Erin Richards ‹ Cyfres 2016

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-Penarth is very important to me. -I moved here when I was two.	0:00:36	0:00:40
-I love living by the sea.	0:00:43	0:00:46
-I like running along the seafront -with my dogs.	0:00:47	0:00:50
-My family's here, -which is why I love it.	0:00:51	0:00:53
-I was quite a bossy child.	0:01:02	0:01:06
-When we did Pinocchio at school...	0:01:06	0:01:09
-..my mother said I pushed all the -other children around the stage...	0:01:09	0:01:13
-..and told them where to stand -and when to say their lines.	0:01:14	0:01:18
-I was Pinocchio -and directed everyone else too.	0:01:18	0:01:21
-Yes, I was bossy and confident.	0:01:21	0:01:24
-Here we are in my bedroom...	0:01:31	0:01:32
-..with Eddie the cat.	0:01:33	0:01:35
-This was my bedroom, growing up. -You can see the sea, which is nice.	0:01:35	0:01:40
-My best friend Fiona -lived up the street.	0:01:44	0:01:47
-I have a couple of photos -of Fi and me. Here we are.	0:01:48	0:01:51
-She's holding Alana, -my younger sister.	0:01:51	0:01:54
-This is us when we were very young. -I think I was six here.	0:01:54	0:01:58
-Here's me and Fi with her bowl cut.	0:01:59	0:02:01
-I was four years old -when I did my first job.	0:02:04	0:02:07
-I don't remember it but -I've photos to prove it happened.	0:02:07	0:02:11
-I was one of the six finalists -in the Miss Pears competition...	0:02:11	0:02:15
-..which is a soap brand.	0:02:15	0:02:17
-The prize money -was 1,000 if you won.	0:02:18	0:02:23
-I said, "I don't need the money.	0:02:23	0:02:25
-"I'm going to give it to African -children and to the hospital."	0:02:26	0:02:30
-I was very altruistic -when I was four!	0:02:31	0:02:33
-I wanted to be the Milkybar Kid.	0:02:37	0:02:39
-There was a competition -to find the next Milkybar Kid...	0:02:40	0:02:45
-..and I made it -to the final six again.	0:02:45	0:02:48
-But then they said the Milkybar Kid -couldn't be a female...	0:02:48	0:02:52
-..so they told me -I could be a princess.	0:02:52	0:02:55
-I said, "No, I just want to be -the Milkybar Kid."	0:02:55	0:02:59
-So I was a feminist -at four years of age!	0:02:59	0:03:02
-I speak Welsh -though my parents don't.	0:03:04	0:03:07
-Mam's from Ireland and -there weren't many Welsh schools...	0:03:07	0:03:11
-..when Dad was small.	0:03:11	0:03:13
-Tad-cu was very keen -for me to speak Welsh.	0:03:16	0:03:19
-He played an important role in Plaid -Cymru as a councillor in Islwyn...	0:03:20	0:03:24
-..so he thought -it was essential that I spoke Welsh.	0:03:25	0:03:28
-Through Tad-cu -I got to like Dafydd Iwan's music.	0:03:28	0:03:33
-When I was six -we saw Dafydd Iwan in concert.	0:03:33	0:03:37
-Just before the interval, -I ran off...	0:03:38	0:03:42
-..and Tad-cu -didn't know where I was.	0:03:42	0:03:45
-The second half started -and I came out on stage...	0:03:45	0:03:50
-..with Dafydd Iwan, -who was holding my hand.	0:03:51	0:03:54
-Dafydd Iwan said, "This is Erin."	0:03:54	0:03:57
-I'd gone backstage to find him.	0:03:57	0:04:00
-I said to him, -"It's Tad-cu's birthday today.	0:04:01	0:04:05
-"Can we sing -happy birthday to him on stage?"	0:04:05	0:04:08
-So I sang happy birthday to Tad-cu, -accompanied by the entire audience.	0:04:08	0:04:13
-That's a lovely memory.	0:04:14	0:04:16
-I've many memories -of my school days in Glantaf.	0:04:19	0:04:22
-There's a lovely community -in Glantaf...	0:04:22	0:04:25
-..and they -put a lot of focus on sport.	0:04:26	0:04:29
-I played netball. I was wing attack.	0:04:30	0:04:32
-I played a lot of hockey.	0:04:34	0:04:36
-All the teachers encouraged us to -work as one team, which was lovely.	0:04:38	0:04:44
-When I was 16 or 17...	0:04:47	0:04:50
-..and studying for my A levels, -I moved to Stanwell...	0:04:51	0:04:54
-..an English-medium school -in Penarth.	0:04:54	0:04:57
-The drama department was very good.	0:04:57	0:05:01
