Christian McKay on playing Orson Welles: 'He gave me confidence'

Catherine Shoard and Henry Barnes

Thursday, 03 Dec 2009

British actor Christian McKay, who plays the celebrated director in Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, tells Catherine Shoard why the role was a comfort to him as a film rookie and why Welles's reputation and later career are ripe for reassessment

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Catherine Shoard

Catherine Shoard is film editor, Guardian News & Media

Henry Barnes

Henry Barnes is a former Guardian film journalist

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