I hear he still enjoys a nice Chianti.
Legendary Irish actor, Cyril Cusack, became a campaigner for conservative causes in Ireland, notably in his opposition to abortion.
Regarding his Catholic faith, he insightfully commented: “Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.”
SIL, renowned actor, Jeremy Irons, also a Catholic said, “The church is right, abortion is a sin”........(while affirming women’s rights for public consumption).
Irons is married since 1978 to actress Sinead Cusack.
Sir Anthony is one of my all-time favorite actors, a brilliant man's career and in his weakness he turned to the Great Healer.
Better late than never!
What was the movie where he played C.S. Lewis? The Remains of the Day.
“I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen. Not because I can see it, but because by way of it, I can see everything else.” - C. S. Lewis
He talks about this a bit in a CBS piece about his movie The Two Popes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGHjcHilc1A . I noticed the reporter kind of sneers towards the end when she asks if he thinks it was “divine intervention” that led him away from drinking.
I know he has in the past talked about uncertainties he still feels about religion and pretty much everything, but he seems to be finding his way forward in the right direction. And he’s done a fair number of religious films too: Peter and Paul (he played the Apostle Paul), Shadowlands (a very moving film), The Rite, Noah (unfortunately w/ a lot of made up stuff), and The Two Popes (heavily biased in favor of Pope Francis, but more sympathetic than I expected about Pope Benedict).
yeah, wow, thats almost two years ago
funny how hollywood doesn’t cover this kind of stuff about celebrities
Thank you for posting this.
Any conversion—whether an old story or new is good :)
And he is probably well-qualified to say “there are millions of people” who are in the grip of alcohol like he was. Hope he can stay sober.
Love this actor. Watched his movie The Edge…his foil was Alec Baldwin who played an irresponsible character whose actions led to people being killed. Irony in how giction mirrors truth…. Worth a watch
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119051/
After a life of depravity, he decides he needs to get right with God at 83.
There is a solution. Sir Anthony and millions of others have found it
Amazing how horrible leftists, when they are close to dying, repent and convert. However, in the wake of their life, they leave a terrible destructive legacy.