-Changing school felt quite easy.	0:05:03	0:05:06
-It helped me in life...	0:05:06	0:05:10
-..to adapt to new surroundings, -meet new people...	0:05:10	0:05:14
-..and make friends easily.	0:05:14	0:05:17
-I have to do that all the time.	0:05:17	0:05:20
-I have to move every year or two...	0:05:20	0:05:23
-..to a new location -and I have to make new friends.	0:05:23	0:05:27
-It was good practice for that.	0:05:27	0:05:29
-Returning to Penarth is lovely.	0:05:40	0:05:43
-It's beautiful.	0:05:43	0:05:46
-It makes me feel safe and happy.	0:05:46	0:05:50
-Eventually, I think -I'd like to end up here in Penarth.	0:05:53	0:05:57
-This is where my heart is.	0:05:58	0:06:01
-I've chosen Sheffield -because I came to university here...	0:06:21	0:06:26
-..to study politics and history.	0:06:26	0:06:29
-I came after a year of travelling.	0:06:29	0:06:31
-I went to Canada, -New Zealand, Australia...	0:06:32	0:06:34
-..and Thailand.	0:06:35	0:06:37
-I loved it here.	0:06:37	0:06:39
-The Arts Tower is one of Sheffield's -most famous buildings.	0:06:39	0:06:43
-Some of my lectures were in there. -I'd usually run in late!	0:06:44	0:06:48
-I chose history and politics -because I enjoyed history at school.	0:06:48	0:06:53
-I liked studying -the history of Germany and America.	0:06:53	0:06:56
-Combining that with politics -was an exciting prospect for me.	0:06:57	0:07:02
-Politics is a subject...	0:07:02	0:07:04
-..that's very contemporary...	0:07:04	0:07:07
-..and it incorporates -elements of feminism...	0:07:08	0:07:12
-..and everything that's -going on in the world today.	0:07:12	0:07:16
-I thought both those subjects -would work well together.	0:07:16	0:07:20
-The paternoster is one of -my favourite things in Sheffield.	0:07:29	0:07:33
-It's a lift which endlessly goes -around the building in a circle.	0:07:33	0:07:37
-I used to spend a lot of my time -going round and round in this.	0:07:37	0:07:41
-Maybe that's why -I was so late for everything.	0:07:42	0:07:45
-I'm getting on.	0:07:45	0:07:47
-I liked partying a lot. I still do.	0:07:47	0:07:49
-I liked to party all the time -at university.	0:07:49	0:07:52
-Sheffield's -a great city for partying.	0:07:52	0:07:56
-It's lots of fun. -I made great friends.	0:07:57	0:07:59
-I still have the same friends. -I see them all the time.	0:08:00	0:08:03
-We all went out last weekend -for my friend's 30th birthday.	0:08:03	0:08:07
-I had wonderful times here. -I worked hard too, of course!	0:08:08	0:08:12
-That's what we say, isn't it?	0:08:13	0:08:15
-Work hard and play hard.	0:08:15	0:08:17
-In my second year...	0:08:21	0:08:24
-..I discovered that I had dyslexia.	0:08:24	0:08:27
-I always suspected I had it -but I took the actual test here.	0:08:27	0:08:31
-The first year -was quite difficult for me...	0:08:34	0:08:37
-..because there was -a lot of work to do...	0:08:38	0:08:40
-..and I was on track -for a 2:2 at the time.	0:08:40	0:08:43
-The university -helped me a great deal.	0:08:45	0:08:48
-I was given more time -to complete the work.	0:08:48	0:08:51
-They gave me a computer -and something to record lectures.	0:08:51	0:08:55
-I was also helped -by a lovely lady...	0:08:55	0:08:58
-..who helped me figure out -how to write essays...	0:08:59	0:09:02
-..and how to -set it all out correctly.	0:09:03	0:09:05
-Things that nobody thought -I'd struggle with before.	0:09:06	0:09:10
-My work had always been alright...	0:09:10	0:09:12
-..but it was nice -getting that help...	0:09:14	0:09:18
-..to boost my grades -to where they should've been.	0:09:18	0:09:22
-Knowing psychologically -that I had dyslexia...	0:09:25	0:09:28
-..rather than being unable -to keep up with people...	0:09:28	0:09:32
-..helped my confidence.	0:09:32	0:09:34
-It helped me enjoy my time -at university a bit more.	0:09:34	0:09:38
-I left with a high 2:1 in the end...	0:09:40	0:09:43
