Damian Lewis: A Mix of Ego and Narcissism Makes a Good Spy

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  • Actor Damian Lewis lists the qualities required for one to be successful in the world of spycraft. Stick around for more with Damian Lewis and watch the limited series, “A Spy Among Friends,” when it premieres March 12th on MGM+.
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  • @billboth4814
    @billboth4814 Рік тому +82

    I realize Band of Brothers was 2001 so naturally Stephen didn't reference it but Damian will always be Dick Winters to me.

    • @tommyt1971
      @tommyt1971 Рік тому +4

      Ain’t it crazy to see him talking in his native brogue?

    • @billboth4814
      @billboth4814 Рік тому +2

      @@tommyt1971 Understated but yeah. London native.

    • @huskytales9839
      @huskytales9839 2 місяці тому

      I can't believe he's not American, his accent change was so fantastic as Winters. Can't imagine anyone else playing him.

  • @DuaneDelaney
    @DuaneDelaney Рік тому +101

    What about LIFE?? He was so amazing in that role.

    • @terryann113
      @terryann113 Рік тому +8

      I loved that show!

    • @Junksaint
      @Junksaint Рік тому +6

      Band of brothers

    • @s1x6x1s
      @s1x6x1s Рік тому +7

      right? i was upset when i heard they cancelled the show after 2 seasons.

    • @Dan-nt2yb
      @Dan-nt2yb Рік тому +5

      Indeed. A friend of mine Rand Ravich created that great show.🙂👍🏾

    • @songbirdspirit07
      @songbirdspirit07 Рік тому +2

      YES HE WAS!!

  • @jackson857
    @jackson857 Рік тому +32

    He'll always be Major Richard Winters to me.

  • @malcolm6107
    @malcolm6107 Рік тому +15

    You always have to mention Band of Brothers in his intro Stephen.

  • @garrusv
    @garrusv Рік тому +43

    Wars do not make great men. But they do bring out the greatness in good men. - Major Dick Winters

    • @baberRuth
      @baberRuth Рік тому +10

      BoB's. His portrayal of mr Winters was 5⭐

  • @kimberlym-w9926
    @kimberlym-w9926 Рік тому +18

    ❤️ Damian Lewis
    We are happy you are back in film! 🎉👍😎
    I am so sorry for loss of your amazing wife!! 💔😓🥀

  • @toobasaurus23
    @toobasaurus23 Рік тому +116

    Damian is such a great actor.
    Band of Brothers, Wolf Hall and Billions were amazing.
    I feel his loss for his wife, Helen McCrory. She was an incredible actress that is sorely missed.

    • @robertgowdey
      @robertgowdey Рік тому +9

      Homeland

    • @toobasaurus23
      @toobasaurus23 Рік тому +2

      ​@@robertgowdey I've never watched it. Can't stand Claire Danes irritates me. Don't know why... just is.

    • @francescaa8331
      @francescaa8331 Рік тому +10

      Loved him in Homeland. There was a TV show called Life he was great in it. But Billions still my favorite work of his.
      Life he played a detective. Procedural, funny.

    • @robertgowdey
      @robertgowdey Рік тому +4

      @@francescaa8331 I need to catch up on Billions!!!

    • @robertgowdey
      @robertgowdey Рік тому +7

      @@toobasaurus23 Oh but she's so GOOD at her character!!!

  • @tommyt1971
    @tommyt1971 Рік тому +12

    Anyone who wants to see one of the greatest readings of a passage of Shakespeare needs to look up Damien’s monologue from 2014 where he recites Mark Antony’s speech from Julius Caesar. Lewis packs an incredible amount of emotion into just a couple of mins.

  • @jeanetteschock4744
    @jeanetteschock4744 Рік тому +13

    Band of Brothers and Billions couldn't be two more different characters and he's amazing at both roles

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 Рік тому +17

    He will always be Major Winters to me. "We're not lost private...we're in Normandy..." Currahee! ♠

    • @kkpenney444
      @kkpenney444 Рік тому +2

      "We're paratroopers, we're supposed to be surrounded."

    • @tommyt1971
      @tommyt1971 Рік тому +1

      @@kkpenney444 Winters gets interrupted with shaving with ice water, half his face covered in lather and he immediately picks up his rifle to take a German soldier prisoner, “Commin zee here, schnell!” What I liked most about that moment is the pain on his face when he started using the cold water! Grow a beard man, it’s freezing out!!

  • @tom7245
    @tom7245 Рік тому +15

    This guy will always be Dick Winters. Legend.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Рік тому +10

    I don't need to be a spy to have a double life... Just an anonymous YT account seems to work. I mean, that's what my second family thinks.
    And they'll keep thinking it... * tents fingers *

  • @tonistokes1790
    @tonistokes1790 Рік тому +9

    I love a good spy story, but even better is a good British Spy movie starring great actors.

