When Sher came to Britain from his native South Africa in 1968, he recalls that all the greatest names in the theatre at the time Olivier, Gielgud, Richardson, et al. My style is not flattering, so thats all right. ", Actor John Simm paid tribute on Instagram, sharing a memorable image of the Sir Antony as Richard III, while describing him as "one of the greatest stage actors I've ever seen.". The resulting portrait was of the bottled spider, the bunch-backed toad as a man who had taken thorough inventory of the limitations of his body and transformed perceived weaknesses into weapons. Surely you are underselling yourself?! . So doing a play that has that at its heart you couldnt help noticing moments of mortality that happened during the period. With Iago its subtler. He was shocked and said, "Tony, if I gave you Cleopatra, every leading actress in the country would hang me." Photograph: Tristram Kenton/Swan theatre Words such as "evil" and "villain", they don't mean much to me as an actor. On a beautifully sunny May afternoon, Antony and I meet in a shady nook in the beer garden of favoured thespian haunt, The Dirty Duck. BOX OFFICE: 020 7722 9301, 2023 Hampstead Theatre| Registered Charity no: 218506. Oh its entirely to do with my star sign Im Geminian, so Im allowed two completely contrasting views of everything, so I have both sides: the light and the dark.. Sir Antony Sher, 66, plays King Lear for the Royal . INTERVIEW: Sir Antony Sher on acting, writing and art By Gill Sutherland - gsutherland@stratford-herald.com Published: 16:17, 14 June 2018 Sir Antony Sher and his husband, RSC artistic director Greg Doran, at the opening of the Mad King/Fat Knight exhibition in May Photo: RSC. "I had the great joy and privilege of knowing him for many years, and admired him enormously for the consummate skill and passion he brought to every role," Prince Charles said. We go backstage at 'Hysteria' to talk to the great stage actor Antony Sher as he prepares to play Freud. Very sad news. Its also hard to land that fact so early on in the play. Is making art a lifelong thing, a constant presence? Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, If you have someone who has planned it all out from the start, its dramatically inert. 2023 BBC. Where and when: Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries is out now and on sale at the RSC. My elder sister came out, too, after 25 years of marriage, and one of my nieces has as well. I had grown up in a society that was so heavily censored not just its newspapers, but its books and plays and, of course, there hadnt been television in those days I hadnt been able before to see the apartheid regime for what it was., He strained to lose his South African accent. Sir Antony, who turns 58 this month, is talking to me in his cramped dressing-room at the Apollo Theatre where he is appearing in the title role in Kean. The actor Eddie Marsan tweeted he was sending his love to the couple. His early life in South Africa had been a difficult time. We definitely wanted him to be racist. My instinct is that Iago suffers from the same thing. There's an almighty battle about whether you can do this great part or not, and whether the decisions that you're making are right. Antony Sher in the 2005 Broadway production of Primo, a one-man show based on the memoir of Primo Levi. On or off the analysts counch there is always a part to play for Sher. He was short and Jewish and spoke with a South African accent. By the end, hes ready to kill her. His husband, Royal Shakespeare Company Artistic Director Gregory Doran, took leave from his job to care for him. In that one-man work, adapted by Sher from If This Is a Man, the memoir of the great writer and Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi, the actor gave palpable shape to the unspeakable legacy of life in a concentration camp, in the very way he moved across a stage. It's no accident that at the heart of the play is a huge storm scene. He is the first disabled actor to play Shakespeare's arch villain for the RSC: he has radial dysplasia, which has affected the length of his right arm. He speaks highly of Johnson and compares the writing to that of Shakespeares history plays, in the sense that historical accuracy comes a clear second to artistic licence. Sir Antony became an honorary associate artist with the RSC, based in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. Antony Sher devised a nightmarish figure for the Crookback, taking his cue from Margaret's description of him as a 'bottled spider'. "There's nowhere else to go," Antony Sher says with a hint of sadness in his voice. It was only when he visited Hampsteads Freud Museum and saw the psychoanalysts former study and couch that he realised this was where it had to be set. Sir Antony Sher has won acclaim for his performances in productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sir Antony played Falstaff in the RSC's production of Henry IV part I and II in 2014, Sir Antony was knighted in 2000 for services to acting, Gregory Doran says he is taking compassionate leave to care for his husband. like Freud, settling in England. April 12, 2018. Once you play Lear, there's really "nowhere else to go," Sher says. Antony Sher, actor. One actor in the 19th century was killed in the part, shot by an audience member. In 2001, he starred in his cousin Ronald Harwood's play Mahler's Conversion, and . 