Irvine Welsh
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There’s been the odd beauty on the dance floor I really ought to have gone home with.
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That I’m still having the same discussions about women in comedy as I was having 12 years ago. Are we funny? Will anyone watch us? Can I have my own sitcom?
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Not doing more movies.
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To go out of Strictly Come Dancing as early as I did.
That money doesn’t buy happiness.
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A Tiffany watch for my wife. The security guard was following us, so I deliberately bought a really expensive watch to prove we had money. I don’t think I’ve seen her wear it.
Not giving up comedy, because it took six or seven years before I started earning a living.
Looking at conspiracy theories about JFK on the internet.
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