  • @chrissewell376
    @chrissewell376 Рік тому +29

    Life is still one of my favorite series of all time.

    • @sergiosaunier
      @sergiosaunier Рік тому +1

      Too bad it was canceled. It surely had a few more seasons in it.

  • @tommyt1971
    @tommyt1971 Рік тому +9

    Stephen & crew, I really love watching these interviews but would you PLEASE LABEL THEM AS PART 1, 2, etc?? It’s a toss up to watch them in order.

    • @sergiosaunier
      @sergiosaunier Рік тому +3

      Having to play the start of each video to find out the correct order bothers me to no end.

    • @cynthia4242
      @cynthia4242 Рік тому +1

      They make a playlist for each day. That's how I watch them in order

  • @BlakieTT
    @BlakieTT Рік тому +14

    Will never forget him for Homeland.
    Hearing his acting in this clip...
    This guy is a brilliant actor, man. 🤯

    • @GLORYZONE92
      @GLORYZONE92 8 місяців тому

      I'll never forget how bad his accent was

  • @libertas5005
    @libertas5005 Рік тому +8

    I actually remember him from Band of Brothers before any of the shows Stephen listed in his credits.

  • @punknaught
    @punknaught Рік тому +10

    Totally forgot he has that accent, so use to a near perfect american from Billions/Band of Brothers

    • @daniellamcgee4251
      @daniellamcgee4251 Рік тому

      Actually, Damien Lewis speaks British and puts on U.S. accents.

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому +2

      @@daniellamcgee4251 * English* British is many things and accents.

  • @Dan-nt2yb
    @Dan-nt2yb Рік тому +9

    A Spy Among Friends is fabulous.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @k.c.5255
    @k.c.5255 Рік тому +12

    The next James Bond!! ❤ I never even thought of him for the role, but he would be fabulous. I loved him in LIFE!!

    • @xs10086
      @xs10086 Рік тому +2

      They need who is around 35 and can commit to the series for the next 15 years.

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому

      Rather too late ... a bit too old.

  • @narabdela
    @narabdela Рік тому +40

    Glad to see he's back. He disappeared under the radar for a while after he lost his wife.

  • @karinhernmarck8281
    @karinhernmarck8281 Рік тому +6

    I saw him in the BBC drama Warriors first, about a group of UK soldiers in Bosnia. He was excellent already then.

  • @dynamicpisces
    @dynamicpisces Рік тому +7

    Oh wow!! So glad Bobby is coming back to Billions!!!! I mean that sincerely! He’s such a great complex character🥰

  • @lordofthereels6790
    @lordofthereels6790 Рік тому +8

    I'd love it if Lewis played someone related to Eggsy in a Kingsman sequel.

  • @AlxThSeal
    @AlxThSeal Рік тому +10

    Band of Brothers

  • @redheads604
    @redheads604 Рік тому +9

    o7 you salute the rank, not the man

  • @lancemiller1608
    @lancemiller1608 Рік тому +2

    I never understood why the host asks the actor to explain the scene we are about to see. The actor then explains everything we are about to watch and then we watch it. Why not just show the scene? Stupid.

  • @pacoeltaco79
    @pacoeltaco79 Рік тому +5

    How do so many British actors play better Americans than so many American ones??? He even played an American Quaker! 😉

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому +5

      Apparently many British actors grew up watching Hollywood movies and they learnt to imitate the stars' various accents. Quite a lot of them are great mimics too.

    • @UnitedStatesofAmerica1984
      @UnitedStatesofAmerica1984 Рік тому

      Oh and Paco? He's not a Quaker.

  • @CeeGeeZ
    @CeeGeeZ Рік тому +5

    'L🤗VED
    📺▫LℹFE‼👌😎

  • @JohnDoe-jh5yr
    @JohnDoe-jh5yr Рік тому +6

    We're living an ongoing spy thriller.

  • @nomeemania
    @nomeemania Рік тому +2

    So immersed in American shows that his Brit accent is vanishing away!!

  • @MayThereBeWorldPeace
    @MayThereBeWorldPeace Рік тому +2

    Awwww, he's definitely not boring.🥰😘❤️ This is one spicy man.🌶️😃

  • @brokenradiators5507
    @brokenradiators5507 Рік тому +6

    Wow! Never in a million years would I have guessed he's British

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому +1

      What?!!

    • @sergiosaunier
      @sergiosaunier Рік тому +1

      He is super British, although his American accent is quite good.

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому +1

      @@sergiosaunier I knew he was British. I was astonished not many people knew that.

    • @sergiosaunier
      @sergiosaunier Рік тому

      @@MTMF.london I was answering to the original comment and I get your incredulity about it, no worries.

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому

      @@sergiosaunier 👍

  • @Rachel_Martin90
    @Rachel_Martin90 Рік тому +11

    Hope he’s doing better. He lost his wife a few years ago.

