内容摘要：SHAGGY: I know, but you never tell them that. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. (laughs)

SHAGGY: I know, but you never tell them that. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. (laughs)

Good, however, stresses her focus is not on recognition or major awards, but reaching the hearts of people. She circles back to gratitude for a career that has defied Hollywood odds.“To have any appreciation is a gift,” said Good. “I feel like my best is yet to come. And I feel like even now, I’m kind of just getting started.”

Follow Associated Press entertainment journalist Gary Gerard Hamilton at @GaryGHamilton on all his social media platforms.NEW YORK (AP) — The affectionis palpable from the moment they sit down together. When the two prolific recording artists are asked where the chemistry comes from, Shaggy simply says they make each other laugh.

The pals have worked together on several projects, including theirin 2018 and on Shaggy’s 2022 album “Com Fly Wid Mi,” where Sting encouraged Shaggy to depart from his trademark “toasting” on reggae/dancehall hits to sing Frank Sinatra songs.

Their latest collaboration is “Til A Mawnin” — an upbeat reggae track showcasing some of the pair’s playfulness released Feb. 27. Sting, 73, and Shaggy, 56, spoke to The Associated Press recently about the new song and finding friendship and musical inspiration in each other. Answers have been edited for clarity and brevity.

STING: You know, you meet people sometimes and you recognize them immediately. I don’t know, chemistry maybe, but I recognized him as a kindred spirit. And yeah, we’re both students. We’re both curious about music. We’re both dads.the film during a night shoot on “Oppenheimer.” Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.

MURPHY: It’s a seemingly simple story, but it’s actually incredibly complex the way it talks about society and complicity and shame and guilt and secrecy and fear and all those things. I felt like it had a lot to offer audiences.MURPHY: It’s a male protagonist written by a woman, but it’s a story about women. That was quite interesting and unconventional. And the story really begins when the film ends. The real drama happens afterwards. And I think that’s just so unconventional and quite radical. The reason Bill is the man that he is, is because of what happened to him as a child and this act of charity that his mother experienced. And then these awful acts of cruelty that these other girls are experiencing — that’s what’s bringing him to this place in his life.

Claire had actually said in a podcast, someone said “oh it’s such an heroic act” and she said “no, he’s not a hero, he’s just someone who’s having a nervous breakdown.” I thought that was really smart. And that’s kind of how I tried to play it.It all comes back, as it tends to with men, in middle age. They begin to really sense their mortality and they have kids of their own. That’s when it all seems to come crashing down on them. And it’s so beautifully observed by Claire and Enda (Walsh).