Marisa Abela on playing Amy Winehouse in the anticipated new film | BRITs 2024 - video Dailymotion

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00:00 Marisa, welcome to the Brits.

00:02 Thank you.

00:02 How are you?

00:03 I'm really good.

00:04 Great to be here.

00:05 It's exciting.

00:06 Who have you managed to catch up with so far?

00:08 Sorry?

00:09 Who have you managed to catch up with so far?

00:11 To be honest, I was kind of rushed in here, and I haven't really seen anyone or had a second to breathe yet.

00:17 But it's been, yeah, I think all of us are kind of arriving at the same time, so it's a bit crazy.

00:23 We've got an incredible lineup this year.

00:25 Who are you looking forward to meeting, if you could maybe catch up with anyone?

00:28 Well, I'm very excited to see Kylie perform. I think that's going to be amazing.

00:34 I love Rey, and I'm excited for her.

00:39 So yeah, I mean, there are so many people.

00:42 I'm presenting the rock category, and the Rolling Stones are in there, so that's very exciting to me.

00:48 That feels very surreal, I bet.

00:49 Yeah, yeah, wild.

00:51 Tell me about the Amy film. What was it like getting ready for that?

00:55 Yeah, it was a lot. It was amazing. It was a big task, and it took a long time.

01:06 We've kind of been living with this film for kind of over a year now.

01:11 And yeah, I had sort of four months to really get into preparation mode, and yeah, it was hard core, but it was great.

01:21 Do you have a favourite song by Amy Winehouse?

01:23 Oh, wow. I mean, 'Stronger Than Me' is probably one of my favourite songs ever.

01:29 I think that 'Love Is a Losing Game' is a piece of poetry and writing that just, I mean, already does stand the test of time, but will forever.

01:41 Getting ready for the role, I bet you came across so many anecdotes about Amy.

01:46 I feel like you've really learnt her life.

01:48 Are there any stories that you want to share about her that maybe stuck with you?

01:51 I don't know. I mean, there are so many. There are so many. I don't know.

01:56 I mean, it's more just her essence. I think that that will stay with me forever now.

02:03 I think if I've learnt anything from Amy, it's to be fearless.

02:08 And yeah, it's an incredible lesson to be able to get so close to you.

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