Claire Foy has credited repeatedly watching Leonardo DiCaprio on screen as the unlikely spark that led her to pursue acting.
Claire Foy has credited watching Leonardo DiCaprio on screen as the unlikely spark that led her to pursue acting
The British actress, 41, made the admission while speaking at the Zurich Film Festival, where she collected the Golden Eye Award and presented her latest feature, H Is for Hawk, fresh from its run at Telluride – saying her repeated trips to see Leonardo in Titanic helped set her on the path to a career that has since brought her Emmy awards and international recognition.
She said: “I didn’t think I could ‘make it’.
“But as a child, I got used to being ignored and then not wanting to be ignored. I was very loud. As a teenager, I went the opposite direction – I avoided anything that involved anyone looking at me.
“But I loved theatre and saw Titanic 12 times or something obscene like that. Mostly because of Leonardo DiCaprio.”
In her new film, Claire plays Helen, a woman who turns to falconry after the sudden death of her father, played by Brendan Gleeson.
The drama, directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, is adapted from Helen MacDonald’s memoir.
Claire added she had an instant connection to the source material for H Is for Hawk.
She said: “I had a strong, visceral reaction when I read it.
“It was there for everybody to see. People still weren’t brave to say:…
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