I am a top dad, without a doubt, I’ve seen other dads at school and they haven’t got a fooking clue, they talk to their kids like idiots. I’m cool man. And fun and all. I’m notstrict, but I’m not a pushover either. I woudl never hit them – I’m not into violence. And let [...]
The wit and wisdom of Ian Holloway
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway is a football master after guiding his team of misfits and rejects into the Premiership on a shoestring budget. He is also a man who gives very good quote. “He’s six foot something, fit as a flea, good looking – he’s got to have something wrong with him. Hopefully he’s hung [...]
The world according to Liam Gallagher
Q: Do you maintain your own Twitter account or get someone to do it for you? Liam Gallagher: I do it when people get f*ckin’ fresh, then I hit them, big time. It’s like a weapon, know what I mean? Just shuts a few people up. [Sits] But I don’t go, “Hey, I’ve just had [...]
Cormac McCarthy on The Road
Cormac McCarthy shuns interviews but he relishes conversation. Last week the author sat down on the leafy patio of the Medgar Hotel, built about 20 years after the siege of the Alamo, the remains of which are next door. McCarthy had flown to San Antonio to meet his friend Tommy Lee Jones, a star of [...]
James Ellroy
The celebrated crime writer reveals that after his last book led to a breakdown, drugs and divorce, this time he has his demons in check Some illuminating pre-interview James Ellroy research shows: “America’s greatest living crime writer” (some would root for Elmore Leonard) feigning joyful masturbation for the benefit of the Playboy Channel outside the [...]
Heroes – Larry David
Ted Danson sighs. “Larry David? Now he is not funny.” The actor best known as Sam in Cheers plays himself as a regular character in Larry David’s offbeat sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm. “He is manipulative, does not even write the scripts — he’s the laziest human being on the planet. He stayed in our guesthouse [...]
Jimmy McGovern by Caitlin Moran
The Street – BBC1 Jimmy McGovern’s righteous reputation — he is one of the Twelve Apostles of modern British screenwriting — became apparent within minutes of the new series kicking off. The plot was simple: principled pub landlord Bob Hoskins bars a weedy teenage kid, Callum, from his pub, after he smokes in the toilets. [...]
