September 12th 2024.
Hugh Grant is a well-known actor who recently opened up about how he used to deceive the public with his charming persona. He believes that his on-screen characters started to merge with his real self, making him seem more like the romantic heartthrob he often played in movies rather than his true self. Grant, who is now 64 years old, became a household name in the 1990s after his breakthrough role in the 1994 film Four Weddings and A Funeral. He then went on to star in many other romantic comedies such as Notting Hill, Love Actually, and Music and Lyrics, further solidifying his charming image.
As his popularity grew, Grant started to adopt his on-screen persona in real life, pretending to be the sweet, stuttering, and blinky man that everyone knew him to be. However, he soon grew tired of playing this character and began to dislike the fact that people expected him to be just like his on-screen roles. He even called himself a "d**k" for pretending to be someone he was not. In a new interview, Grant admitted that people were rightfully "repelled" by his performance in real life.
Even though he became typecast for a while, Grant revealed that these romantic leading roles were actually just character roles for him. In reality, he is not the same stuttering and blinky guy that he often played on screen. He explained that the "catastrophic mistake" he made was thinking that people loved his on-screen persona and that it would bring him endless success and wealth. He even joked that his Golden Globe acceptance speech in 1995, where he thanked everyone in a sweet and romantic manner, was a "d**k" move on his part.
Grant's love for acting was reignited when he starred in the 2012 film Cloud Atlas, where he played six different characters, including a cannibal chief and a plantation owner. This reminded him of how he started out in acting, doing silly voices and odd characters to make people laugh. He then joined a comedy show in London, where he honed his skills in creating characters. However, due to his looks, he was often cast as the leading romantic hero, which he admitted was "fine" but not what he believed he was best at.
In the same interview, Grant shared that he will be reprising his role as the caddish but dashing love rat Daniel Cleaver in the fourth Bridget Jones film. He even revealed that he rewrote some scenes for his character in the film. He did not appear in the last film, Bridget Jones's Baby, as he felt that his character did not belong in the story. However, he loved the script for the upcoming film, which even made him cry, and he helped figure out some details to make it better.
Grant has won numerous awards for his acting, including a BAFTA for his performance in Four Weddings and A Funeral. He has also received nominations for his supporting roles in Paddington 2 and Florence Foster Jenkins. Most recently, he was nominated for his leading role in the TV series A Very English Scandal. Despite his success, Grant still remains humble and is willing to step aside if he feels that his character does not fit the story. His love for acting has been reignited, and he is excited to continue portraying different characters in the future.
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