Colin Firth wants to play stripper in next movie
Colin Firth is keen to shed his serious movie image - he`d love to play "a transvestite or a stripper" on the big screen. The British actor shot to fame in a 1990s TV adaption of Jane Austen`s "Pride & Prejudice" and has since gone on to play stoic roles in films like "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and first-time director Tom Ford`s acclaimed 2009 movie "A Single Man.
Firth is tipped for Oscar glory next year with his portrayal of stuttering monarch King George VI in new royal drama "The King`s Speech" - but the actor admits he`d like to take on a very different role next. He says, "I`m dying to be a transvestite or a stripper or a pop star. They (roles) just don`t tend to come my way."
He had a taste for the flamboyant when he played a closeted gay businessman in hit ABBA movie musical "Mamma Mia!"
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