Western Morning News (Saturday)
The things they say
“I am perfectly happy to defend Bond. He’s a man of the 50s and 60s, so he lives by a different moral code to the one we have now. I refute the suggestion that he is chauvinistic or sexist or misogynistic”
– Anthony Horowitz, who says his next James Bond novel will be his
last for the franchise. “There were some really great actors in it, really great performances in it as well. There was a duty to sort of try and carry that on. Most of them had set the bar very high and so you just wanted to be responsible and do a good job at the end of the day. Maintain that quality”
– Actor Paddy Considine, who stars in Game Of Thrones prequel
House Of The Dragon. “Retirement just isn’t in my plans, learning lines keeps my brain young and performing keeps my body fit”
– British actress Lesley Joseph says she has no plans to retire. “I was like, the album is coming out in a couple of days, I can’t wait, everything’s going so well, and then next minute I was the most hated person in Manchester for about 40 minutes” – Manchester rapper Aitch, reacting to news a mural of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis was painted over with an advert for his debut album. “I just love music. Something that catches my ear on the radio – I don’t really listen to records. If it makes my feet tap then I’m happy”
– The Duchess of Kent has revealed her fondness for rap music.
“Running up hills, up roads – it’s all cardiovascular. Not sure about running up buildings, unless you’re Spider-Man – excellent humour!”
– Actor and comedian Steve Coogan who surprised Coldplay fans when he joined the band in character as Alan Partridge to sing at Wembley Stadium.