David on Doran's take on Richard II
David Tennant comments on Richard II director's comment on Richard II's character v/s David's character"
He’s excited by the play, though taken aback by comments made by director Gregory Doran suggesting the role’s volatility and fragility might be ‘alien to David’s character’. ‘I wouldn’t have thought that’s true at all,’ he muses, his voice rising an octave. ‘But that’s obviously how he perceives me. Either that or he was trying to come up with a soundbite. In “Hamlet” I spent a lot of time terrified to my bones, but maybe I’m quite good at hiding it.’" - Time Out - Gabriel Tate- February 26, 2013
This is the entire quote from Doran:
"Of Tennant’s casting Doran admitted the title role of the famous
Shakespeare play would be a “challenge”, adding: “Of course Hamlet was a
challenge, it’s the Everest. Richard II is written entirely in verse.
He has no problem with verse. He breathes it, he makes it sound as if it
is completely effortless.”
The director went on to say how the
main obstacle for Tennant to overcome in his role would be “the sense of
the man’s volatility, fragility; that psychology is more alien to
David’s character”
The Independent - Nick Clark - January 23, 2013
