"I’ve always believed Americans have one huge, ready-made gift when it comes to acting in front of a camera: the ability to relax.

"I think of it as comparable to the difference between, say, Tony Bennett and Luciano Pavarotti. Two great voices, but one is natural, easy, the same organ we use to order up pizza and ask directions to the bathroom, while the other is technically brilliant, but essentially artificial.

"So it is with acting: the supreme relaxed authenticity of a James Stewart or a George Clooney compared with the brittle contrivances of a Laurence Olivier or a Kenneth Branagh, marvellous as they are."

Stars back carbon emissions drive - Feb 1 2007
Celebrities have joined Tony Blair in supporting the Global Cool campaign to tackle climate change by asking one billion people to each reduce their carbon emissions by one tonne a year.

At a No 10 reception attended by celebrity supporters Stephen Fry, KT Tunstall, Josh Hartnett, Brian May and Anita Dobson, the Prime Minister said it was important for individuals to take responsibility for their actions.

"This is just a wonderful initiative that I hope will inspire people the world over. It is a big ask," he said.

"The whole purpose of Global Cool is to mobilise that passion people have for doing the responsible thing for the environment with a sense that you can actually make an impact. You don’t have to wait for others to act."

At the launch of the campaign, Hollywood actor Josh, 28, said: "The change in temperature is dramatic. You can call it a fluke but it’s been consistent.

"You see the effects every day. You start to wonder ’what can I do about it?’. But you can unplug your telephone, unplug your TV, don’t leave your TV on standby.

"You can reduce your carbon emissions by about two tonnes a year. I was amazed at how easy it is."


New role - Aug 05
Riding high on the success of his latest role as Charles Peniless in Absolute Power, Stephen Fry has landed his next big-screen job, playing opposite Andy Serkis (Gollum from "Lord of the Rings") in a film adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s "The Stormbreaker".
By Tom Knight

Anti-Hilton - August 04
Stephen Fry has told press that the Hilton sisters make him want to cry. Promoting his movie Bright Young Things in the US, Fry was asked what he thought of socialites Paris and Nicky Hilton "they have the dim and glazed eye of a dead mullet." Comparing the sisters to the kind of socialites featured in his film he said "Back in the ’20s the set had a style and dash about them."

Absolute Fry - 24/10/03
Can Stephen Fry do no wrong? Of course not, especially when he has ’Absolute Power’ - the name of his new comedy for BBC2.

Stephen and John Bird star as spin doctors in this adapted for television Radio 4 satirical comedy. It has been described as casting a witty eye on the machinations of PR guru’s, as the pair find their work brings them into conflict with politicians, celebrities and newspaper editors.

Stephen Fry says of his character Charles Prentiss: "There’s not much to say that’s nice about him, except that there is some pleasure in watching a natural born killer at work and knowing whatever happens he will win."

Fry’s balls! - 12/06/03
West Hampstead is to direct his second movie, a film version of his novel The Stars’ Tennis Balls.