Danny Dyer<\/a> plunged into a “spiral of madness” following the death of his mentor Harold Pinter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Danny Dyer was devastated by the death of Harold Pinter<\/p>\n
The ‘Human Traffic’ star struck up a close relationship with the legendary playwright when he was cast in his play ‘Celebration’ – which debuted in London in 2000 – and Danny went on to appear in two more Pinter plays over the years but he was left totally devastated when his pal passed away aged 78 in 2008.<\/p>\n
Danny has now confessed he hit rock bottom after the loss after reading about it in a newspaper. During an appearance on BBC Radio 4\u2019s ‘Desert Island Discs’, he explained: “I hadn\u2019t spoke to him in a while. I did go off the rails for many years and I found out by looking on the front of a newspaper.<\/p>\n
“Again, I\u2019d been on a bender and I was coming home and I was going, I think I was going to buy cigarettes at the petrol garage, and I see it in the paper: \u2018Pinter dead\u2019.<\/p>\n
“This really sent me on a spiral of madness, really. The guilt of not being around him any more and just being lost, I was a bit of a lost soul, and again, angry at the world.”<\/p>\n
\nIt comes after Danny revealed he’s working on a play based on his friendship with Pinter with the working title ‘When Harry Met Danny’ .<\/p>\n
\nDanny told Deadline.com: “I really like it [the play idea] and am excited about it. I\u2019d love to explore it more. I\u2019m grateful for the years I spent with Harold and he was a real mentor to me.” <\/p>\n
\nThe actor previously hosted a 2020 documentary about his friendship with the late writer called ‘Danny Dyer on Pinter’. <\/p>\n
\nSpeaking to the Guardian in 2013, Danny said his late pal taught him a lot about being an actor and set him up for a successful career in showbusiness. <\/p>\n
\nHe said: “I miss him, you know, he was a good influence on me. He was the only person who I feared but loved. <\/p>\n
\n“He had faith in me, he suffered all my s*** because he knew I was a talented actor. He was a f****** tyrant, too, you know, but he could get away with it because he was so enchanting. He was a poet … <\/p>\n
\n“If he didn’t like [something] he’d tell me straight; there were no airs and graces about him. I learned so much from him that set me up for the rest of my career.”<\/p>\n
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