Stephen Dillane
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Playing football in the school playground at lunchtime.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2014 source ↗
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On childhood family holidays in Mallorca, with my mum, dad and sister, Amanda.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 September 2018 source ↗
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Abigail Breslin
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Christmas 2007 – I got hair straighteners.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2014 source ↗
Getting my full Equity card as a professional performer.
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Kelis Rogers
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This has been a really good year so far.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 June 2010 source ↗
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View profile →A bespoke wagonette I had made in Germany; I drive a pair of Clydesdale horses called Ronnie and Bruce.What do you most dislike about your appearance? The lot.
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A kitchen porter at some big telecom office in Wimbledon. I was also a kitchen porter at L’Escargot and, while I was there, a model for Gilbert and George. It was a quick £15 and they were terribly nice.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 September 2018 source ↗
I often cry when people do things well, like on Britain’s Got Talent; I cried at the old ladies doing finger knitting.
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Abseiling down a cliff for Doc Martin in a suit, carrying a medical bag.
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