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Andrew Scott: ‘People still ask me about Fleabag. I’m surprised’


From James Bond to Uncle Vanya — I like to mix it up, says the 48-year-old actor

And whether it’s something he said, or something Tennessee Williams said in the middle of the 20th century, or something Shakespeare said over 400 years ago, great writers’ ability to tell stories that still feel relevant today is mind-blowing. I remember being on tour with the Royal Court and getting a couple of TV gigs a year, but I never felt, “Until I’m known by people walking down the street I won’t have made it as an actor.” Now that I am better known, I’m not dwelling on that recognition. At a photocall for the James Bond film Spectre with, from left, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux, Sam Mendes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw

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