-..so it was nice to know -I had the ability...	0:09:44	0:09:47
-..it was just something stopping me -from reaching my full potential.	0:09:47	0:09:52
-As well as working hard on my degree -and socialising...	0:09:56	0:10:01
-..I came here a lot -when I was at Sheffield...	0:10:02	0:10:05
-..to perform with SuTCo, -the Student Union Theatre Company.	0:10:05	0:10:09
-I acted in a lot of productions.	0:10:10	0:10:13
-Plays like The Seagull...	0:10:13	0:10:16
-..and The Tempest, -in which I played Ariel.	0:10:17	0:10:20
-I also had the chance to direct.	0:10:20	0:10:22
-I directed a play in the third year -called Dancing At Lughnasa.	0:10:23	0:10:27
-It's lovely being back here. -It feels like such a long time ago.	0:10:29	0:10:34
-I really enjoyed -that time in my life...	0:10:37	0:10:40
-..but I didn't know -what I wanted to do.	0:10:40	0:10:42
-I always knew I wanted to act but I -wasn't sure I had the confidence...	0:10:44	0:10:49
-..to make a career out of it.	0:10:49	0:10:51
-However, -I fostered that confidence here.	0:10:51	0:10:54
-I'm just so happy that -I performed so much with SuTCo...	0:10:55	0:10:58
-..because it kept the flame...	0:10:59	0:11:01
-..of my love of acting alight.	0:11:01	0:11:04
-I feel so grateful to Sheffield...	0:11:14	0:11:18
-..because this part of my life -was so important to me...	0:11:18	0:11:22
-..in terms of my development.	0:11:22	0:11:24
-I developed as a person -and as an actress.	0:11:24	0:11:29
-I developed as a person -who thinks a lot about politics.	0:11:29	0:11:33
-I don't think -I'd be the person I am today...	0:11:33	0:11:36
-..had I not come to Sheffield.	0:11:36	0:11:38
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-Welcome to New York. -Here we are in Dumbo, Brooklyn...	0:11:54	0:11:57
-..where I live.	0:11:58	0:12:00
-I love it because it's noisy, fun -and there are people everywhere.	0:12:00	0:12:05
-You can see Manhattan -in the background...	0:12:05	0:12:08
-..and it's close to the water, -so it's perfect for me.	0:12:08	0:12:12
-For the first year, I couldn't quite -believe I was living in New York.	0:12:19	0:12:24
-It's a bit like being in a dream.	0:12:24	0:12:27
-You drive over Brooklyn Bridge -and see the Manhattan skyline...	0:12:27	0:12:31
-..and it feels -as though you're in a film.	0:12:32	0:12:35
-We see New York...	0:12:35	0:12:39
-..in films or on television -so often...	0:12:39	0:12:43
-..when I moved here, it took -about a year for me to think...	0:12:43	0:12:47
-..OK, I actually live here.	0:12:48	0:12:49
-I moved to Brooklyn two years ago.	0:12:54	0:12:57
-I'd never been to New York before.	0:12:57	0:12:59
-Maybe once as a child...	0:13:00	0:13:02
-..but never as an adult.	0:13:03	0:13:05
-I'd heard how fantastic it was...	0:13:05	0:13:07
-..and how everybody loves it.	0:13:08	0:13:10
-I thought, -how can one place be that great?	0:13:10	0:13:13
-Three days after I arrived...	0:13:14	0:13:16
-..I thought this was the city -I was meant to live in.	0:13:16	0:13:20
-After finding an agent in America, -I came with Iwan Rheon...	0:13:28	0:13:31
-..who shared the same agent.	0:13:32	0:13:34
-By the end of the week I'd met a -casting agent called Leslie Litt...	0:13:34	0:13:38
-..who cast for Sony.	0:13:39	0:13:41
-We got on really well.	0:13:41	0:13:43
-She had just started casting -for a new production.	0:13:44	0:13:47
-It was a programme -called Braking In...	0:13:47	0:13:50
-..with Christian Slater -and Megan Mullally.	0:13:50	0:13:53
-The following month I got a call...	0:13:53	0:13:57
-..saying that they still liked me.	0:13:57	0:14:00
-They hadn't found anyone else -they liked as much as me...	0:14:00	0:14:04
-..so they offered me the job.	0:14:04	0:14:06
-I had to move to America.	0:14:07	0:14:08
-I secured the role in Gotham.	0:14:24	0:14:27
-I went to LA for a pilot season.	0:14:27	0:14:30
