Andrew Scott on homegrown talent: 'It’s a really confident time for the Irish'

From the Irish actor he’d love to work with to his favourite spot in Cork and what it was like on the set of the new Knives Out movie, nothing was off limits when Weekend columnist Esther McCarthy hopped on a Zoom with Golden Globe-nominated Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott: It’s a really confident time for the Irish, and I’m so proud to be part of that. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

I am with a friend, watching clips of Andrew Scott on the red carpet.

“I bet he’s totally sound in real life,” she says, as on screen, Scott hops from one foot to another, his eyes bright and crinkly, engaging enthusiastically with the interviewer. Clip after clip, he’s there, with his eyebrows waggling, always in motion, always doing his best to make the person with the microphone’s job a little bit easier.