Brian F. O’Byrne: Playing John Billington | Saints & Strangers

household comprised of a woman children

household comprised of a woman children in her care and husband

in her care and husband

in her care and husband oh good every man for himself this sort

oh good every man for himself this sort

oh good every man for himself this sort of been saying all along John Billington

of been saying all along John Billington

of been saying all along John Billington he’s one of the adventurers who come

he’s one of the adventurers who come

he’s one of the adventurers who come over here and he comes with his wife and

over here and he comes with his wife and

over here and he comes with his wife and two boys he became the first person to

two boys he became the first person to

two boys he became the first person to be put on trial and given the sentence

be put on trial and given the sentence

be put on trial and given the sentence of death so he’s the first person to be

of death so he’s the first person to be

of death so he’s the first person to be hung it’s a number of years after our

hung it’s a number of years after our

hung it’s a number of years after our story the Lord blesses us with supper

story the Lord blesses us with supper

story the Lord blesses us with supper for one of us at least you want a hearty

for one of us at least you want a hearty

for one of us at least you want a hearty supper you kill it yourself when you’re

supper you kill it yourself when you’re

supper you kill it yourself when you’re doing a historical piece it’s difficult

doing a historical piece it’s difficult

doing a historical piece it’s difficult to kind of marry the historical facts

to kind of marry the historical facts

to kind of marry the historical facts with what we create within our scenes

with what we create within our scenes

with what we create within our scenes here we do know that he’s only described

here we do know that he’s only described

here we do know that he’s only described the only description I’ve seen and that

the only description I’ve seen and that

the only description I’ve seen and that we’ve seen is that he’s described as a

we’ve seen is that he’s described as a

we’ve seen is that he’s described as a very profane man so I don’t know exactly

very profane man so I don’t know exactly

very profane man so I don’t know exactly what that means but he does have this

what that means but he does have this

what that means but he does have this spirit off the adventurers and I guess

spirit off the adventurers and I guess

spirit off the adventurers and I guess what Americans would now consider a

what Americans would now consider a

what Americans would now consider a can-do spirit he sees himself completely

can-do spirit he sees himself completely

can-do spirit he sees himself completely as an individual and indexer for his

as an individual and indexer for his

as an individual and indexer for his family he is not as much of a team

family he is not as much of a team

family he is not as much of a team member as other people although of

member as other people although of

member as other people although of course they need each other to survive

course they need each other to survive

course they need each other to survive but in this he certainly has a streak of

but in this he certainly has a streak of

but in this he certainly has a streak of individualism about himself you take

individualism about himself you take

individualism about himself you take corn not good we knew it to be wrong I’d

corn not good we knew it to be wrong I’d

corn not good we knew it to be wrong I’d do it again

do it again

do it again there for the taking Billington rightly

there for the taking Billington rightly

there for the taking Billington rightly views from his point of view and deep

views from his point of view and deep

views from his point of view and deep suspicions of these people I mean

suspicions of these people I mean

suspicions of these people I mean obviously their notion of who the

obviously their notion of who the

obviously their notion of who the natives are before they come over is one

natives are before they come over is one

natives are before they come over is one deep mistrust acceptance of who the

deep mistrust acceptance of who the

deep mistrust acceptance of who the natives are would be its non-existence I

natives are would be its non-existence I

natives are would be its non-existence I mean he’s still in our in this fiction

mean he’s still in our in this fiction

mean he’s still in our in this fiction he’s still constantly refers them as

he’s still constantly refers them as

he’s still constantly refers them as savages so I think that’s where he he

savages so I think that’s where he he

savages so I think that’s where he he really thinks he’s dealing with this

really thinks he’s dealing with this

really thinks he’s dealing with this savages we still see that nowadays

savages we still see that nowadays

savages we still see that nowadays people often

people often

people often reverse ethnicities in different parts

reverse ethnicities in different parts

reverse ethnicities in different parts the world has been savage and less than

the world has been savage and less than

the world has been savage and less than and Billington this is completely

and Billington this is completely

and Billington this is completely appropriate of the time and indeed you

appropriate of the time and indeed you

appropriate of the time and indeed you know some could argue it exists in some

know some could argue it exists in some

know some could argue it exists in some way still