The actor played the British prime minister in the 2003 romantic comedy and revealed that he hated filming one of his scenes at Diane Sawyer’s microphone on November 25.
It’s one of the most famous scenes in romantic comedies and one of the audience’s favourites. However, the actor commenting on it is not of the same opinion. “I had absolutely no desire to present this dance, even more so to repeat it,” said Hugh Grant on the occasion of the 20th anniversary. Love Actually (2003), “The Laughter & Secrets of.” during the show Love Actually20 years later” on November 25. “To this day, there are many people, and I agree with them, who think this is the most brutal scene in cinema,” he joked. “But there are others who like it.”
A moment of worship
In this iconic scene, the actor, who was 43 years old at the time, begins to move on the tube. Jump Pointer sisters. From his room at 10 Downing Street (Editor’s note, The official residence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain), the character, believing he is alone, then dances up the stairs and into the living room, where he meets his secretary. Both being embarrassed, they casually strike up a conversation. Hugh Grant says today that he himself had the idea of this interruption to shorten the scene.
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The actor spoke with reporter Diane Sawyer during a one-hour special about the film, which will air on ABC on November 28 at 8:00 p.m. and will be available the following day on Hulu. “I read it in the script and thought, ‘I’m going to hate doing this,'” the 62-year-old actor recalled of the famous sequence.
“Contract guillotine”
Richard Curtis who directed and wrote the screenplay Love Actuallyreminded that[Hugh Grant] kept saying no. He added: “I think he was hoping I’d get sick or something and we’d say, “Oh well, what a shame, we’ll have to scrap that dance sequence.” When the fateful day came. , the actor was really “vulgar”, but he had no choice to do the scene, it was a “contractual obligation”.
“A contract guillotine,” retorted Hugh Grant. “And besides, I’m not in rhythm,” he lamented. “Especially in the beginning when I’m moving my ass.”
The director, on the other hand, was over the moon. And he added a bit cynically. “It’s terribly embarrassing. He’s just perfect.” More seriously, Richard Curtis expressed his gratitude to the actor, a real “stroke of luck” for his career. “I don’t even know if I would have had a film career without Hugh, so thank you very much.” Romantic comedies indeed Four weddings and a funeral (1994), Love at first sight in Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) et al., Bridget Jones. The age of reason (2004), all signed by the screenwriter, share a common translator: Hugh Grant.
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Source: Le Figaro
