Cards on the table: Im a huge Leslie Phillips fan.
It was thus with some apprehension that I approached him for interview.
Its a remarkable cross-section.
They go round the world, being repeated and repeated.
And Ive been an actor for a considerable length of time 70 years!
Do you still feel very much in that frame of mind?
Yes It hink its the frame of mind that every actor has all the time.
And you strike me as the kind of person who has enjoyed a busy, continuous career.
There doesnt seem to have been much downtime to it at all?
How did it come about?
I have a very good and interesting life, and I seem to keep my career going.
Venuscame at a time when I was feeling a little bit unsure about what was coming next.
And the phone rang!
But the producer, the director and the writer ofVenusdecided I was worth looking at.
It was a smashing part, wasnt it?
Yeah, it was a terrific part.
And I never thought of myself as winning awards or anything like that.
Yes, well the work does keep going on television, and all round the world.
They go round and round.
I mean, if only I got paid for them all, probably now I would retire.
The word that we dont use!And would you retire?
I dont think actors do retire.
Theyre like old soldiers, they fade away.
Something happens, the phone doesnt ring, or they become ill. Something like that.
But Ive only heard of about two actors who actually retired.
And they both came back again, and then retired again!
Did you get much of a thrill out of writing your autobiography?
It was a very candid and honest book.
Yes, I did.There was no obvious sign of a ghost writer?
Thank you very much for your time…!
