Remember the hoohah about Danny Dwyer?

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It seems it is possible to be more of a horses arse than we thought.

Knobhead Dwyer on drugs, that article and being such a nice lad

He hates the thought of violence against women, which is why he plays a serial killer 'who likes to kidnap women and abuse them and then kill them.'

Urgh.

I don't particularly like Dwyer but it's worth pointing out that it's pretty normal for actors to play characters who do things that the actor hates.

If actors weren't willing to do that then most films would entirely lacking in the evil villain department.

I sincerely hope that that's the case anyway, if not I'm never to got Anthony Hopkin's house for dinner, especially he's serving something with fava beans and chianti.

True, but it is the hypocrisy of damning violence against women and in the next breath going on to talk about his new film, that glorifies violence against women. (not that I have seen any reviews, just going by his track record)

And there is this: "Women are just a massive thing for me and the idea of hurting one, or cutting one's face, makes me feel ill."

Not ill enough to make the comment to the journalist though.

Absolute hypocrites, aren't they, actors? One minute they're all yakkity-yakkity, warm-and-fuzzy about upholding human rights, next minute, there they are on the stage playing Macbeth! A play that glorifies violence, murder & suicide. There oughta be a law.....

You know films aren't real, don't you?

"True, but it is the hypocrisy of damning violence against women and in the next breath going on to talk about his new film, that glorifies violence against women."

Well you don't know that it glorifies it at all.

And I've read countless interviews where an actress/actor is playing the role of one type of monster or another and in the same interview will talk about how disgusted they are by what their character does.

That sort of thing is totally normal, I really don't see the problem here...

Can someone only play the part of a monster if when being interviewed they don't make any comment about how monstrous their characters activities are?

Chil
There is a difference between Shakespeare and the kind of film that Danny Dwyer makes.

I do think there is a point to be made. He is known for making misogynistic comments, but says that he hates the thought of violence against women.

He put the blame on to the journo who wrote his column for him, even though he was the one who said the "joke", and he never even took the time to have a look at the finished column.

I think that part of the appeal of acting is to be able to do something that you would never ever do in RL. You don't even have to like the character you're playing or even agree with what they do, although you have to understand a little about why they are doing it, so I can understand where you're coming from a little OP.

I've never heard of Dwyer but would suspect he falls into the same groove as people like Sean Connery, Russell Crowe and Oliver Reed. Deliberately peppering interviews with semi-offensive/controversial statements in an attempt to come across as more interesting than they probably are. It's all just Hollywood PR flim-flam. If anyone takes it seriously, more fool them

i like him so there :P

"I do think there is a point to be made. He is known for making misogynistic comments, but says that he hates the thought of violence against women."

OK so the issue is things that he's said in the past? And those things have absolutely nothing to do with his statement about his new film?

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I agree that I am likely biased against Dwyers, but to suggest, Chil, that he is similar to actors such as Sean Connery or Russel Crowe is unfair. He has based his career on being one of the lads and on casual misogyny.

Connery, in an interview, once famously said that it was acceptable to slap a woman from time to time. That's about as casually misogynistic as it gets, I'd say. A lot of them feel that they have to say something outrageous or throw a strop just to get noticed. Very few intellectuals in the acting business.

Ah, OK, I'm now convinced he's an ar*e :)

However that's going nothing to do with his statement about the character he's playing.

Er, isn't it Danny DYER?

He is an arse. My sister did some work on a film with him. Very arrogant.

Oh, yes, you are right. Dyer. I have been saying his name with a lisp all this time.

Does not surprise me that he is a nightmare to work with.

"that glorifies violence against women. (not that I have seen any reviews,"

Jesus christ. Now that's pathetic.

Slate him over the comments by all means. But to claim that his apology/explanation is somehow hindered by a character he portrays in a movie is just fucking moronic.
If Idris Elba came out against drugs would you slate him as a hypocrite because he was a character that glorified them?
As for his attitude to drugs, honestly who gives a fuck?