Interview: Richard Gere encountered a deeply unfamiliar situation when shooting his latest film

In Time Out Of Mind hardly anyone realised who the veteran Hollywood star was

Richard Gere: ‘The whole idea of homelessness was being projected on me’ Picture: Getty
Gere with Ben Vereen in Time Out Of Mind Picture: Getty

When he took to the streets of New York to play a homeless man, Richard Gere hoped he could be unrecognisable, that he could somehow obscure those features that have made him one of the world’s most famous screen actors.

His latest project, Time Out Of ...