Richard Wilson
Scottish actor and theatre director
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Watching the film The Iron Giant slays me every time.
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Joan Collins
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Watching dying babies on TV.
I play Classic FM in the car – emotional music brings me to tears thinking about people I’ve loved and lost.
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Icelandic singer
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Simply as a man who put a smile on the face of everyone he met.
I wouldn’t have tried to break up a fight when I was 17.
Having a 23-year acting career with no qualifications.
Worry about work: it’s a precarious business being an actor.
For two weeks I worked behind the players’ bar at Bolton Wanderers football club – footballers don’t tip.
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