Charles Dance
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“You can’t play Maxim de Winter with ginger hair.”
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My wife when I tried out some new material on her, said: “I’m sure the people who like you would like that.”
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Maya Jama
British television and radio presenter
That I wouldn’t be successful. Joke’s on them, I guess.
Chaka Khan
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A friend said, “If you remembered everything you did, you’d kill yourself.” He’s sort of crazy, but he’s probably right.
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View profile →My children ending up anything like me.
Their inability to deal with my disorganisation.
The arcade game, Guitar Hero. I’ve got the full unit in my house. It’s so sad.
My complete lack of organisation that affects all part of my life – my living space, my being in touch with people, everything. I am a walking shitshow.
I was once walking through Edinburgh with someone in the industry. I was quite drunk and I slowly wet myself.
When I was 17 I launched into a rant at my dad about what I thought of him. We never spoke about it again and then he passed away. I would love to say sorry to him.
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