‘I had to spit in Michael Caine’s face’: Jack O’Connell on Skins, impostor syndrome and stripping off

‘I had to spit in Michael Caine’s face’: Jack O’Connell on Skins, impostor syndrome and stripping off

The Bafta-winning actor answers your questions about taking Angelina Jolie to meet his grandmother down the pub, working with Danny Boyle and directing Paul Weller

Your new film, Sinners, sounds scary. What scares you? MrSOBaldrick
Loneliness.

I’ve always wanted to act, but I’ve never taken the plunge. Has there been a role where you felt you took a plunge out of your comfort zone? AliciaGrace1
Getting to portray an American comes with inherent impostor syndrome, because so many other US actors could take the role. The roles I’ve played in the US have bigger distinctions from my lived experiences than some of my other roles. But it can be rewarding and fulfilling to do something that’s very different, so it works both ways.

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