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. In Pam Gemss Stanley, Sher seemed almost airborne, a scampering sprite of a man who never walked when he could leap. Antony Sher and Sello Maake Ka-Ncube in Othello at the Swan theatre. Whiskey fungus forces Jack Daniels to stop construction, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, India PM Modi urges G20 to overcome divisions, Messages reveal battle over Covid school policy, NFL hopeful accused of racing in deadly car crash. Over the course of his nearly 50-year career, this South African native, who has become one of Britain's most esteemed classical actors, has tackled most of the major male roles that Shakespeare wrote, more often than not at his longtime artistic home, the Royal Shakespeare Company. By signing up you are confirming you are 16 or over. We had a washbasin Iago had been up all night and, halfway through, Othello almost drowns him, furious at the suggestion against his wifes honour. Singer Gary Kemp, of Spandau Ballet, said some of his "most powerful theatre-viewing experiences" had occurred while watching Sir Antony. Its a bit like performing Shakespeare at Stratford., The plays brilliance, he continues, is in imagining how Freuds obsession with the unconscious might collide with Dalis world of surrealism. Sir Antony Sher -- the acclaimed Shakespearean actor who starred as Dr. Moth in the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love -- has died. Some saw remorse. Sir Antony Sher starred in a number of RSC plays, including a role in 2016 in King Lear, as well as playing Falstaff in Henry IV and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. He wasnt really interested in his children, but then he was typical of his generation. Antony Sher, one of the most acclaimed Shakespearean actors of his generation, has died aged 72, the Royal Shakespeare Company said Friday. Sir Antony was knighted in 2000, and in 2005, with Mr Doran, became one of the first gay couples to enter into a civil partnership in the UK. He strikes a deal with a wealthy businessman to use his powers, with two conditions: that he will make enough money for . Its just something that I have at my disposal that I kind of use, but not exclusively.. After seeing him in the title role of Primo, on Broadway in 2005, I found myself walking gingerly as I left the theater, and I imagined I could sense other audience members doing the same. He is known for his performances in film, television and theatre. Only an angry, if not an incandescent, outsider, could have thought in such terms, but nine years on, after a knighthood, a civil partnership, much psychotherapy and, funnily enough, a convivial stay at Sandringham as a house guest of the Queens oldest son, Sher seems to have come to an accommodation with himself and with life. The two-time Oliver Award winner delves into a combustive re-imagining of when Freud met Dali in Hampstead. A small-framed 5-foot-6, Sher was not, by conventional measurements, a naturally imposing presence. Theres not a wasted word. Shadey: Directed by Philip Saville. The mans a psychopath. Stephen Sackur speaks to Ece Temelkuran, a prominent exiled Turkish writer and critic of President Erdogan. "Our thoughts and sincere condolences are with Greg, and with Antony's family and their friends at this devastating time," added Catherine Mallyon, RSC executive director and Erica Whyman, acting artistic director. Sir Antony was knighted in 2000, and in 2005, with Mr Doran, who he met at the RSC, became one of the first gay couples to enter into a civil partnership in the UK. Antony Sher as Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in 1984 . He tells us that in his opening speech. I think theres something very wrong with him, sexually. It doesnt matter to me as such theres something about her acting that has a special quality that moves me very much, and it is to do with the slightly harrowing, very raw way she plays characters. With certain people, and certainly Greg, I will show them the manuscript and give them the right to change things. The simplest everyday movements became an assertion of will over the tidal pull of both terrifying memory and an abused body. "I feel particularly blessed to have known him, but we have all lost a giant of the stage at the height of his genius. Nick Hytners first instinct