Hugh Grant says this movie almost killed his career

The actor credits this film with his Hollywood hiatus.


ActorHugh Grant, known with tenderness for his series ofromantic comedy, started reinventing his career. After years from television and movie sets, Grant has been returned to the screen in largely more dramatic roles. More recently, he had audiences of his role on his role in the limited series of HBOFailure, who broadcast his last episode November 29th. In a published interview shortly before the final, the grant said theLos Angeles Times that he took a half-retirement because of aflop:Have you heard of Morgans? To see what the grant had to say about the movie, read it and for more doubts about the debatable past of Grant, discover whyJon Stewart said Hugh Grant was the worstDaily show Never guest.

When theThat timeAsked Grant why he took such a long break in the movies, he gave a long explanation, saying that it was not really his choice. "I developed abad attitude from about 2005, shortly afterMusic and lyrics. I just had enough ", accumulated recalled. When he finally decided to return to make movies a few years later, the actor did not have a pleasant experience.

"I went back in 2009 and did another film. At that moment, it was not meHollywood. Hollywood gave me because I made such a massive turkey with this movie withSarah Jessica Parker [Have you heard of Morgans?], "Grant said. The star blames the movie movie so that his opportunities will dry up.

"Whether I wanted or not after that, the days of being a well-paid a first-rate man were suddenly left overnight. It was slightly embarrassing, but he left free life for other things", said the grant. Although the transition was not easy, he found that he had time to explore other passions. "It was at that moment that I started to become very political and that I had a fascinating a few years as a fitted military for the reform of the press rules," he added.

Now the actor is excited to be launched in more serious roles, including series likeFailure andA very English scandal. But also grantGagné cheering his performance In the family comedyPADDINGTON 2.

Continue reading for more subsidy reflections on its acting career and discover which co-star grant has not been heard with filming, see these11 beloved movie couples who confronted behind the scenes.

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Failure

The Undoing
HBO

Grant said he was eager to take the character of Jonathan Fraser inFailureBecause it's "a very chic project and it was a script that made me turn the pages, which is very rare because normally I'm asleep by page six of most scripts I read."

He felt that the show would bring him further from theRom-com personal He tries to lose. "For 10 years, at least, I tried not to be [the] sort of romantic English who is in love. I tried to make roles more characters," the grant said. And for more celebrity content delivered directly into your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

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Richard Curtis Movies

Love Actually
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ScriptwriterRichard Curtiswas responsible for many films that have shotHugh Grantin Stardom, includingNOTTING HILL,Four weddings and a burial,BRIDGET JONES JOURNAL, andReally love. When theThat time Stressed that there was a perception that the subsidy often played versions of itself, the actor connected this notion to Curtis' films.

"It has always grown me a little my teeth. Because this character in the Richard Curtis movies was a little repetitive," he said. "But it was not me. It's really a kind of Richard." And see whereReally love Row among other classics of Christmas,It's the most popular unique holiday movie of all time, says.

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Music and lyrics

music and lyrics
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When it is placed with the task of deciding which of its romantic comedies has resisted the test of time, grant indicated to the 2007 filmMusic and lyrics, that he played next toDrew Barrymore.

"I am amazed at what [my rom-coms] have resisted the test of time in terms of people who still want to see them. They are scattered on cable channels and banners, so they must provide a service, "Grant mentioned. "There is something that I particularly like, including a film calledMusic and lyrics. "And for more movie movies,George Clooney struck in hand this spectacle actor to play his youngest.

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PADDINGTON 2

Hugh Grant in Paddington 2
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The grant role inPADDINGTON 2 could have been like a good time, but the actor says it was difficult. "It's bloody hard, comedy, particularly difficult with this directorPaul King, To whom I think is a great filmmaker, said governier. "One of the things that makes him so well is that he never compromises." However, the actor acknowledged that it was fun to use some of the traits of people he meets early in his career to help create his naughty character in the film.

At first, the children of Grant hated the movie With one of them asking him even why the actor was so much. But they finally came to love him, "he said. And for more beloved movies, check The best Christmas movies of all time, according to critics .


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