Brian Cox has spoken of one of the aspects of fame he finds most “joyful” – being able to tell people to fuck off.
The 76-year-old actor took the time to discuss the fourth and final season of his show Succession with this week’s Radio Times.
And after spanning a career spanning six decades, he claims he’s now able to shoot swearwords at fans at their request.
As he emulated the foul-mouthed Logan Roy on Succession for his followers, he said, “I’ve lost my anonymity. People now know who I am.
“And regularly they want me to tell them to fuck off. Which of course is a joyful thing to do to people! We should all fuck off, honestly,” he laughed.
Mischievous: Brian Cox, 76, has spoken of one of the aspects of fame he finds “most joyful” – being able to tell people to fuck off.
“But I don’t want to end my days being known as the guy who told everyone to fuck off ha ha ha!”
Brian has played media mogul Logan since the hit HBO drama launched in 2018, but the show is now coming to an end after four seasons.
However, he’s now more in demand than ever and he believes successor writer Jesse Armstrong ended the show at the right time.
He said, “Jesse Armstrong is an extremely disciplined writer … He knows how to tell his story, how to shape his story, and he does.
And you have to give it to him. He’s the creator, author, he has his team, and they came together [conclusion]. I’m absolutely fine with that. I can’t knock it, the show has given me so much. Up and on. I’m so busy, that’s not true.
“And I think that’s right. I loved the role. But for me it’s just a way station!’
Brian won the award for Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama at the 77th Golden Globe Awards in 2020 for his role.
He will now play Bach in The Score in Bath in the UK and appear in A Long Day’s Journey into Night in London.
On air: Brian has played media mogul Logan since the hit HBO drama launched in 2018, but the show is now coming to an end after four seasons (pictured on the show)
The 76-year-old actor took time out to speak to this week’s Radio Times
The star will also direct Glenrothan, about a pair of belligerent Scottish brothers whose family is torn apart when they fight over their whiskey distillery.
It comes after Brian admitted he “didn’t feel anything” while filming his final scene in Succession.
He’s adamant he wasn’t upset about leaving the drama behind for good.
Speaking to Variety during a roundtable interview, Brian explained, “I didn’t feel anything when I played the last scene [on Succession]. Nothing! It was the last scene, finito.’
Cox didn’t give details on how the story ends for the Roy family patriarch, but he dropped a few pointers, saying, “Logan is absolutely getting what he needs. That’s the great thing about the show. He gets peace, which is good.’
The screen star insisted he’s glad the show won’t be renewed, adding: “American series live well past their sell-out date: this one won’t. HBO would love it if we continued on Game of Thrones for so long, but thank goodness it’s not going to happen.
“I would find it hard to say ‘f**k off’ to people in the next 10 years, even though it’s the most beautiful thing to say to someone. You can really say how you feel.”
He said of his future: “I’ve been doing this for 60 years, I’ve played a lot of roles and I’m moving on to other things while I still can.
“I’m going back to the theater, which I can afford now: I’ll play Bach and then do a revival of Eugene O’Neil’s Long Day’s Journey into the Night. You can’t live on past glory.’
Natural Ending: Brian is now more in demand than ever and he believes that the successor writer Jesse Armstrong ended the show at the right time