Simon Hattenstone

Since his coronation as King of Britart in the early 1990s, British artist Damien Hirst has never been short of self-belief, acclaim — or cash.

Marjane Satrapi gusts into the room like a hurricane. She is a tiny woman propped up on huge white platform heels.

Her femme fatale reputation is unshakeable, but Helen Mirren tells Simon Hattenstone it’s growing older that makes us shed our inhibitions.

He’s the archetypal screen tough guy, but Al Pacino hates guns, drinks only coffee, writes Simon Hattenstone.

Pedro Almodóvar’s new movie, <i>Bad Education</i>, is among his most acclaimed ever. Simon Hattenstone meets the maestro from Madrid.