"My God, it was a cultural phenomenon, he says, puffing out his cheeks with pride. Adolescence got people talking who don't normally talk, about things they don't normally talk about. Is there any finer achievement than having a direct, immediate and positive effect worldwide on human relationships? It's like putting something on screen which is medicine. It's actually good for you. Making an impact like that was beyond our wildest hopes, says Graham."
"What we do isn't football, he says. It's not competitive sport. There aren't winners and losers. It's subjective. I might think something's a bag of shite and it gets five fucking Baftas. That's happened quite a few times, in fact. I might get myself into trouble here but Cillian Murphy, right? Wonderful actor. He's never won a Bafta for playing Tommy Shelby [in Peaky Blinders]! One of the finest performances I've ever seen. What the fuck's that about?"
Stephen Graham co-created and starred in the Netflix four-part drama Adolescence, which ignited global debate about online misogyny, incel culture and the manosphere. He also played Bruce Springsteen's father in Deliver Me from Nowhere. The series became event TV and prompted conversations across demographics, prompting viewers to address difficult topics and improve family communication. Graham won an Emmy for Adolescence and earned a Golden Globe nomination, but he expresses skepticism toward awards and calls the industry subjective. He prizes direct audience impact over trophies and values personal feedback from viewers who report meaningful changes after watching.
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