Robert Icke and Andrew Scott in Conversation

Almeida Associate Director and director of Hamlet Robert Icke talks to Andrew Scott about playing the Danish prince, the rhythm of Shakespeare and his advice to actors.
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[@sarafrankel5654]

the thirst for andrew scott will never be quenched

[@amanitaeater4376]

He is a drug I can’t stop...listen, ladies: they say never meet your heroes. That helps me a bit with my obsession. But that photo of him, those eyes

[@malcolmwinston3097]

pro trick : you can watch series at flixzone. I've been using them for watching all kinds of movies these days.

[@darianmax6425]

@Malcolm Winston definitely, have been watching on flixzone} for since december myself :)

[@gobbledygookik]

his arms! 😍

[@michaelaarimare2994]

his beautiful neck..

[@rufousyates4629]

@@michaelaarimare2994 "We're going to hav sex".

[@rationalsceptic7634]

He is Gay!

[@erikadancerqueen]

@@rationalsceptic7634 we know, but we can still have our fantasies.

[@arturoantonio4791]

That was the first thing that come to my mind... 😏

[@unzilaahmed4778]

His beautiful arms!

[@lucypengelly4047]

his beautiful neck!

[@fredd8556]

Fleabag ref

[@ireneeckert982]

It continues to amaze me how much Andrew and Robert have made themselves available for such discussions...so much more than an interview...to try to express and have us understand their insights, struggles, process, discovery, perhaps gained clarity (or maintained ambiguity). Intelligent and respectful...both ways...of the cast/director and of the audience. Maybe that's what made it so special. We were truly engaged and not spectators. Have read the play again after experiencing this production, with a whole new appreciation for the written word. Thank you. And thank you Almeida...grateful to be able to support the work you do.

[@richardkidd21]

My last ever audition as an actor was for this show. I didn't get the role but Rob was the nicest man to me. I was reading for one of the soldiers and there had been a mix up with the casting director and the role was, I think, just being doubled by another cast member meaning it was pointless me being there. He allowed me to do an open audition for him and even though I knew it meant that I wouldn't get a part, he was still just really cool and treated me so well. He didn't need to do that but I will always be grateful that he did.

[@AntKneeLeafEllipse]

"Sheet music for actors" is the perfect way to describe Shakespeare's verse!!

[@lucypearce3999]

God I love listening to articulate people. I've now seen this play 3 times and I would again if I could!

[@susannahwight8810]

You will be able to as it will be broadcast on BBC in 2018!! It is brilliant to hear this news.

[@HitchcockBrunette]

Same!!!

[@anyawx6812]

Andrew♥️what a beautiful human🥺

[@finn8460]

Gosh, Andrew and Robert feel so articulate and intellectual. I love it.

[@jimmyryan5880]

Asking an Irishman who his favourite royal is like asking a Pole who their favourite nazi is.

[@jamesmasters4255]

A terrorist would say that anyway. Maybe a catholic one but not one that is church of Ireland or Presbyterian.....we still subscribe to the old st Patrick's saltire....watch your mouth.

[@emagneticfield]

I love the way Hamlet, a great play, is present for today's audience in a way that makes it understandable to anyone. Thank you very much.

[@imotogin]

This talk is absolutely brilliant.

[@tonoornottono]

i love how his fly is down at forty seconds in and he quickly fixes it. i noticed exactly the second that he noticed, and then the camera switches like they were covering for him. really funny moment.

[@67Second]

Icke, "Shakespeare wrote sheet music for actors." Maybe I'm naive but I think that is brilliant.

[@Chris29_11]

Love the way Andrew asks the opinion of the interviewer at some points. Makes it quit more like an intimate conversation. Like that!

[@charlie5115]

Chris Donks Well it’s supposed to be a conversation; the interviewer is his director and friend

[@ednaroca8447]

I just clicked to see maybe a couple of min of these. Suddenly here I am almost an hour later feeling thankful and writing it for anybody except me, I guess. They, specially Andrew, seemed so tired but in "50:41" with that "I don't Know", for me, valided all the conversation itself. So yeah. That was good.

[@shonaaitken7635]

Thank you for this extraordinarily insightful conversation.

[@anyawx6812]

I love the gestures😍

[@patriziatofani72]

His voice 😍

[@AbbyLipnstick]

Love Andrews smile

[@sheilahmercer1637]

I am totally obsessed with Andrew Scott ❤

[@meluzyna55]

Very interesting, intelligent conversation, I listened with great pleasure.

