Kenneth Branagh: A Life In Pictures

Friday 18 November

On 18 November 2011 actor and director Kenneth Branagh joined us at BAFTA headquarters in London to discuss his Life In Pictures.

Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

Guests gather in BAFTA London's Princess Anne Theatre. (Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

"I played Dougal in The Magic Roundabout in a touring production. We toured to other schools, I was ten years old, I was covered in a brown blanket. It was not a successful impersonation of Dougal." (Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

Journalist Francine Stock interviewed Mr. Branagh. (Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

"It seemed ludicrous to imagine that one could have a film career." (Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

"I met David [Parfitt, producer of My Week with Marilyn], whom I hadn't seen for a while. We were in the boardroom at BAFTA and the pair of us started to giggle. Why would we be in the boardroom at BAFTA? How could he possibly be chairman? How could he possibly be talking to me about playing Laurence Olivier?" (Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

(Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

"When you work on a film you get a contact sheet, just a way of understanding where everybody is, maybe it’s 150 names. I remember getting the contact list on Harry Potter when I arrived. There were 1,500 names on it." (Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

An audience member asks a question. (Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

(Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

An audience member asks a question. (Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)
Life In Pictures: Kenneth Branagh

Branagh recalls Woody Allen's letter, offering him a role in Celebrity: "Lee Simon is essentially a loser, but he is attractive to women, therefore no facial hair." (Picture: BAFTA / J. Simonds)