Sir Mark Rylance: 'Acting used to be more accepting of oddballs'

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'Theatre directors would not accept oddballs like me anymore' Actor Sir Mark Rylance reflects on the evolution of the theatre industry

Reflecting on how he would be received in today's industry, Sir Mark said acting used to be more accepting of "oddballs" like him.

"Now I regularly, understandably, meet directors who only want people who are easy to work with, they don't want anyone difficult, they don't want anything like that.Asked what he was like as a younger actor, Sir Mark said he was "temperamental, moody and difficult to understand".

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