Actors should avoid talking about their personal lives. Bertie Carvel actoravoidlive Change image and share on social
I came to musical theatre from straight acting, and a lot of my friends have a real prejudice about musical theatre - one I probably shared. Bertie Carvel actfriendlot Change image and share on social
I live close to Hampstead Heath, so when I do have spare time, I like to raise my white blood cell count with a swim in the men's pond. It's an ambition of mine to swim in the ponds on every day of the year. Bertie Carvel ambitionbloodcell share on social
I get so carried away in interviews and deliver 1,500-word treatises, then find it's been reduced to something pithier but also not quite accurate. Although I imagine there are people I work with who wish they could edit me every day. Bertie Carvel accuratecarryday share on social
Kids are no fools: they're very sophisticated, they don't miss a lot; they don't miss nuance. Bertie Carvel foolkidlot Change image and share on social
It might sound glib, but in a sense, as an actor I'm a journalist and a psychologist recording life and truth. Bertie Carvel actorglibjournalist Change image and share on social
It's an odd experience reading interviews with yourself. Interesting, though. Of course, you know that the journalist will have edited, rephrased or even rewritten what you actually said, but you can't help feeling that there's a special kind of truth in the way someone else paints you, however subjective they might be. Bertie Carvel editexperiencefelt share on social
The most amazing thing you can ask for as an actor from a director is that you're being seen, that the choices made are informed. Bertie Carvel actoramazechoice Change image and share on social
Working with the children on 'Matilda' has been a joy. They don't do this professionally - their sense of discovery is instinctive, and the challenge for us adults is to keep that going in ourselves when we're doing it for the fiftieth or the hundredth time. To my delight and amazement, it hasn't gone stale - we discover it freshly every time. Bertie Carvel adultamazementchallenge share on social