taronbruv:

the first movie was your first time on a movie set. did it feel easier this time?

“on the first one i thought matthew could fire me at any moment. i was a bit more tight-lipped and reverential. now i give as good as i get. it felt easier in that i’ve spent far more time on film sets, and felt more certain of myself and how i function within a film set and this world i now occupy. in other senses, matthew kept calling it the tough second album, and it is. people shout ‘eggsy!’ at me in the street sometimes, and that’s quite a thing to reconcile yourself with, that you’re coming back and playing the same role again, and people have a level of expectation from you. they want the same thing again, but they also want it to be new and exciting. kingsman has totally changed my life, so coming back, the overriding emotion was excitement, and real anticipation. the script was great, and it’s a really great story. i was so excited, and to be doing a sequel to your first film within four years of coming out of drama school, i am the luckiest man on the planet.”

taron egerton (m2 magazine – 2017)