If you missed it, now would be a good time to read over the recent Times interview with the multi-talented Hugh Laurie, about aspects of his life and his fame in the USA as the star of House.

Probably the least likely of all British actors to become a star of American television, Laurie has nevertheless been hugely successful, with a possibility of a further 4 series of House to come.

His role as Dr Gregory House has however lead to him being the subject of the paparazzi.

No, really…

“It used to be the case that the only people who paid any attention to me were those who liked what I did,” he says, drawing on the first of many cigarettes. “Now I get noticed by people who don’t care whether I live or die – probably want me to die. That takes a bit of getting used to.” But he gets a reasonable press, doesn’t he, by and large? “I don’t know. I try to avoid it. I hope you won’t be offended, but I won’t read this.”

“I’ve had it a lot better than many people. I went to a pub with Kenneth Branagh once and a man shouted, ‘Oi, Branagh! You’re a c***!’”

You can’t really follow that.

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