Arrogant Ass.
And an arrogant faggot, too.
He’s absolutely right, you know. There are still brilliant actors in England - they maintain great institutions of learning for the theatre (RADA, LAMDA, etc.) but the death of rep has hurt acting skills. You can see it particularly in the 20th century classics of Noel Coward, etc. The young stage actors have no idea what they are doing.
Just tune in to Downton Abbey to see how acting values have sunk - and more importantly - the writing.
Gandolf the Gay.