Richard E Grant was born and brought up in Mbabane, Swaziland. He has starred in movies including Withnail And I, Dracula, Jack and Sarah and The Scarlet Pimpernel. He is the author of With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E Grant and By Design A Hollywood Novel. He lives with his family in London.

About the Author

Richard E Grant was born and brought up in Mbabane, Swaziland. He has starred in movies including Withnail And I, Dracula, Jack and Sarah and The Scarlet Pimpernel. He is the author of With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E Grant and By Design A Hollywood Novel. He lives with his family in London.

Reviews

'Grant s skill is in capturing the intense but ephemeral relationships that actors and crew forge during production." "Guardian""

"""Delirious and delicious." "Daily Telegraph""

"""Grant writes jauntily and engagingly . . . he has a nice line in sardonic humour." "Observer""

"Awitty, winning writer of real observational powers and great enthusiasm who takes neither himself nor his business too seriously." "Entertainment Weekly" on "With Nails""

"He writes in a frank, charming, controversial manner . . . there are few fronts that this book doesn t deliver on." "Guardian""

"His descriptions of the country (Swaziland), its people and its history are vivid and haunting." "Sunday Times""

"With just the right smattering of poison in his pen, this Swazi/British actor recounts the daily trials and tribulations of making movies." "Kirkus Reviews" on "With Nails""

'Grant's skill is in capturing the intense but ephemeral relationships that actors and crew forge during production." --"Guardian"

"""Delirious and delicious." --"Daily Telegraph"

"A witty, winning writer of real observational powers and great enthusiasm who takes neither himself nor his business too seriously." --"Entertainment Weekly" on "With Nails"