    • @rphil8574
      @rphil8574 Рік тому +1

      His wife was so lovely and talented. Such a loss.

  • @DomBrownyo
    @DomBrownyo Рік тому +3

    I already watched it, whilst good and based on real life...its dialogue heavy which will put some dunderheads off.

    • @sergiosaunier
      @sergiosaunier Рік тому +1

      It sounds very British, which is good in my book!

  • @lrblake394
    @lrblake394 Рік тому +1

    OK I'm getting some Michael Keaton vibes from Damian in this interview. Which is THOROUGHLY APPROVED.

  • @samuelfinkelstein8099
    @samuelfinkelstein8099 Рік тому +2

    this guy.....what a person....next level actor

  • @reneekad
    @reneekad Рік тому +2

    I used to want to be a spy. Inspired by Miss Scarlet on VHS Clue part 2 I think.

  • @yeildo1492
    @yeildo1492 Рік тому +2

    I always think of him as Dick Winters. Strange to hear his natural accent.

    • @sergiosaunier
      @sergiosaunier Рік тому +1

      Besides Band Of Brothers, he's had great success portraying Americans, with a very good accent, in Life, Homeland, and Billions. I'd say many people think he is American.

  • @501photo
    @501photo Рік тому +1

    Damian, dude, go full British. It's a classy accent.

  • @abrahamornelas160
    @abrahamornelas160 Рік тому +2

    Take what you know puppet the puppets. The master plan outlays a plan.

  • @pheumann86
    @pheumann86 Рік тому +6

    Steven seems to either not be prepared well or like he doesn't really know how to deal with Damian. It's like Damian is really trying and Steven isn't picking up the ball.

    • @sergiosaunier
      @sergiosaunier Рік тому +1

      As it is known to have happened quite a few times. Slightly odd personalities tend to throw Colbert off.

  • @camuscat123
    @camuscat123 Рік тому +2

    Reminds me of Homeland

  • @JpnhAbou
    @JpnhAbou Рік тому +1

    "Do you think you'd be a good spy?"
    "....No."
    Ladies and gentlement, i think we have our next Bond.

  • @lennarthagen3638
    @lennarthagen3638 Рік тому +2

    Kim Philby was good friends with James Angleton also.

    • @pf7746
      @pf7746 Рік тому +1

      Who is another major character in the show. It's very good.

    • @johnricercato740
      @johnricercato740 Рік тому

      Yes, and Kilby’s defection drove Angleton slightly mad: he became obsessed with moles in the CIA and nearly destroyed it.

  • @DuaneDelaney
    @DuaneDelaney Рік тому +2

    "Impeach the Peach!" Bonus points to anyone that can name the source.

  • @loonylaura85
    @loonylaura85 Рік тому +1

    I watched A Spy Among Friends when it came on streaming here in the UK. Bloody good show. Want the Ben MacIntyre book it's based on. (Also wrote the Operation Mincemeat book.)

    • @thecrunge4431
      @thecrunge4431 Рік тому +1

      I had binge watched on ITVX too. The book is according to Mr Crunge very good. Another spy/traitor was George Blake who was UK "manchurian candidate" was was captured by the North Korea and turned in his captivity, although there is some conjecture if he had sympathies with the USSR beforehand.

  • @curanderoverde
    @curanderoverde Рік тому +1

    Life is a movement where things happen...I'm not sure about a double or single life...

  • @JB-rt4mx
    @JB-rt4mx Рік тому +1

    He was Great in BANDIT BROTHERS !! as Dick Vinters WW2

  • @reneekad
    @reneekad Рік тому +1

    When we were near DC and Pam said “good morning cruel world?”

  • @nicolamcguinness8689
    @nicolamcguinness8689 Рік тому +1

    King William 4 of England talk about king James iv of Scotland

  • @reneekad
    @reneekad Рік тому +1

    Someone made a brodi call or something on my phone a year bc ago at Okeefe center. I lent someone my phone. Thought you’d like to know.

  • @Imac7065
    @Imac7065 Рік тому

    what happened to his accent? it's almost totally gone... when he was making band of brothers u could barely understand him out of character

  • @firstnamelastname9631
    @firstnamelastname9631 Рік тому +1

    Why is Lewis wearing a suit 2 sizes too small?

  • @sharonkaysnowton
    @sharonkaysnowton Рік тому

    Now I have to watch "A Spy Among Friends."

  • @TestyCleez
    @TestyCleez 4 місяці тому

    This actor is an actual spy, and they were both rubbing it in your face the entire time

  • @GLORYZONE92
    @GLORYZONE92 8 місяців тому

    His American accent is one of the worst I've ever heard

  • @mjkay8660
    @mjkay8660 Рік тому +1

    he look like a steve mcqueen all over

  • @mbnovik
    @mbnovik Рік тому

    Damian Lewis obviously haven’t read the book or anything about Kim Philby… Does “Cambridge Five” means anything to him?