[@dr.michellelavigne1410]

Oh, yes: "there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

[@asianisciur3593]

Beautifully insightful, honest conversation.

[@HitchcockBrunette]

Could not ask for a better, more profound conversation from two great, great minds. ❤👏🏻👌🏻

[@murf9739]

Insightful people

[@noahgray9451]

I know the captions are auto generated, but the idea of Andrew in a Broadway play with *Bill Nye* is incredible

[@moniquedenouden9289]

I could not handle them together 😮😮 my two favourite actors ❤❤❤

[@katieb1892]

"I'm not saying it's high art but it is compelling!"

[@jaquieh6857]

katieb1892 what do you understand as ‘high art’?

[@louisee7339]

@@jaquieh6857 They're quoting what Andrew Scott said about Reality TV :)

[@LBelacquax]

I loved how much care and thought Andrew put into answering the young woman's question at 47:33. Thank you, sir

[@johnnywhite58]

would love to see it. Can't get BBC player in Ireland

[@suzannemccormick9406]

I feel that I just cannot go on without being able to physically touch this man. 😀

[@lm4646]

We hear you.

[@lynnhiscock7556]

I love Robert Icke ! Andrew is always great but Bob is super duper!!

[@paletasdhielo]

"...if there is no comedy, or lightness, or love or any of the best things in life, there is no tragedy..."

[@geradbrough5743]

Okay, wow, his size and shape are very beautiful. His biceps, his shoulders, his posture, his smile, his hair, his thin eyebrows...but maybe we wouldn't notice these nearly as much without the terrific roles and how beautifully he played them! (Though I would never bash Hamlet, I am strictly thinking of Moriarty and the Priest.)

[@lm4646]

I hear you, Gerad! He is fully amazing.

[@johnnywhite58]

i quite fancy the director - actually

[@SpiritSeekersIL]

Where can I watch the full version of this?

[@TheJohnpandy]

I am going to see Sir Ian McKellan play Hamlet in August. John

[@mezznj]

omg I thought Andrew Scott was talking to Dylan Moran here

[@madunicorn4568]

40:06

[@amygriffithsmusic1279]

Robert trying to get in there at 31.33

[@nyr3990]

they look cute together

[@kayess2634]

He had me at hot chocolate.

[@dangisaur]

I am very thirsty for his arms.

[@micheefus]

Was he really thinking about an Alanis Morissette song or did he confuse her with Meredith Brooks?

[@katherineperry8098]

His neck. His beautiful neck...

[@amherst88]

Probably not without meaning that both of these gentlemen referred to the fact that they "hadn't trained."

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

Notice how the first 4-5 minutes Andrew was in the Moriarty mood 😂

[@teddycuthbert]

23:35

[@faezehsamanipour5464]

44:32

[@willblock588]

Scott’s fly is down.

[@YourGuyDan]

shi he’s hot hot

[@johngregory6716]

Their brains are hot, and then their bodies follow…

[@damienle-hoste732]

Uh, his fly is undone...

[@comediansactorsandall2502]

He noticed at the beginning.

[@jjjagger1]

I’m so distracted by the fact that Andrew’s fly is open! Gotta stop looking at his crotch 😳😛

[@debraburns2761]

Well, he is the sexy priest...lol.

[@tonyp8159]

Lol I think he realized that at the beginning and then just played it off confidently

[@edisone1]

Then he maintains a full manspread, daring anybody to look. hahaha

[@annelbourne5563]

Body language! Andrew leaning so far sideways he might fall off the chair. Rob leaning too far forward for Andrew's comfort. Rob is a director with strong vision and Andrew is an instinctive actor who just needs space! Dont see the value in this...... made a great sexy priest in the brill Fleabag.

[@vendettaroll7456]

Ахах, ширинку пытался скрыть

[@anastasia7170]

Расстегнутую причем

[@krisnglg3846]

Она у него не растегнутая. Там пуговки. Это просто странные штаны с пуговками.

[@moniquedenouden9289]

Andrew doesn’t drink coffee or tea. 😮😮😮😮 I do not understand people like this. 😢 it saddens me. Skip alcohol. Skip fizzy drinks. But both tea AND coffee? 🤷‍♀️😫😫

[@TwiPrime]

Okay, wow, his size and shape are very beautiful. His biceps, his shoulders, his posture, his smile, his hair, his thin eyebrows...but maybe we wouldn't notice these nearly as much without the terrific roles and how beautifully he played them! (Though I would never bash Hamlet, I am strictly thinking of Moriarty and the Priest.)