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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Ralph Fiennes has never been approached to star in a long-form TV show

    The 61-year-old actor has enjoyed a hugely successful career on stage and screen, and Ralph feels he has a "natural taste" for film


    He told The Times newspaper: "I can't think of a time I've been approached [to appear in a long-form TV show]."

    Ralph also confessed to feeling frustrated by the TV industry.

    The acclaimed actor explained: "Things are just extended when they don't have to be. So a show can have great performances, writing, camera, but it's sort of dead, bubbling along, like somebody's keeping it on simmer for ever for, I sometimes wonder, non-creative elements that might make viewing figures go up.

    "I watched a TV series recently that was well-received and I just thought, 'Why is it so long?' It seemed so odd. My natural taste is for film."

    Ralph explained that he still loves the experience of "being immersed" in a film for a couple of hours.

    The award-winning actor cited 'High Noon', the 1952 Western movie, as the "perfect film", observing that it's "beautifully acted and composed".

    He shared: "I just love the classic format of the movie. That is 90 minutes, 120 minutes.

    "People ask what my favourite film is and if there's one that sums up a succinctness, accessibility and carries a sort of fable, it is 'High Noon'. It's just the perfect film. Everyone relates to it. It's a myth. It's beautifully acted and composed.

    "It's a personal thing, isn't it? But I just love that experience of being immersed for a couple of hours - where there's a total arc."

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

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