Tilda Swinton: ‘My ambition was always about having a house by the sea and some dogs’

A rare insight into the mind of acting royalty. Ahead of the January 2022 release of her latest film Memoria, Simon Hattenstone reconnects with the multi-award-winning actor Tilda Swinton. In this interview that took place while taking her five spaniels for a walk, she opens up about her life in the Scottish Highlands, her love of poetry, and reveals her plans for a career change.