Robin Redbreast – an interview conducted in St Mary’s Churchyard, Mortlake, whilst sitting on his favourite twig.
So tell me about your role in Alembic Valise.
Well I realised straight away that it was to be a cameo appearance, which was fine for me because I have so many other commitments at the moment, but as soon as I saw the script I knew it was for me. Divine messenger is a role in which I am absolutely within my zone of comfort, and of course I have lived it too.
Do you know that when they asked Spencer Tracy what he looked for in a script he said “days off.” Well I’m of a like mind in that regard.
So I believe several key scenes were filmed right here in the churchyard. Is that right?
Yes, yes, of course. And the worms here are really quite spectacular, that is probably hard for you to understand, but I think about it lot. (He falls silent)
On the subject of the other characters in the story, I guess it did not go too good for some of them but hey, let me tell you my philosophy. Life is like a snowflake, or to put it more accurately we are like snowflakes, absolutely unique and beautiful and also perhaps a little sad. I love to watch the snow falling here in the churchyard through the bare branches to the ground on a winter’s day.
I say sad because their beauty is fleeting, sometimes unwitnessed by anyone but me. So although these lives of ours may seem imperfect and chaotic, we were fashioned for a special purpose and we ARE perfect for that, and accepting change is the key to finding meaningful meaning … Oh listen, they are ringing the bells.
