#shaun evans interview

[jessieren]

I’d never heard this one before… great interview. Love Craig Charles and funny how much talking to another scouser brings out Shaun’s accent too.

Plus incredibly cute moment around 4m30 when Shaun’s laugh is THE most adorable adorable thing ever

#shaun evans #itv endeavour #shaun evans interview #bbc radio 2 #craig charles #this interview is adorable #how had I not found it before #Shaun Evans you are too too cute

[shaun-evans-fanblog]

Endeavourneverland interview with Shaun: (excerpt):

[N&N] ...and Paul Auster. Have you read him?

[SE] Oh, I love Paul Auster. He's great.

[N&N] I think his characters are intentionally trying to lose themselves in... something. To forget the self, to immerse themselves so deep into the ineffable that the self isn't there anymore. Do you ever want to do that?

[SE] Yeah, of course. My God, yes. I think that's what we seek when we do all of our work, you know? [...] Whether you're playing a part or you're telling a story, it's always about more than you. It's about forgetting the small self and trying to connect with that which is bigger and more universal, but through the lens of the individual and the personal. I think you're always trying to reach beyond your tiny self, you know, so that you can offer something - and learn something, too.”

#shaun evans #endeavourneverland #shaun evans interview #paul auster

[sircolinmorgan]

Happy Birthday Shaun Evans! (6th March 1980)

#shaun evans #itv endeavour #endeavour itv #endeavour #happy birthday to this wonderful man! #i've spent the last year watching all his terrible movies and every interview i could find and it's been a delight #i hope his birthday is as fantastic as he deserves <3 #my gifs #shaun1

[too-antigonish]

Interviews...are not his favorite

Evans is pretty good at ducking out of questions he'd prefer not to answer—and honestly his patience with unbelievably annoying or intrusive questions is far better than mine would be.

But early on there were some tiny moments snark worthy of Morse himself...

Excerpt from a 2014 TV Choice interview:

Will you change anything for the second series? Shaun Evans: I’m going to do it completely in drag! Or knitwear!

Excerpt from a 2007 interview by Laura Davis for the Liverpool Daily Post about Sparkle:

Davis: And plans for the future? Evans: “I’m going to finish my dinner.

He is, however, very capable of being endearing as well:

From S9 Masterpiece Theater interview:

MASTERPIECE: Looking back, Kathy B. wants to know, “Out of all the seasons of Endeavour, what hairstyle and wardrobe did you like best?” SHAUN EVANS: I liked the boldness of the one where I had the mustache. [Laughs] Yeah, and even when I look back, I think that’s a bold choice. I like that one. And to have continued it for the whole season! What I love is that it was never mentioned. I mean, no one goes, “Dude, what’s that on your lip?” You just ride with it. That was one of my favorite ones.

From S8 Masterpiece Theater interview:

MASTERPIECE: Kim H. asks a fun question: “If you met Endeavour at a party, would you see yourself being friends?” SHAUN EVANS: Yeah, because I would have enormous sympathy for him. So even though he may think me quite shallow and a bit ridiculous, I would pursue him until we became mates. I would hound him, so that he had someone to chat to, and I would be a total [pain in the neck], following him all the time. “Hey, dude! Come on, don’t be on your own. Let’s go for a drink!”

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[morsesnotes]

Ugh, lighten up! [laughs] Lighten up, my advice would be. [laughs] Don't take yourself so serious, or maybe that'd be my advice to myself. My advice would be that you're not alone, so you don't have to do everything yourself, and actually you've got a great group of people who have got your back. Just chill out and be a team player. You don't have to do everything on your own, would be my advice. Again, might that be advice to myself, haha. - Shaun Evans' advice to Endeavour Morse [x]

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[endeavourfiles]

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[librawritesstuff]

Since Sunday is traditionally EndeavourNight:

Shaun Evans and Abigail Thaw on their scene in the pilot episode of “Endeavour” 😍

PBS interview July 2012

video sourced by @jessieren // screenrecord and gifs by moi

#shaun evans #abigail thaw #endeavour morse #endeavourtv #itv endeavour #awwwwwww #a bit of something to get you through this drought

[gaytobymeres]

i need someone to interview shaun evans and ask him about the cameras he has (i know he has a rollei 35s and a leica of some form but i need specifics!) what film he uses and how he develops them. literally on my knees. so many interviews gloss over the details and im like please please please let him talk about his photography more

#also i know he's contributed to a few books with his photos and writing which id love to see but im trying not to spend money rn #and they seem too niche to find free online #ill have a look later

[while-i-procrastinate]

I'm a bit obsessed with this interview of Shaun Evans. Such a delightful read. Just sounds like two people introduced at a party and having a great first conversation. Honestly, most of this interview is just him asking the interviewer questions. About bookstores! He sounds like such a genuinely sweet guy.

