I Was So Nervous, Couldn't Look at Him: Barry on Meeting Ringo Starr

Irish actor Barry Keoghan, who will be essaying the role of Ringo Starr, former drummer of rock band The Beatles, recently recalled his first meeting with the icon. "I met him at his house and he played the drums for me," the 32-year-old shared on the episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, adding, "He asked me to play, but I wasn't playing the drums for Ringo."

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Barry also shared how nervous he was during the encounter: "It was sort of one of those moments where you're in awe and you're just frozen. And when I was talking to him, I couldn't look at him. I was nervous, like right now. He said, 'You can look at me'... And again, you're playing Ringo Starr. My job is to observe and