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

And I just felt very nervous about pursuing a career in America and everything I would have to do to be like them.

And I noticed the moment I, because I was doing a lot of little French things at the time.

And I noticed as soon as I got my nomination, those all dried up.

No one dared ask you anymore.

Because they thought you were suddenly too big.

Yeah.

So for a number of reasons, geographical concerns about how ambitious was I?

Was I really going to be able to fight as much as you do have to?

Was I really going to be able to put up with the doubt, the criticism, everything?

I preferred to kind of carrying on doing what I was doing.

And after stepping back from film, or Hollywood in particular, and focusing more on theatre, you now have television to thank for a whole new generation of viewers knowing you.

I mean, there's a fantastic cameo role that you had in Fleabag.

But also playing the spy boss in Slow Horses.

Yes.

Do you feel now you can cherry-pick the roles?

I mean, I've always done that.

Have you?

Yeah.

Believe me, I said no to quite a lot of them.

And some I regretted immediately, you know, thinking, oh, God, why didn't I do that?

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