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British actor James Fox recalls how he decided to become an actor as a young child, being taken to Borehamwood studios by his Father who was a theatrical agent. Following a spell in the army doing National Service Fox then went on to study at Central Speech and Drama. Fox landed his first role in The Servant 1963 directed by the complex Joseph Losey and starring Dirk Bogarde who was very influential to Fox. From here we went on to do several films including Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 1965 and several more in America, including King Rat 1965. Fox goes on to discuss the differences between making films in the UK and America. The next film is Performance 1970 Fox talks about it being a challenge but a terrific part, the writer and director Donald Cammell - who was a friend - had written the role with him in mind. Fox then had a 10 year hiatus from the industry but made a successful return in A Passage to India in 1984. He discusses the tensions on set between Alec Guinness and the director David Lean. Fox then goes on to talk about his favourite film on his cv being Remains of the Day 1993 and his favourite director George Roy Hill whom he worked with on Thoroughly Modern Millie 1967. He then goes on to reflect on what it’s like getting older in the industry and the role critics have had in his career. Fox describes how modern film making has changed, the challenges and complexities. He still appears in the odd film and is happy to do so, saying 'there's still work to be done, still stories to tell.'

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