‘Acting is hard work, sweat and swearing’ says Michael Gambon

He’s one of the greatest actors of his generation but, as Michael Gambon prepares to exit stage left, he tells Deirdre Reynolds he wouldn’t like to be starting out now

One of Ireland’s greatest acting exports has revealed that he’d hate to be starting over on the Hollywood hamster wheel.

At 74, Michael Gambon has been directed by everyone from Altman to Anderson and starred alongside such legends as Pacino and De Niro, scooping three BAFTAs and four Olivier Awards along the way.