Liam Cunningham actor.

Liam Cunningham: “I was chased down with murderous intent by the taxman. I was ten years trying to pay off a bill”

In a candid interview, the actor Liam Cunningham discusses fame, celebrity, turning down roles and why neoliberalism makes him nauseous.

20th Mar, 2021 – 4 min read

Liam Cunningham was late for our interview. Not by much, around five or 10 minutes or so. I assumed it was because he wanted to appear ‘fashionably late’. (“Stars want people to be thinking about them,” a New York celebrity psychologist and radio talk show host Cooper Lawrence once said on why celebrities tend to be late for their meetings.) Yet, the man who showed up at the podcast studio didn’t seem to care much for the idea of celebrity or fashion.  He was wearing a plain baby blue t-shirt, navy jeans and a black cardigan. The smart-casual look was pulled…

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