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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Rory Carroll

‘There is no cure for grief’: Tim Roth on losing his son after making a film about bereavement

‘Swallowed pain’ … Roth as one half of an estranged couple in Poison.
‘Swallowed pain’ … Roth as one half of an estranged couple in Poison. Photograph: Hyde Park Entertainment/©Markus Jans

Tim Roth reclines in his chair and exudes an unexpected lightness, as if the Atlantic Ocean is casting a summer spray over this corner of Galway. He is upbeat about life, film and even acting, which he once called a nightmare profession he would not recommend to anyone.

“Oh, did I say that?” he asks, surprised. “I don’t feel that way at all, actually. I must have been having a bad one, but that’s OK.” He shrugs and smiles. “I actually love it more and more at the moment.”

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