Richard Eyre
Birthday:
28 March 1943, Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK
Birth Name:
Richard Charles Hastings Eyre
Richard Eyre was born on March 28, 1943 in Barnstaple, Devon, England as Richard Charles Hastings Eyre. He is a director and producer, known for Notes on a Scandal (2006), Iris (2001) and Stage Beauty (2004). He has been married to Sue Birtwistle since 1973.
I did not live near a theatre and it was watching a television production of As You Like It (1963), starring Vanessa Redgrave, that gave me ...Show more »
I did not live near a theatre and it was watching a television production of As You Like It (1963), starring Vanessa Redgrave, that gave me my interest in the stage. But young people these days can't do this as the BBC is not doing these sort of plays. I'm not saying the BBC should do classics for their own sake but they must be a part of the mix. Show less «
[on Paul Scofield] For me he was the most interesting, the most alluring actor of that generation.
[on Paul Scofield] For me he was the most interesting, the most alluring actor of that generation.
[on John Thaw] He's just effortlessly skilled at what he does.
[on John Thaw] He's just effortlessly skilled at what he does.
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