As soon as you say that you're playing Olivier, people do their impersonations-all based on his film of Richard III. And they all sound like demented Daleks.
I had a long lunch with his son Tarquin. A lot of what he said is actually in his book, My Father Laurence Olivier, but hearing him say it was extraordinary because he is physically very similar to his father.
I was in my mid-20s when I did A Room With A View, and now I'm 41. I can't think of anything since that has been that widely viewed.
I'm more enthusiastic and excited about work than ever. I know now what I'm about.
I'm sure Olivier enjoyed whatever frisson he could create. It boils down to his desire to dominate, and one of the quickest ways to dominate, or gain approbation, is to flirt. Olivier was a great flirt.
If Olivier's camp considered Tynan a bit of an Iago, then Olivier was a Mark Anthony. He was all soldier. He wasn't brainy; he was all heart and blood.
If one is reported as having set up camp overseas, it's as if one has made oneself unavailable.
If you watch Olivier's interviews, he has this reptilian tongue; it seems too big for his mouth. My pursuit of that became distracting, so I let it go. The thrill was finding the right pair of glasses.
It was more useful to me when Tarquin was just being himself. The spirit of his father hovered like King Hamlet's ghost.
Nobody could dissapear to their trailer once it was up and running, you were all there on the same stage. It was 10 days of rehearsal and 10 days of shooting, which was very tiring.
Olivier is such an icon, and I didn't want the responsibility. Also, the age Olivier is in the piece is much older than I am.
Olivier was dismissive at first. I think his wife Joan Plowright urged him to reconsider. On Olivier's side, initially, there was great resentment because Tynan had been unkind about Vivien Leigh in his reviews.
The gauntlet is down. You can print my phone number. As a fortysomething actor, you reach a plateau of maturity from which you can really get stuck in.
Tynan was enamoured of Olivier's majestic presence, his startling physicality. And, unlike some, he believed him to be a great artist.
The World, form'd out of Chaos. Man is made.
Julian's first role in a major motion picture was in Privates on Parade (1982) where he played a sailor.
Julian is a very keen art and antiques collector.
Julian currently lives in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Julian's Zodiac Sign is Capricorn.
Julian was the narrator for AudioBook: (A Study Guide to) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994).
Julian's first major role cast him opposite Anthony Hopkins in the British TV miniseries A Married Man (1981).
Julian's early theatre days were spent with the Forum Theatre Company.
Julian was novelist Anne Rice's choice to play "Lestat" in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), but more marquee value was needed for the role so the part went to Tom Cruise.
When Julian was only 3 yrs. old, his father abandoned his mother and their five sons.
Julian is 5'11"(1.80 m) tall.
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