Dublin Fleabag star Andrew Scott has told how he can’t believe he’s earning money from acting.
The 43-year old plays the Priest in Fleabag and is best known for playing the role of Jim Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock.
Andrew said: “I remember lodging a pay cheque in a bank in Dublin when I started acting. I couldn’t believe I was actually earning money from this.
“And sometimes I still (think that). That, to me, is success as an actor - if you can not have another job.
“So many actors supplement their income by working in a restaurant or whatever it is.
“I feel, genuinely, to be able to afford to continue doing this job and not have to supplement my income is an achievement.”
Speaking about typecasting the Dublin star told GQ Magazine: “I’ve never really worried about typecasting.
“At every given stage of your life, you’re associated with a particular role.
“The Priest was definitely a character that people were really interested in... So at the moment, that’s the one that’s front and centre, but it’s my job to smash that down and start focusing on the next thing.”
The ambitious actor has set his sights on becoming more involved in the filmmaking process.
He said: “I’m definitely more interested in being involved in other aspects of storytelling.
“I’m going to be a producer on Ripley. I think, as an actor, you have to have a little bit of a director in you; you have to understand where your character fits into the story.
“What’s strange is that you’re incredibly involved in all aspects of filmmaking beforehand and then when it comes to the edits you’re nowhere to be seen.
“A lot of the time, that’s where the movies are really made. There’ll be many things in the future, I think, that I would be interested in producing.
Of all his movies to date, people have are most intrigued by his role in Pride.
He said: “Pride is a remarkable film. A lot of really clever politics and a great message about humanity and solidarity is smuggled in through great comedy.
“It’s extremely funny, warm and pretty subversive. And it tells a story that has never been told before [of LGBT solidarity during the miners’ strike].
“When it first came out, it didn’t do badly at the box office, but it didn’t have the numbers, initially, it deserved.
“Having said that, over the years, it’s the film people still keep writing to me about. I think we forget that, around the world, those films are really necessary. In places where the law has not changed, films like that are real handholds for people.”