was always to steer away from racism and examine that jealousy. ", Sir Antony Sher diagnosed with terminal illness, Angry protests erupt over Greek rail disaster, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. At the Prince of Waless 50th birthday party at Buckingham Palace, Sir Geoffrey Cass, who was then the chairman of the Royal Shakespeare Company, presented Antony Sher to the Queen. Maybe there are still people to this day who get into such marriages. Greg will direct it. Antony Sher began life in Sea Point, a middle-class suburb of Cape Town, on 14 June 1949. He was widely regarded as one of the country's finest contemporary classical actors, with a long association with the company. Sher, the South African-born British stage star who died on Thursday at 72, made you feel his performances on a level few. I wanted to find a moment of self-doubt. Now, Sher is back to partner with John Kani in Kunene and the King. The book has real human insight, and what struck me were your own jagged contradictions, theres a kind of heaviness then uplifting moments. There was a point, quite a few years ago now, where I asked the then-artistic director of the RSC, Adrian Noble, whether I could play Cleopatra. London, NW3 3EU Iago was a good egg: a company man, well-liked by the squaddies, funny, kind and generous. Sher "worked in the arts . All the anger that Ive had has actually worked out rather well for me. Shakespeare shows how he appears to the world: honest Iago. The actor in a 2015 interview on why he felt inadequate and alienated growing up in South Africa. Death of a Salesman in 2015 was one of my personal highlights. 2023 BBC. Its hard to spot because Iago always talks about it euphemistically, almost as if he cant bring himself to say it out loud. The Royal Shakespeare Company tweeted earlier Friday that Sher had. Read our cookie policy here or accept to continue. tartuffe antony sherantony sher primoantony sher death of a salesmanantony sher richard iii videoantony sher macbethantony sher falstaffantony sher interview. Sir Antony Sher has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) says. People having intercourse is making the beast with two backs thats a very, very savage image. RT @_rubycampbell: Just over 2 weeks to catch our emotional rollercoaster of a show! 4,722 views Dec 23, 2021 Antony Sher brought incredible energy and inspiring art to many people during his life, and he will always be remembered as one of the greatest performers, stage. Video, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. As Othello is performed at the Royal Shakespeare theatre, three former Iagos Rory Kinnear, Antony Sher and Richard McCabe explain his psyche. morning, Available for everyone, funded by readers. (The process of Shers transformation into Richard is documented in his 1985 book, Year of the King, a first-rate breakdown of an actors creation of a role.). By the grace of his God and my ancestors, like Romeo and Juliet we found each other in 1973. It's not perfect, but it feels right inside you. They disappear as the play goes on. At the centre of this play is that extraordinary exchange between Gloucester and Lear; with Gloucester saying Let me kiss that hand and Lear saying Let me wipe it first, it smells of mortality, which really goes deep into you. He became an honorary associate artist with the company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. He's received numerous accolades including two BAFTA Awards, three Olivier Awards, and a Tony Award.For his services to drama, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019. described it as one of the most significant experiences of his life. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. And the perfect place for that to occur of course is Freuds study.. By the end, the fire had turned to something dead and ashen, and Macbeth had shrunk into an easily vanquished foe. But there are many, many more. He is one of our leading actors, maam, Sir Geoffrey whispered into her ear. Erdogan has dominated Turkey for two decades but after the terrible earthquakes, with economic and political problems mounting and an election imminent, could his opponents finally bring him down? What would you want if an artist painted you, would you be flattered or would you want to see something else?, Well I think theyre amazing so yes go ahead and do a reverse Dorian Gray on me! Theyve got to squirm, not just over what happens, but because they did nothing about it. Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter star in a highly-acclaimed screen version of William Shakespeare's classic story of tyranny and ambition. Sir Antony Sher talks to Gill Sutherland about playing Lear, his art and writing, as his new book Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries is published, and an exhibition of his art is ongoing the theatres PACCAR Room. Iagos an open book. Playing such a deep thinker seems natural to Sher and one wonders what might have been if he and Freud were to have ever met. Hes not sure if its absolutely true, but hes heard a whisper on the grapevine. He has plenty of reason to do what he does. He's also, at 30, much closer in age to the. Because Lears talking about the burden of monarchy and although Prince Philip is only a consul, you can so feel the burden of monarchy in that image: this big uncomfortable uniform, hard throne, sitting there through a ceremony thats going to last several hours. Sher explains how Shakespeare . They had all the knowledge this guy was not to be trusted and they just sat there. A live on tape (made for TV) stage production of William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" starring Timothy Dalton as Marc Antony, Lynn Redgrave as Queen Cleopatra and Barrie Ingham as. Theres a lovely bit in the book when Greg is talking about your very raw depiction of Harriet Walter as Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman, and he says she wont like! I thought it would be interesting to play her as a kind of battered old queen, in both senses of the word. South African-raised Sir Antony joined the RSC in 1982. The diary is just a diary and I do whatever I have time to do, but I like to be regular and catch up if Im in an intense period of rehearsal and I cant; then I will jot notes of each day which I write it up afterwards. Theres a big shift in soldiers between life on operations and life on leave. But even as he did his damnedest to defy gravity, there was no doubt that Stanleys ecstatic energy had its source in the carnal, the corporeal, the animal, with an attendant, sorrowful awareness of the way of all flesh. I have come to enjoy being an outsider, he says. Yes, he paid for it and owns it and hangs it in his house although it is currently in the exhibition. 2023- Stratford News and Media Limited. Battling to survive Rory Kinnear and Adrian Lester in Othello at the National Theatre. He had wanted to concentrate on his painting and writing after that, and he had wanted to see, too, if he could get by without acting. Is that how youve always worked, as a visual artist as well as an actor? It certainly doesnt stick out. If you've done the part, leave it alone, and come back to it, you have a sense that you can do it, because you have done it, and now it's in your blood in a different way, which is a feeling I like. The thoughts of all of us at @ace_national are with you. were tall, conventionally handsome and well-spoken. In Othello, theyre all pepped up for battle in Cyprus and then that all fades away, so where does that energy and pent-up aggression go? When Terry Johnson began to write Hysteria in 1993, he struggled to find a way to structure its central meeting between Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dali. With Antony Sher, Alex Hassell, Jasper Britton, Elliot Barnes-Worrell. I showed Richard those pages so that he could absolutely say no I dont want you to write that but he didnt. Richard supported his spindly frame on two black crutches, on which, with long sleeves trailing, he propelled himself about the stage with terrifying power and agility. The RSC said its deputy artistic director Erica Whyman would take over Mr Doran's role until his return. If you were to surprise everyone and pick another Shakespearean role to play after this, which would it be? Complimentary and Deeply Discounted Shows. Sher sought it in cocaine. When I worked with Anthony I was blown away by his amazing commitment, talent and kindness. It is a tale of glorious theatricality, glittering poetry and heroic self-sacrifice, Antony Sher was not only a superb performer but also an insightful observer on the craft of acting and the theatre as shown in these extracts, The Royal Shakespeare Companys artistic director has taken compassionate leave to care for his husband, the celebrated actor, Venues around the world may have closed their doors because of the coronavirus but you can still toast theatre with these celebratory scenes, snapped by Tristram Kenton, As Wendell Pierce takes on the role of Willy Loman at the Young Vic in London, revisit the history of Arthur Millers classic play, Ivan Kyncl: In the Minute, an exhibition celebrating the atmospheric work of the Czech-born theatre photographer, is at the V&A in London until 7 July, Peter Duncan plays a washed-up panto dame in Park theatres new production. He doesnt suggest killing Cassio or Desdemona, but when Othello does, he goes with it. In his early teens he had elocution classes, which helped him to overcome the shyness he had felt as a boy. Sir Antony Sher, one the greatest Shakespearean actors of the 20 th and 21 st centuries, died in December, 2021, in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Is Andrew Bailey finally learning his lesson? Yes. Another character in the play describes Spencers art in these terms: He paints people trapped, as it were, in their own flesh, pinned down to this earth, and yet they seek to soar and he makes that seem so very possible.. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! But then when it comes to turning it into a book I have no shame in saying I use the diaries simply as notes and then write it up as I want to.. He says he wont ever speak of this again, wont explain. Im just a little gay Yid from somewhere called Sea Point on the other side of the world. Sher too is glad the play has returned to north London. I dont care. Your portraits of people are also very exposing. Antony Sher's most popular book is The Merchant of Venice. I shouldnt be here. In fact when I did Macbeth I realised only after we opened that there was not a single sketch in my script. He is clearly enthralled by both Freud and Dali and enthusiastically shows me a folder of his research for the part, which include the painters distinctly hazy sketches of Freud on display at the Freud Museum. I dont know why I am. I had played Falstaff for at least a year, and then left off and did Willy Loman, at which stage I started learning Lear, and then brushed up on Falstaff, which is really two parts. The Big Interview: Antony Sher Antony Sher in rehearsal earlier this month for the role of Willy in Death of a Salesman, which runs at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Died: 2 December, 2021 in Stratford-upon-Avon, aged 72 . But he's mostly proud to have traveled the tremendous journey of the Shakespeare canon, and thoroughly grateful to the Bard for being there every step of the way. On the stage this Royal Shakespeare Company presentation was universally lauded. Looking back now, I wish I'd played Hamlet, which I didn't do out of a sense of self-oppression. I mean a physical response, the kind that registers in your muscles, your stomach, your bones. He has played Shylock, Titus, Macbeth, Prospero, and Falstaff. Whiskey fungus forces Jack Daniels to stop construction, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, India PM Modi urges G20 to overcome divisions, Messages reveal battle over Covid school policy, NFL hopeful accused of racing in deadly car crash. Interview with actor Antony Sher about the costume he wore to play Leontes in our 1999 production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. I think that was absolutely to do with Lear. Fellow actor and playwright John Kani said in a tribute: "Both Tony Sher and I were born when our country, South Africa, was the worst place a child could be born let alone to be raised by parents who worked very hard to prepare their children for a difficult future - Apartheid South Africa. On crutches, he moved faster and more forcefully than anyone else onstage, and you were never not aware of the exhausting energy required. Its a worthy epitaph for Mr. Sher as well. Its a terrific part, says Sher. on crutches that made him look like a spider. The part has marinated in a way that makes it feel much more inside you than when you did it originally. We already have this email. Can you imagine your characterisation process without your visual aids? Generally, coming back to a partit's a bit like cooking. Words such as evil and villain, they dont mean much to me as an actor. Sher, of course, is the acclaimed South Africa-born British actor who also works extensively both as a writer and an artist; his books include "Characters," a collection of his paintings and drawings. Ad revenue is Time Outs main source of income. But it was his portrayal of Richard III as a villainous hunchback on crutches which won him an Olivier Award in 1985. There were pictures of my partner Greg in it and I thought it important to say who he was. His announcement precipitated what he called an outbreak of gayness in the Sher family. Antony Sher on acting: You have simply got to be honest, Antony Sher: a consummate Shakespearean and a man of staggering versatility, Antony Sher, celebrated actor on stage and screen, dies aged 72, Gregory Doran takes leave from RSC to care for terminally ill Antony Sher, Dramarama! There's nowhere else to go, Shakespeare-wise. In a way, that is what you're up against when you take on the part. Throughout his soliloquies, the word that keeps pinging out is now. What do you mean? I missed it and it's my own fault. Unlike Richard III, Macbeth was an able-bodied, rather ordinary looking soldier. Shakespeare always tempers his tragedies with comedy and Iago seduces the audience with these asides. Do you do a daily entry and how polished is the writing? I have written it, but I will not be appearing in it. Admittedly, he's a little melancholy. Getty. It is a bit. What does it take to be a great Shakespearean? that 1984 production for the Royal Shakespeare Company, his Macbeth, directed for