So, are you and the family back in London now for good? [Lewis and his wife, the actress Helen McCrory, have two young children, Manon and Gulliver, ages three and two.]
We live in London! I went to L.A. for the duration of that job [Life] and absolutely loved my two years there, but the show has been canceled and two years playing the lead where everything revolves around that character meant it was really enough for me anyway. People expect you to go the full six years because that means it’s been the biggest success it can possibly be: that’s a very American view of it. But I was very happy with the two years and am very happy that I’ve been freed up to do things subsequently like this play. Certainly, in terms of the content, the skill of Life, it never should have been canceled. But from a personal point of view, I wasn’t unhappy for it to be canceled.
Which means your kids will be British, not American.
Well, my son was born in America. I’m looking forward to him being president of your country.
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