#I don't generally imprint on actors like this #But there is something about watching 9 seasons worth of his sad face #shaun evans #endeavour #also honourable mention to his wonderfully curly hair! #also delightful!

[thursdaysbagman]

absolutely howling at the bit in the Endeavour Radio Times interview where Roger Allam celebrated the end of filming by going to a kind of wrap party in a rowdy London pub and Shaun Evans went straight to Italy to start a language course, they've really embraced their characters 😂

#itv endeavour #Roger Allam #Shaun Evans

[jessieren]

And here is the tache being interviewed in all its glory

Very cute moment around 2m45 where Shaun goes ‘god I look so young..’

Yes…yes you do. That’s why we call you #babymorse honey

#shaun evans #itv endeavour #endeavour morse #the tache being interviewed #with its very gorgeous host #aka shaun #that end quote in the interview is so cute #he also recognises baby morse #moustache mondays #morsetache mondays #hot damn evans #Youtube

[shaun-evans-fanblog]

Hello!

#shaun evans #endeavour pbs #interviews for endeavour pbs #jaqi gif #mustache mondays

[moviehealthcommunity]

One of our Patrons, specifically Peter from the $5 tier, came up with an excellent idea for Movie Health Community that I'd like to make happen right here and now: a curated list of movies that are safe for photosensitive audiences to watch! Out of the 1074 movies we've evaluated so far, 130 of them have a Flashing Lights score of 0 or 1, so here is that list of 130 titles, in alphabetical order.

The 40-Year-Old Virgin 80 for Brady Abominable Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Away From Her A Bad Moms Christmas The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Beguiled The Big Sick Billy Madison Book Club: The Next Chapter The Breakfast Club Casablanca Cheaper by the Dozen (2022) The Christmas Chronicles A Christmas Story Christmas Christopher Robin Cinderella (2015) Clerks Cocaine Bear Coco Coming to America Crazy Rich Asians Crimson Peak Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Cyrano Daddy's Home Daddy's Home 2 Dear Evan Hansen Dirty Dancing Dogma Dolores Claiborne Downhill Downton Abbey Drive My Car Eight Crazy Nights Elemental Elf Enemy Ever After: A Cinderella Story Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile The Fighting Preacher Five Feet Apart Gladiator Going in Style The Goldfinch Good Will Hunting Green Book The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hurt Locker The Hustle I Don't Know How She Does It The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild In Bruges Inglourious Basterds Instant Family Interview with the Vampire It's a Wonderful Life Jojo Rabbit Kimi Knives Out Last Christmas The Laundromat Little Women (2019) Lizzie Logan Lucky The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Luca Lying and Stealing Ma Rainey's Black Bottom A Madea Christmas Madea's Family Reunion Madea's Witness Protection Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Mallrats A Man Called Otto The Many Saints of Newark Marriage Story Mary Poppins Returns Mary Queen of Scots The Menu Miracle on 34th Street (1994) Misery Monty Python's Life of Brian Mrs. Doubtfire The Muppet Christmas Carol Muppet Treasure Island Murder Mystery Night at the Museum Office Space On the Basis of Sex Pan's Labyrinth The Perfection The Polar Express The Power of the Dog A Prayer Before Dawn Psycho (1960) Psycho (1998) Pulp Fiction The Report The Rhythm Section Rise of the Planet of the Apes Roma The Room Rudy The Santa Clause The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Seven Psychopaths The Shallows Shanghai Noon Shaun the Sheep Movie The Shining Shrek the Third Smokey and the Bandit Son In Law Spencer The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Three Thousand Years of Longing Ticket to Paradise Uncut Gems United 93 West Side Story (1961) The Whale Windfall The Wizard of Oz Women Talking Won't You Be My Neighbor? Worth Zombieland: Double Tap

[too-antigonish]

Not taking it for granted...

For Tux Tuesday, another interview excerpt. He's talking about S3:

DSTV: Have you enjoyed playing Endeavour this series? SHAUN EVANS: There’s certainly been moments where I’ve thought, ‘this is an incredible job.’ There was a moment shooting at midnight and they’d decorated one of the colleges, we all had tuxedos on, and there was a band playing, and an orchestra; it was an amazing moment. I find it incredibly satisfying and gratifying.

—Endeavour's Shaun Evans, DST Interview, 1/19/2016

#itv endeavour #endeavour morse #shaun evans #tux tuesdays #interviews #midnight in oxford with tuxedos and orchestras and morse #where do i sign up?

[morsesnotes]

I found this interview from when Shaun Evans was promoting S3 of Endeavour in 2016 and thought it was one of the more interesting ones as he gets asked some different questions. I particularly liked seeing him talk a bit about his peers and how he views his career.

