Steve Coogan talks nudity at his new movie's premiere
- 11 years ago
Comedian Steve Coogan has reunited with director Michael Winterbottom for "The Look of Love" which tells the story of the man who broke the boundaries of sexual taboos after opening the UK's first strip club in 1958.
After the club became a success, the mogul, played by Coogan, became a publisher of soft-porn magazines.
SOUNDBITE actor Steve Coogan, saying (English):
"All throughout the eighties you would see pictures in the tabloids of him quite a lot but for modern young audiences they won't know who he is. So it was going back to tell the story of someone who had nearly been forgotten."
Coogan who plays Raymond, reportedly spent considerable time in strip clubs researching the part. So was this the dream role for the funny man?
SOUNDBITE actor Steve Coogan, saying (English):
"It became a bit exhausting playing him really. He didn't see much daylight, he seemed to live the life of a vampire, he hardly ever ventured out during the day. At the en
After the club became a success, the mogul, played by Coogan, became a publisher of soft-porn magazines.
SOUNDBITE actor Steve Coogan, saying (English):
"All throughout the eighties you would see pictures in the tabloids of him quite a lot but for modern young audiences they won't know who he is. So it was going back to tell the story of someone who had nearly been forgotten."
Coogan who plays Raymond, reportedly spent considerable time in strip clubs researching the part. So was this the dream role for the funny man?
SOUNDBITE actor Steve Coogan, saying (English):
"It became a bit exhausting playing him really. He didn't see much daylight, he seemed to live the life of a vampire, he hardly ever ventured out during the day. At the en