Always flying: we’ve had flights where the engine’s been on fire; where we’ve nose-dived.
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Susan Calman
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On the back of an angry Icelandic pony when I was filming a show called Spending Dave’s Money with Phil Tufnell.
Lesley Sharp
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I got run over when I was three. I ran across a road in Manchester and was hit by a car. I only had concussion, but I could have died.
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A car accident in Italy in 1990. Four people got killed. I was lucky, I got thrown out.
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The usual racist shit.
Whenever I’m with my wife and I’m not preoccupied with work.
Watching the South Korean film Past Lives. I was on a plane and weeping uncontrollably.
Being called upon by President Bush to ask him a question at a press conference when I wasn’t there. He called my name … and there was no response!
As a decent bloke.
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