The Emmy and Golden Globe winner remembers how, early in his career, he was frequently asked about his nude appearances on screen but rarely addressed the underlying significance of his aesthetic decisions.
The Scottish actor starred in The Pillow Book, a film that included many intimate sequences, in 1996, right after Trainspotting.
He tells News that he was only ever asked inquiries regarding his nude appearance.
The direction of inquiry changed slightly in 2000, but not in the way he had hoped.
People stopped asking me questions about being sober or about being both sober and naked—that is, about being the sober, naked person—once they found out I was sober.