-During that week, -I went to five auditions...	0:14:30	0:14:34
-..that resulted in work.	0:14:35	0:14:37
-As part of the process, you audition -and then you do a tester deal.	0:14:37	0:14:41
-They select two or three women...	0:14:41	0:14:44
-..and they present the finalists...	0:14:45	0:14:49
-..to the studios, which happens -to be Warner Brothers for Gotham.	0:14:49	0:14:53
-They say, "This is who we want" -and they select one of those women.	0:14:54	0:14:58
-The contract itself -is for six years.	0:14:59	0:15:02
-Before even getting the job...	0:15:05	0:15:07
-..you have to say, "I'm happy -to do this for six years"...	0:15:07	0:15:11
-..which is a long time to sign up to -before getting the job.	0:15:11	0:15:15
-I was fortunate enough -to have five test deals.	0:15:16	0:15:20
-You have to choose -which test deal you want to take....	0:15:21	0:15:25
-..because you can't have -two test deals at the same time.	0:15:25	0:15:29
-Gotham was the one I chose -because it was the best...	0:15:29	0:15:32
-..and I got the part.	0:15:33	0:15:34
-Do you take James Gordon to be -your unlawfully wedded husband...	0:15:35	0:15:39
-..to have and to hold...	0:15:39	0:15:41
-I'm sorry, Father, -you said unlawfully wedded.	0:15:41	0:15:45
-Barbara, just answer him, -for God's sake!	0:15:45	0:15:49
-I'm waiting!	0:15:54	0:15:55
-I'm waiting! - -The Gotham series...	0:15:55	0:15:57
-..is the story of Batman -before he became Batman.	0:15:57	0:16:01
-I play a character -called Barbara Kean.	0:16:01	0:16:04
-She was engaged to Jim Gordon, -Commissioner Gordon...	0:16:04	0:16:08
-..and another character -turned her into a baddie...	0:16:09	0:16:12
-..and she killed her parents.	0:16:12	0:16:15
-Welcome to the Gotham set.	0:16:19	0:16:21
-This is my second home in Brooklyn.	0:16:22	0:16:25
-This is Arkham, -the loony bin in Gotham...	0:16:25	0:16:29
-..where Barbara -has spent a period of time.	0:16:30	0:16:34
-This was Barbara's room -when she was in Arkham.	0:16:36	0:16:40
-I shot -a couple of scenes in this room.	0:16:41	0:16:43
-You can see the kind of detail -that goes into it.	0:16:45	0:16:48
-They scratched the walls here.	0:16:48	0:16:51
-Minor details everywhere.	0:16:51	0:16:53
-You walk through the door -onto another set.	0:16:55	0:16:58
-On a normal day on the Gotham set...	0:16:58	0:17:01
-..I'd arrive -at five in the morning...	0:17:01	0:17:04
-..go to hair and make-up -for two hours...	0:17:04	0:17:06
-..before getting dressed...	0:17:07	0:17:09
-..while they set up the lights -ready to shoot the scenes.	0:17:10	0:17:14
-An average day's filming -can be between 10 and 16 hours long.	0:17:14	0:17:18
-I can never find my way!	0:17:18	0:17:20
-I've been here two years -and I still...	0:17:21	0:17:23
-Oh, no! There's nothing in here!	0:17:24	0:17:26
-In a way, I think dyslexia -helps me with this job...	0:17:27	0:17:30
-..because dyslexics -see everything in pictures.	0:17:31	0:17:34
-When you're acting, -if you see things in pictures...	0:17:34	0:17:38
-..as you read -your character's storyline...	0:17:38	0:17:42
-..you see what happens to them, -so it's like having clear memories.	0:17:42	0:17:46
-They come up as pictures.	0:17:47	0:17:49
-This is Wayne Mansion...	0:17:50	0:17:52
-..where Bruce Wayne and Alfred -spend most of their time.	0:17:52	0:17:56
-They're not using this set -at the moment...	0:17:56	0:17:59
-..because Bruce -doesn't currently live here.	0:17:59	0:18:03
-They've covered everything -in dust sheets.	0:18:03	0:18:06
-I've worked very hard to get here.	0:18:07	0:18:09
-It wasn't easy.	0:18:10	0:18:12
-There's always -an element of luck involved...	0:18:12	0:18:15
-..but as well as luck, you have to -put in a lot of hard work.	0:18:15	0:18:19
-The luck is just the cherry on top.	0:18:20	0:18:22
-Mug shot.	0:18:23	0:18:25
-Looking back, I've always known -I'd succeed as an actor.	0:18:25	0:18:29
