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No More Mr. Nice Guy.(actor Ian McShane)(Interview)
Byline: George Wayne
With a long career in B movies and British television, Ian McShane, 63, finally found his indelible role as the cursing, tyrannical whoremonger and saloon owner Al Swearengen, on HBO's Deadwood. Now the central character, Swearengen will return with the rest of the show's scofflaws next month for its third season. Our correspondent tracks down McShane to discuss the show's gratuitous profanity, his moment as a sex symbol, and the profundity in receiving a blow job.
George Wayne: Has it ever bothered you that "character actor" usually precedes your name?
Ian McShane: I don't know. I've been doing good at it for so long that I don't care what they call me.
G.W. Great. That TV show of yours should have been called The F Word instead of Deadwood. And you seem to get a special thrill belching "Fuck you!" every five seconds.
I.M. The show is written by David Milch, a genius, I think. It's the way he speaks. He created a language for the show.
G.W. You were considered-well, at least to some people-to be a heartthrob in your heyday, especially as Heathcliff on the BBC production Wuthering Heights, circa 1967.
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