Hugh Grant: "Watching Theatre is "Utter Misery"  2/20/07

British actor Hugh Grant hates watching theatre and would rather get drunk during the interval than sit through a boring play.

The Music and Lyrics star is tempted to try his hand on the stage, but as much as he enjoys acting in plays, he hates the idea of subjecting an audience to something he feels is excruciatingly dull.

Grant says, "I've done a lot of plays and they're quite fun - it's watching a play that's utter misery. That's why I couldn't really justify going on acting in the theatre because I just knew that these poor b**tards had paid a lot of money and were having a horrible time sitting out there watching.

"Let's be honest, one in 50 visits to the theatre is actually fun. The other

49 times, you're thinking: 'bring on my gin and tonic in the intermission.'"