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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2023 source ↗
When I was 19, I washed up in the basement of a Paris restaurant that stank of rotted food. I did it for six months, until I was promoted to vegetable boy.
I’ve loved all my jobs, even when I worked at Burger King.
In my teens, peeling garlic to make pie filling in a butcher’s shop.
Picking tiny bits of glass out of long grass for Haringey council, 45 years ago.
Watching Long Lost Family on telly.
Having got Aspects of Love back into the West End.
I am pretty proud of having got Aspects of Love back into the West End.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, his trajectory from performer to leading his country and then stepping up in such a magnificent way is extraordinary.
The best of times, the worst of times.
“Unfortunately, Michael, I don’t think you’re ever going to work in the acting profession until you’re about 40, and then it’ll only be in minor character roles.” Drama teacher at Guildford School of Acting.
Adeel Akhtar, Adjoa Andoh, Adrian Dunbar, Adrian Edmondson, Aidan Gillen, Alison Steadman
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