Shaun Evans talks Endeavour series three, Hollywood and whether he'd star in Doctor Who

As Morse returns, the star of the hit ITV drama reveals what's next for his career By David Brown - Radio Times

Falsely accused Endeavour Morse was last seen languishing in a prison cell after being framed for murder. But fans of the hit ITV drama needn't despair - Shaun Evans is back on the case for a third series beginning this evening. Here, the actor talks about life as the Oxford detective, why Morse has endured for four decades and what the future holds...

So what has brought you back to Endeavour for a third series? I didn't feel like we should have left it where we did last time. It would have been odd. As a viewer, I would have been dissatisfied to have left it there because you'd have only been telling half the story. Luckily enough, we had the opportunity to come back to do some more and I think the stories are really good - particularly the final one. It goes along at a lick. It's a bank heist but it's also a love story. And it's heartbreaking. I think it's great and it ends in a really satisfying way.

The character of Morse has now been around for 40 years - why has he endured? A good story well told will stand the test of time. And if you throw in an unusual character - someone who is in a world but not of that world - then that's intriguing.

The original series of Inspector Morse did episodes in Australia and Italy - would you like to do an overseas Endeavour? Well, they keep telling me that the character is going to Spain. But I can take myself to Malaga. I'm joking, but I'm being honest too. There is a Spanish idea, but I'd want it to be right. I don't want this job to be a jolly or something that we take for granted and phone in. There are so many variables to that kind of thing: would the locations be as good? Or the actors? Granted, it would be a laugh to go away with Roger Allam, but would it serve the show?

Does Endeavour Morse become more like you as the series goes on? I think that’s a danger, definitely. The more comfortable and confident you get with something, the easier it could be to be less diligent about creating a character. But then you’d be taking shortcuts that you might not have done three years ago. So I try not to be complacent about it. I want to be even more diligent than I was when I started. But I admit that it's a tricky one.

Having a two-hour slot for a drama seems like a privilege these days - do you worry that viewers' attention spans could be too short to cope? I don’t worry about it at all. I feel like the work we’ve done so far has been very good. Some have been better than others - as would be the case. But I feel pleased with it. Now if audiences change and they feel that the episodes are too long, boring or complicated, then we’ll just stop. That’s OK. But I've seen some crime dramas that try to tell the story in an hour and, for me, it just doesn't work.You’re tyring to set up a killer, set up a world, solve it in an interesting or dynamic way and put in some character stuff as well. It’s nigh on impossible to do in an hour. I don’t think you can do it in a satisfying way. That’s my impression as an audience member.

Fans would be up in arms if you decided to stop Endeavour! No. I don't think that'd happen. It's just work. And they'd just fill it with something else. There'll be another brilliant show.

I think you'd make an ideal Doctor Who - would you like to play that role one day? I’ve never seen it! I think Matt Smith is a brilliant actor. And David Tennant also. But it just wasn’t my thing growing up and I feel like I’ve missed it now. I was in Moscow a few months ago and someone asked me about Doctor Who. And she thought I'd make a good Master. So if you’re offering me a part, then I’ll play the Master.

What about playing James Bond? Well, everyone wants to play James Bond, right? He always gets the girl at the end. And in the middle. And at the beginning, come to think of it. But I think that Daniel Craig would be a tough act to follow. He brings something really interesting to it.

Do you ever look at contemporaries like Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne and think, 'I'd like top billing in a Hollywood movie'? I know both those lads and I like them. But I never really think of my career like that. Of course, you want people to see your work, but I'm not interested in being the next so-and-so. It doesn't attract me. Mainly because it's short lived. It's better to keep working and do interesting stuff.

So being a big Hollywood star isn't all it's cracked up to be? I don't know. I suppose if you had enough clout to guarantee finance for a story you wanted to tell, then that would be a good thing. From a business point of view. But I don't spend my time being envious. There are so many variables in all that bollocks! When you desire fame or fortune - which are ephemeral things - you're building your house on sand, aren't you?

Do you have a dream project that you'd like to do? I'd love to do something about poets or photographers who have done interesting things and left an impression on their portion of the world. Someone like the American photographer Walker Evans. Or the French poet Arthur Rimbaud. 

So what's next for you? I'm purposefully having some time off. I've been busy and I'd like a bit of time to read some books and just study. I want to educate myself on writers, photography, filmmaking and poetry. I'm very lucky that I've now got enough money to have a bit of time to myself and study. I'm very lucky to be in that position.

#endeavour #itv endeavour #endeavour morse #shaun evans #doctor who #did not know he was so into poetry! #interview

[endeavourfiles]

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