Andrew Scott on Leaning Into the Queer-Coded 'Ripley'

ANDREW SCOTT can't do no wrong when it comes to acting...he is one of the most fascinating actors of this generation💎👌🏾👌🏾 And he is so charming, smart and humble in these interviews that its impossible not to enjoy him.

He's such a talented intelligent lovely guy, and I admire his professionalism promoting this Ripley series on Netflix, given he has just lost his beloved Mum. I think he may be wearing her cardigans for comfort in the early stages of grief. I can relate to that, and I respect him for being able to function better than I was able to do at the same stage.

It's great to finally find an interview that allows Andrew to actually share his insights about the character without being interrupted after 20 seconds. Thank you for a respectful interview.

Thank you for a wonderful interview and for allowing him to speak uninterrupted. His analysis is fascinating.

I've seen several interviews with Andrew on this role and all have been interesting, but since you allowed him to speak fully, this has been the best and most thorough analysis of the character I've seen thus far. Well done.

This man is just perfection no matter which way you look at him. I'm in love with his eloquence.

I’ve just watched Ripley on Netflix…. How bloody amazing it was.. and Andrew, you were marvellous and I love your Irish accent…

Andrew Scott is amazing in the brilliantly directed Netflix / Showtime version of Ripley. ❤

Andrew Scott is an excellent actor.

Andy Scott is such an amazing actor, his humour comes through in his acting (occasionally) but he’s so incredibly unassuming. So likeable ❤

Terrific interview and an absolutely incredible performance and series, (based on the three lush episodes I've seen so far!)

I like his mentioning about rage. As a disables person I agree thst I suffer so much aggression which is so subtle, and yet I feel every insult.

Great interview. Such a great production and Andrew's performance is SOOO good! To be honest, as a cis-het-white, somewhat priviliged (some ways not) person, (who also has issues with all that new kind of language because it can also be "othering", but I'm over 50 and that's a longer more complicated conversation) I love how Andrew points out that the isolation the character feels and the rage that ALL humans are capable of is what gives this character the ability to attract our empathy despite his horrible crimes. So fascinating! I now want to read everything by Patricia Highsmith. (Didn't know she wrote Strangers On A Train!! One of my favorite Hitchcocks!) I just read a thing about her where she was asked why she prefered to be alone most of the time. She said (paraphrase): "It's not that I don't like people, but my imagination works better when their not around". Ripley was partially her! (Save for the murders of course).

Great interview! Reviews by top critics said Tom has NO love or whatever for Dickie and it's just his life and wealth that Tom wants. This interview with Andrew has proven that wrong!! Andrew Scott is an AWESOME actor....I subscribed to Netflix just for Ripley and I do not regret it a bit!

“I think it’s important not to over-diagnose anything about his character.” —Andrew Scott on his role as Tom Ripley

Great interview!

What a great interview. This performance put the queer, front and centre in the Ripley character. Amazing to here 21st century queer linguistic constructs applied to historical characters. Love!

SUCH a wonderful interview! andrew is so intelligent and i love hearing his analysis about things EDIT: omg i love that he mentioned asexuality 🥲

Why are so many people on the internet using the word ‘coded’ now? Did some tick tick type discover Stuart Hall and now it’s the only thing people want to reference (presumably without reading Hall himself).

Not sure Coco Sumner’s cosplay character was the right choice, but everything else was beautiful.