  • @poohdoleskylouise9587
    @poohdoleskylouise9587 Рік тому

    I lieterally love AXEL. Nowadyas, I really like "Billionas"

  • @sethleigh8850
    @sethleigh8850 5 місяців тому

    He'd be a fucking great spy. He plays American characters better than Americans do, and if people didn't see him in these other roles or read his Wikipedia page 99.9% of Americans would never guess. He's like Hugh Laurie in this way. Americans will default to thinking he's American. His portrayal of MAJ Dick Winters in Band of Brothers brings US service members (and anyone else) who watch BoB to tears to this day. It's unreal.

    • @TestyCleez
      @TestyCleez 4 місяці тому

      He is a spy. Rewatch it, they were both rubbing it in your face the entire clip

  • @leavingitblank9363
    @leavingitblank9363 Рік тому

    Love the purple socks. But a spy could never get away with purple socks.

  • @giovdb
    @giovdb Рік тому

    I threw in a like as soon as I heard the band playing Suspicious Minds.

  • @umair111
    @umair111 Рік тому +4

    The new series is really fantastic

  • @ernarc23
    @ernarc23 Рік тому

    He's right: nobody but your employer and your lawyer knows what you do.

  • @yurielcundangan9090
    @yurielcundangan9090 Рік тому +3

    As lawlessness became the Norm, vigilantism will Also become the norm.

  • @paulrob55
    @paulrob55 Рік тому

    I've been watching him for years and have never seen an interview with him and heard his accent till now.

  • @moviesovermatterproductions

    🌹 lovely to see him again🙏🏾

  • @annelie7030
    @annelie7030 Рік тому

    Yea I saw ur video Andy😜

  • @Dallas-wu6st
    @Dallas-wu6st Рік тому

    What a talented and awesome actor!

  • @joseedavignon8374
    @joseedavignon8374 Рік тому

    don't forget Band od Brothers

  • @blinkybit
    @blinkybit Рік тому

    Keep forgetting he is British

  • @samhanks1594
    @samhanks1594 Рік тому

    Jonesy

  • @babilabub
    @babilabub Рік тому

    Hello Brody / Bobby !

  • @reneekad
    @reneekad Рік тому

    Patrick’s mom

  • @rochelleharris2654
    @rochelleharris2654 Рік тому

    Is this a sequel of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy..

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому +5

      No. This is based on a true story of a British spy who defected to Russia. But 'Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy' is also a great film with Gary Oldman in top form. The TV series with Alec Guiness is also great. Check them out.

    • @rochelleharris2654
      @rochelleharris2654 Рік тому

      @@MTMF.london Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was also based on a true story as well...time for Mrs. Google 😊

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому +1

      @@rochelleharris2654 There were always double or even triple-crossing spies during the Cold War. But the story (as depicted in the movie) of 'Tinker, Tailor ...' is not necessarily how it was. Some elements of it were there in real life of course, but GCHQ/MI6 had consistently denied it as the truth.

  • @jujitsujew23
    @jujitsujew23 Рік тому +2

    Wow his English accent is almost completely gone. He’s been playing Americans for too long

  • @SassySimian
    @SassySimian Рік тому

    I never really quite liked Damian Lewis as an actor, and now I know why. His own ego and narcissism always seem to come out in his characters, most of which shouldn't have those traits in the first place. Ego and narcissism are the biggest weaknesses for a spy, and Kim Philby was precisely a bad spy for that very reason. You never hear about the good ones. They prefer secrecy not because it makes them special and part of a knowing elite, but because they understand its utmost necessity in the mission they are given. If I watch the show, it will be for Guy Pierce, a genius actor who gets to the core of each of his characters without ever turning them into a version of himself.

  • @yurielcundangan9090
    @yurielcundangan9090 Рік тому +2

    Impeach susan Rice

  • @cave129
    @cave129 Рік тому +1

    What happened to him ? He looks verying unhealthy

    • @deadinthebed963
      @deadinthebed963 Рік тому +4

      Dont know he looks older, his wife died 2 years back so that gotta suck. Think hes got some otber girl

    • @graceharper-sr8qs
      @graceharper-sr8qs Рік тому

      The guy lost his wife to cancer and has two teenagers that live in London. And now he's having a midlife crisis in which he wants to be a musician with an american hard rocker girlfriend.

    • @itsonlysound
      @itsonlysound Рік тому +17

      ​@@graceharper-sr8qs What inspired this comment exactly? He's dating an age appropriate woman, who happens to be a musician, a few years after tragically losing his wife. What midlife crisis behaviour is he displaying?

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому +5

      He's 52 years old who's in good nick.