Stephen Graham on Acting, Adolescence & Al Pacino
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How did Stephen Graham get the surprise gift at the start of the interview?
It must be amazing to just be a straight up ledge. Like you are it's it's you're you're undeniable. I'm deniable. So like what what I was the difference between you and me is listen, I'm not saying I'm untalented, but there's an argument. There's an argument about me. You know, l like you would accept counter arguments. I'm deniable. You are undeniable. Nobody s has got anything bad to say about you. It's amazing.
Uh that's slightly yeah, I mean I don't know what to say about that. It's uh thank you very much for your very kind words.
No problem. Um I
think you're a legend as well, do you know what I mean?
Thanks, man, but deeply flawed. And aren't we all as human beings? Well, if you look at my online mentions, it's uh very marmite, mate. It's as many people hate me as like me, I'd say. Really? Um yeah, I reckon. Yeah. And some of them in my house. Um
I'm Steven Graham and I'm gonna be on a Rome show.
Right guard. Nathan.
Oh shut up, Rome.
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After early roles in Snatch and Gangs in New York, he rose to prominence playing Skin Ed Combo in Shane Meadows, This Is England. He's since starred in movies including Martin Scorsese's The Irishman and the one-shot film Boiling Point, as well as TV series Boardwalk Empire Line of Duty Peaky Blind is A Thousand Blows, The Virtues, and the Netflix phenomenon adolescence. Fucking hell, that's a lot, Daddy. It's the legendary Stephen Graham over here, everybody!
Might felt like you was asking me one of the questions there on a game show, I was about to come up with the answer. No, don't bank it, you're the kid. Carry on.
Yeah. Does that feel amazing here? I mean you must have heard that a lot, right? Yeah,
I've never heard a
soliloquy like that, no. There's a lot going on here. It's incredible. Now we've got we're very excited about this. Uh we've got a present for you. We've got we've got a present for you, Stephen Now this is I'm gonna I'm I'm gonna give Georgie full credit for this because I said I think this would be a great gift for Stephen, all right? And Georgie Has gone to 15 different shops. Oh God, how many of us now? I'm gonna show you the gift. Okay. And then I'm gonna tell you. Can I explain?
Exactly what happened. Okay. Let me just say though. Yeah. I ha and Hannah Hannah gives me so much shit for this basically. I'm really terrible at pretending that I like something that I don't.
That's fine. I'm gonna be honest with you, if you don't like this But now I feel really sorry for Georgie so. Well she looks like she's crying already.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Stephen Graham get the surprise gift at the start of the interview?
0:00–8:20
2
Why does Stephen Graham consider music and hip‑hop essential to his life and acting?
8:20–16:32
3
What does Stephen Graham say about his break‑dancing background and street culture?
16:32–27:33
4
How did Stephen Graham prepare for the one‑shot filming of *Boiling Point*?
27:33–39:18
5
What is Stephen Graham’s method‑acting process for roles like *This Is England 90*?
39:18–49:19
6
Why did Stephen Graham write *Letters to Our Sons* and what does he hope parents will learn?
49:19–58:58
7
How does Stephen Graham balance fame, family life and his love of Liverpool FC?
58:58–1:07:09
8
What future projects or dreams does Stephen Graham have after *Nocturne*?
1:07:09–1:15:30
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