John Wilson

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3,430 appearances 25 recordings 9 series first heard May 2026 last heard 3d ago

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This Cultural Life · Kristin Scott Thomas · 4 Jun 2026 podcast

So was there an audition?

What was the process with Anthony?

Well, there was.

Then I went, oh, they want me to play Catherine Clifton.

Oh, OK.

So I trot along and have a lunch with Anthony, who was absolutely charming, and I sat down and basically told him why I shouldn't play Catherine Clifton.

And then I had to write a letter because I came back and kicked myself.

Why were you so negative?

Why were you so self-deprecating?

And I wrote him a letter.

And in the letter, I think this is what clinched it.

I wrote, I don't know why I did that, but this is why I should play Catherine Clifton.

I am K in your book.

I put that at the end of the letter.

Which is in the Michael Ondaatje book, which is also in the screenplay.

Yes.

Am I K in your book?

I think I must be.

What did that role do for your career?

Oh, it exploded after that.

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