Speaking about his film A Little Chaos, a wonderful interview with Edith Bowman and James King led to Alan Rickman being scolded for his “potty mouth”.
Rickman appeared on BBC Radio 5 to talk about his second film as a director, which starred Kate Winslet, Rickman, Stanley Tucci and Helen McCrory.
Below is a transcript of the conversation after Rickman was asked by a listener whether his style of directing had changed since The Winter Guest in 1997.
Alan Rickman: "The big moment for me as a director was when I thought ‘OK, now I feel confident enough’… when you realised as an actor that one of the most encouraging things you can hear a director when you ask them a question say is: 'I don’t know.'
"Because it gives you the confidence that the director isn’t bulls****ing, and there is space for a conversation, so I hope I’ve just become more trusting about that, to ask the actors for their opinions and make them part of it all."
Edith Bowman: "I apologise if anyone was offended by Alan’s little potty mouth."
Rickman: "Oh you’re not allowed to say-"
Bowman: "No. Don’t do it again!"
The incident takes place around 15 minutes into the interview.
