Noel Clarke
English actor and filmmaker
Cleaning the changing rooms at Kensington leisure centre from the age of 16.
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I’ve been lucky. When I was a kid, I babysat and was a lifeguard, which I didn’t hate; and then I was a teacher, which I liked.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗
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Having to clean out my daughter’s digs at university. The memory of the state of that toilet still lives with me.
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When I was younger, I appeared in the Halifax adverts that featured a cake or a bridge made of hundreds of people. You stood there for three days and were not even really seen.
A lot of awful gigs. You can’t become a successful comedian without dying on your arse more times than you can remember.
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The Rolling Stones’ You Can’t Always Get What You Want.
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Euphoric and very calming.
I got very emotional yesterday with a dear friend who was telling me about his relationship falling apart.
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