By Andy Gotts


As Francis Bacon


Derek Jacobi masterclass


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Сэр Дерек Джекоби кажется мне очень-очень-очень красивым. Наверное, это потому, что он потрясающий актер, даже не знаю

Q: You have a hugely distinctive face. Could you describe it?

DEREK JACOBI: It’s a moon face. It’s round, fairly shapeless. I ask Father Christmas for cheekbones every year. He never sends them. read moreAnd it’s now dropping. My eyes, I’ve been told – I think the term is ‘best feature’. They are very blue. They’ve always been rather baggy, which I’ve always hated. But I would never do anything about that. When I was younger I put the occasional egg white on them. It’s called Botox now, I suppose, but in my day it was egg white. I don’t like my face. I’ve never liked how I look. I rarely look in the mirror. When I was a teenager I had terrible acne and I couldn’t bear to look in the mirror. I remember at home we had a bookcase that had glass doors. If I needed to do a tie I would look in that because I could see a reflection of myself but I couldn’t see any of the spots. My Hamlet was very acne-ridden. The spots stayed around till late teens. Then miraculously they stopped coming. I can’t look at myself on the telly. I’m just constantly disappointed in myself. I don’t look or sound or express what I thought I was doing. And you can’t change it. I started life as a redhead. I’ve got a redhead’s complexion. As I grew older the red faded away and it became ash blond. (...)


Q&A Special: Actor Derek Jacobi
Photos of Derek Jacobi masterclass at the Theatre Royal Haymarket taken by Stuart Allen in January 2009