-I had faith in my myself, -but at the same time...	0:18:29	0:18:33
-..I couldn't reach -where I am today...	0:18:33	0:18:36
-..without friends and family...	0:18:36	0:18:39
-..who got me through -the difficult times.	0:18:39	0:18:42
-I always say I'm 5'5" -but maybe I'm 5'6"!	0:18:43	0:18:46
-I've grown!	0:18:47	0:18:48
-Image is important -in the acting world...	0:18:57	0:19:00
-..especially in Hollywood.	0:19:00	0:19:03
-I consider myself a feminist...	0:19:06	0:19:09
-..and I'll continue to be one.	0:19:10	0:19:12
-It affects the kind of characters -I choose to play.	0:19:12	0:19:16
-There was one project...	0:19:21	0:19:23
-..before I was offered Gotham...	0:19:24	0:19:26
-..where the script -required me to be naked.	0:19:26	0:19:31
-I'm not a prude, I'm fine -doing things like that...	0:19:33	0:19:36
-..as long as -there's a reason for it.	0:19:37	0:19:39
-I felt there was no reason for it -in that particular script.	0:19:39	0:19:44
-There are lots of women...	0:19:44	0:19:47
-..who feel -they have to accept roles...	0:19:47	0:19:50
-..where things like that happen -because they have to get the job.	0:19:51	0:19:56
-I think there should be some way...	0:19:56	0:20:00
-..of stopping -things like that happening.	0:20:00	0:20:03
-At the moment in the film world...	0:20:04	0:20:07
-..and more so -in the television world...	0:20:07	0:20:10
-..female characters have developed -and they're more complicated now.	0:20:10	0:20:16
-There are different layers -to these women...	0:20:16	0:20:20
-..which is a good thing...	0:20:20	0:20:22
-..and it's something -I hope will grow.	0:20:22	0:20:24
-I hope more characters -will be created by other women.	0:20:25	0:20:29
-I think it's better when women -direct and write for women.	0:20:29	0:20:33
-In future I'd like to write...	0:20:35	0:20:38
-..and create my own work...	0:20:38	0:20:41
-..and I think it'll be -a feminist piece of work.	0:20:41	0:20:44
-This is Red Hook, -my favourite neighbourhood.	0:21:00	0:21:03
-I've been coming here -since I moved to Brooklyn.	0:21:03	0:21:07
-It's quieter than where I live.	0:21:07	0:21:09
-I like the people down here -and the atmosphere.	0:21:11	0:21:14
-It's like a sleepy fishing town.	0:21:14	0:21:17
-I've got a lot of free time -with Gotham, which is nice.	0:21:21	0:21:25
-I like practising yoga...	0:21:26	0:21:28
-..and I like making pottery.	0:21:28	0:21:31
-I also like singing...	0:21:31	0:21:34
-..and writing in my spare time.	0:21:34	0:21:36
-I'm currently -trying to record an album...	0:21:36	0:21:39
-..and I'm -trying to write a film too.	0:21:39	0:21:43
-I'd say I'm the type of person...	0:21:45	0:21:47
-..who likes doing things -to a high standard.	0:21:47	0:21:51
-With yoga...	0:21:51	0:21:53
-..I enjoyed practising alone...	0:21:53	0:21:56
-..but I wanted -to improve my level...	0:21:56	0:21:59
-..so I trained -to became a yoga teacher.	0:21:59	0:22:03
-When I was younger...	0:22:03	0:22:06
-..I was quite competitive.	0:22:06	0:22:08
-Competitive with myself too.	0:22:08	0:22:10
-I felt I had to better myself -all the time.	0:22:10	0:22:14
-Over the years, -I haven't had to do these things...	0:22:14	0:22:18
-..in order to win praise.	0:22:18	0:22:20
-I do them because they bring me joy.	0:22:21	0:22:25
-I do them purely for pleasure.	0:22:25	0:22:28
-In future...	0:22:46	0:22:48
-..I'd like to continue acting...	0:22:48	0:22:50
-..and write and direct my own films.	0:22:50	0:22:53
-That's what -I'm trying to do at the moment.	0:22:54	0:22:57
-There's something about Brooklyn...	0:22:57	0:23:00
-..which inspires me -to do all these things.	0:23:00	0:23:03
-I haven't found -anywhere else in the world...	0:23:03	0:23:06
-..that makes me feel that way.	0:23:07	0:23:09
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.	0:23:35	0:23:37
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