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Andrew Scott has revealed the 'genuinely terrifying' challenge he had to take on while playing fictional serial killer Tom Ripley during a candid chat with Jimmy Kimmel.
The Irish actor, 47, made his small screen return as leading star of Netflix's adaptation Ripley which aired on Thursday and has already earned raving reviews.
Opening up about his demanding role he revealed that it wasn't taking on the role of a murderer that scared him, but the fact 15 percent of his acting was in Italian.
'It was genuinely terrifying, because he would be good at speaking Italian,' the Fleabag favourite admitted.
'So I'm an Irish playing an American which also speaks Italian, but I'm also an Irish playing an American imitating another American, speaking Italian,' he added, leaving host Jimmy bewildered.
Andrew Scott has revealed the 'genuinely terrifying' challenge he had to take on while playing fictional serial killer Tom Ripley during a candid chat with Jimmy Kimmel
The Irish actor, 47, revealed 15 percent of his acting was in Italian while playing the demanding role in the new Netflix's adaptation, which was released on Thursday
The All Of Us Strangers star also explained he had an Italian coach teaching him because he had to be fluent and nail the accent.
'You want to get those details right. It's for one's own pride,' he said.
Andrew plays in the fresh take on Patricia Highsmith's enduringly popular 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley - a role previously played by Matt Damon and John Malkovich.
Set in the 1960s, Ripley is hired by a wealthy New Yorker to travel to Italy to convince his wayward son Dickie (played by Johnny Flynn) to return home.
Ripley lies his way into the lavish world of the elite before resorting to deceit and murder in a desperate attempt to keep his place at the table.
The Hollywood alum continued to display his impeccable sense of fashion as he donned a dogtooth blazer for his appearance on the American talk show.
Andrew looked in good spirits as he waved to a dedicated mob of fans cheering him.
The Spectre star donned a white tank underneath the stylish jacket, and teamed his look with faded denim.
He added white loafers and rocked auburn-tinted retro shades as he beamed.
'It was genuinely terrifying, because he would be good at speaking Italian,' the Fleabag favourite admitted
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The Hollywood alum continued to display his impeccable sense of fashion as he donned a dogtooth blazer for his appearance on the American talk show
He waved to a dedicated mob of fans cheering him
The Hollywood alum appeared please and in jovial spirits, and didn't seem to mind greeting a few lucky fans.
He recently opened up to discuss more challenges the iconic thriller role required.
What makes the tale by Highsmith so unique is that Ripley is the novel's protagonist, Andrew said, despite being a serial killer, and encourages readers to see his humanity.
'The challenge of it was 'How do you make the audience feel what it's like to be Tom Ripley, rather that where we might usually go, which is to feel like to be a victim of Tom Ripley',' the actor said.
While promoting the series, Andrew said what makes Highsmith 'one of the great crime writers' is that you are sometimes 'willing' for Tom to get away with his crimes, rather than simply seeing him as a villain.
The Sherlock star stopped to sign a few autographs as a flock of fans climbed up the enclosed gates in an attempt to reach out to him.
He said: 'He's the protagonist he's not the antagonist, so it asks us to look at what's dark
