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Hugh Grant on Why ‘Love Actually’ Is ‘Really About Pain’

Hugh Grant touched on the nuances of rom-coms and how Richard Curtis' films aren't just about the fuzzy feel-goods in a new interview.

Before Hugh Grant was a bespectacled serial killer in Heretic, the actor featured in a string of cozy-as-pie rom-coms, including the 2003 holiday classic Love Actually, directed by Richard Curtis. The film, which features a mostly British cast as they wield in and out of the trials and tribulations of love, spotlights Grant as the affable, bachelor Prime Minister pining after his staffer who serves him tea and biscuits at 10 Downing Street. He also credited the Marc Lawrence movies he starred in as “great because he genuinely loves people and there’s a warmth that I find enchanting.” The actor added, “Because I’ve seen the romantic comedies that are slightly put together by committee, and they don’t work as well.”

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