‘Alice & Jack’ Star Andrea Riseborough: ‘When I’m In Love, I’m A Total Idiot’ — Contenders TV
deadline.comCreator Victor Levin and star Andrea Riseborough discussed their Masterpiece on PBSminiseries Alice & Jack at Deadline Contenders TV on Saturday.
Riseborough plays Alice and Domhnall Gleeson plays Jack in the six-episode show that follows their relationship over 16 years.
Riseborough said she often is frustrated that most conventional love stories worry about making the characters likable and perfectly moral. “I know when I’m in love, I’m a total idiot and have no ability to behave even remotely like a normal human,” she said. “Everyone deserves to be a protagonist in their own love story.” Riseborough acknowledged that Alice tends to close herself off to Jack’s love. “I think we do that,” she said. “If you have the courage, you can courageously, truly love someone, you often protect them from yourself in certain ways.
She has quite a lot of damage. In the most loving way, although the fallout is very painful, she pushes him away.” RELATED: Contenders TV – Deadline’s Full Coverage Levin said he wanted to explore a relationship between people who do not immediately come together.
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