PS: I'm sure people have asked you what the hardest part of playing this role was, but what was the easiest part? What kind of came naturally?
ER: What was lovely was, particularly when he was young, his wonderful, lazy, happy complacency. It was such fun to play with Harry Lloyd [who plays Hawking's friend, Brian] and Felicity [Jones], when he has just got a complete confidence in his own genius and skill. My favorite scene was just lying in that bed — you know that scene — and they are like "Morning!"
PS: He barely had to try! He was such a genius that he could just do his homework on a napkin and turn it in and get everything right.
ER: I know, I know! I wish my life was like that! I am one of those people who has to work rancidly hard to get anywhere. So while I admire it, I am über jealous of it as well.
![PS: I'm sure people have asked you what the hardest part of playing this role was, but what was the easiest part? What kind of came naturally?
ER: What was lovely was, particularly when he was young, his wonderful, lazy, happy complacency. It was such fun to play with Harry Lloyd [who plays Hawking's friend, Brian] and Felicity [Jones], when he has just got a complete confidence in his own genius and skill. My favorite scene was just lying in that bed — you know that scene — and they are like "Morning!"
PS: He barely had to try! He was such a genius that he could just do his homework on a napkin and turn it in and get everything right.
ER: I know, I know! I wish my life was like that! I am one of those people who has to work rancidly hard to get anywhere. So while I admire it, I am über jealous of it as well.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/jSKwpoY-Q1MXblz7IwjyqcAq5vI/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2014/10/14/898/n/1922283/13acbd0b955de4f4_Screen_Shot_2014-10-14_at_1.32.51_PM/i/PS-Im-sure-people-have-asked-you-what-hardest-part-playing.png "PS: I'm sure people have asked you what the hardest part of playing this role was, but what was the easiest part? What kind of came naturally?
ER: What was lovely was, particularly when he was young, his wonderful, lazy, happy complacency. It was such fun to play with Harry Lloyd [who plays Hawking's friend, Brian] and Felicity [Jones], when he has just got a complete confidence in his own genius and skill. My favorite scene was just lying in that bed — you know that scene — and they are like \"Morning!\"
PS: He barely had to try! He was such a genius that he could just do his homework on a napkin and turn it in and get everything right.
ER: I know, I know! I wish my life was like that! I am one of those people who has to work rancidly hard to get anywhere. So while I admire it, I am über jealous of it as well.")
