Robbie Coltrane: ‘We’re All Going to Be Gypsies’

Robbie Coltrane, star of the yet-to-be-topped police drama Cracker, is exploring the weird and wonderful places off the beaten path in the UK in the new DVD Robbie Coltrane: Incredible Britain. Terrific, wonderful — I’m sure he’s brilliant in it as he is in darn near everything he’s ever put his hand to.

But check out this interview with Coltrane by Luaine Lee of the McClatchy-Tribune News Service for some of his insights into not only this new DVD, but the world at large. In particular he has an interesting riff on acting vs. “normal” jobs:

“The more dull the job the less likely you were ever to get fired. People made a deal with themselves that they were going with security and not necessarily much fulfillment. But that’s not true anymore. They’re laying off people who work in banks by the thousands. I think we’re all going to be gypsies and vagabonds one of these days.”

And don’t forget to check out an interview with Coltrane’s Cracker co-star Geraldine Somerville (Jane Penhaligon) in 30 Years of British Television, out now.