What is the Secret Story Draw
BM: So it’s never too late if you are in your 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. OO: Exactly. Last Sunday, Disney Pixar film Soul won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars. I was speaking to Graham Norton, one of the leading characters on it. It was a change for Disney because they identified the gaps in this story; it was about this black jazz musician, but they recognised that there weren’t enough black illustrators working on the film. BM: It’s about joining the dots. You said earlier that people might be very good at drawing, and not realising it’s a career that they can earn a living from and enjoy what they’re doing. Who came up with the idea? OO: I’m not sure about that one. I know that as soon as I came in, I was like, “ how are these people? This concept is great to put this thing together and connect all of these amazing people, Keith Chapman, Paw Patrol, Gillian Cross, the writer behind The Demon Headmaster, Adam Redfern, The Adventures of Paddington, Axel Scheffler from The Gruffalo. 6 Transform your viewing...
These guys have been in the game for a long time. And I guess what great, and I can’t speak on their behalf, but they identify something like this as being so important that they want to give their time. And I think that’s a vital thing because if the leaders in the field are identifying, we have a problem, we want to try and be part of the solution, then I think that’s one way to move forward. BM: When will The Draw be made? OO: It’s going to be in the summer. BM: So, what’s next for Ore? OO: Well, getting out of the house, Bev! I’m off, and I’m putting my runners on. I’m going as far as I can go before Boris pulls me back in. So, I’m doing a tour of The Rocky Horror Show, and I’m playing Brad Majors, which starts in July. I’ll be touring that for a few months and then, as I said at the very beginning, trying to get back to what I do to provide for my family. Because as much as I’ve loved it, which is very important, the big takeout from the year was spending quality time with my family. It will never happen again, guaranteed. Part of my identity is being able to do what I do to provide for my family, so I can’t wait to get back out there.