the Royal Shakespeare Company by Shers partner (and future husband) Gregory Doran. A young man discovers that not only has he the ability to read minds, but also that if he holds a camera next to his head he can transmit the thoughts he sees onto film. In Mad King you describe the shaping of Lear which seems to emerge as you draw and paint yourself as him do the two go hand in hand for you? All rights reserved. That sense of wrestling with and overcoming the limitations of the fallible human form was spectacularly evident in the performance that made him a star: Shakespeares Richard III. He feels a particular affinity with the great 19th-century actor. It has to be. His Kean is a lot more natural, with a lot less artifice. The soliloquies are vital. No, of course not, Your Majesty, youve seen through me. Read about our approach to external linking. He was 72. Born: 14 June, 1949 in Cape Town. Antony Sher and Sello Maake Ka-Ncube in Othello at the Swan theatre. Antony Sher has 19 books on Goodreads with 2783 ratings. ", Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Never mind the nose: what makes Cyrano de Bergerac a hero for all time? He last appeared on stage two years ago in Primo on Broadway. This Lear looks mighty . However, we meet a man who feels cuckolded. Sending all my love and best wishes to Anthony Sher and his husband Greg Doran at this difficult time. Sher first played Lear in 2016, in a production directed by his longtime partner in life and art, RSC artistic director Gregory Doran. Certainly I wouldnt have had the career Ive had without it.. "If anyone asked me where I was from I would lie," he said in an interview with . In Johnsons reimagining however, the connection is combustive and triggered by the fictional appearance of a woman who forces Freud to reconsider some of his oldest theories. The head of Arts Council England, Darren Henley, said Sir Antony's illness was sad news and added he and Mr Doran had "created an awe-inspiring body of work" at the RSC. Tristram Kenton. But Greg and I said we're going to try and go for the full epic scale of this, and that's what we've done. Tim Walker is the theatre critic of the Sunday Telegraph. He talks, early on, about not respecting Cassio because hes never seen conflict: hes a Sandhurst boy. The meeting between these two cultural stalwarts is based upon a real life incident in 1938, where a young Dali visited Freud at his home in Maresfield Gardens a year before the Austrians death. Ten years ago, Sir Antony Sher, KBE returned to South Africa to join up with Dr John Kani, Janice Honeyman and Mannie Manim for the celebrated 'African' production of The Tempest at the Baxter Theatre. Sir Antony Sher KBE (14 June 1949 - 2 December 2021) was a British actor, writer and theatre director of South African origin. Anyway the next part I happened to play was Richard III and so that book was Year of the King [published in 1985], it was just a lucky coincidence that Richard was successful for me. The 72-year-old is widely regarded as one of the country's finest contemporary classical. A two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and a four-time nominee, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in many roles, as well as appearing on film and television. . Try another? Antony and Cleopatra Interview with Shirine Babb (Cleopatra) and Cody Nickell (Antony) The exhibition is raising funds for the Stitch in Time campaign, which is great, but reading in the book about what a torturous process creating them can be, I wondered if selling them is a bit like letting your babies go? The part requires not so much an actor as a force of nature, another "storm." RSC credits include Richard III and Macbeth. So it was just terrific researching him and then leaving all that behind to play the part Terry Johnson has actually written, which is what you must do.. 19th Mar 2012, 12:00am. Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. The fact that its second nature doesnt make it any less ugly its far worse that people can be racist without even stopping to think about it. He last visited a synagogue when he was 13. It sort of gives me a thrill, he says, as we sit down in one of the Hampstead Theatre dressing rooms. Sir Antony, 72, is an honorary associate artist at the RSC and has played the lead in many productions, including King Lear and Richard III. Angelo jilts Mariana in Measure for Measure. Onstage, he truly soared. He reacts to the lay of the land, how the battle looks in the instant. The play, directed by Nicholas Hytner, tells the story of a famous Hollywood director of the 1930s and 40s who looks back at his childhood in an east European shtetl. I remember Greg, my partner, telling me how, when he was a child, his father would always come to his bedroom to kiss him goodnight. I am an impostor.. 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