Colin Firth on Mr Darcy, Language, Mark Darcy, Shakespeare and How Much of Him Is in a Character

Part 2. On minimalistic acting, how literature influences an actor’s way of speaking and body language, on Shakespeare in Love, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Darcy and Bridget Jones, Renee Zellweger and her British accent, Italy and Italians, his family, learning Italian and a few Portuguese words. About Mamma Mia, his singing and dancing, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, A Single Man, Tom Ford, his Oscar nominations and his portrayal of King George VI, G. Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter and director Tom Hooper.