My short film, Scrubber, in 2011. At that time in my life it seemed easier to pay for it myself than to apply for funds.
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I had this idiotic manager for a while who got me an Armani suit and then got the money off me.
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My piano, a boudoir grand. I’ve played since I was six.
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A ring I bought at Reinstein Ross for myself after a big break-up. It was kind of shallow.
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I bought a sports car over 20 years ago and still have it. She’s a black Z8 BMW. I love her: she’s my pride and joy.
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Helping to slaughter farmyard animals as a kid; watching while my aunties cut them up to get their guts out and seeing eggs floating around in the hens. That made me become a vegetarian.
Myself – why not?
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