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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2019 source ↗
In 1989, in Cuba, about to board a plane for Milan, where I was going to school for a year. The visa didn’t arrive in time, so I couldn’t board. The plane crashed and people died.
Have you seen my documentaries?
I’ve had a few hairy scrapes as a scuba diver.
In a different sense, I’ve helped to try to resuscitate a dead man.
My friend [art director] Simon Costin who, in 35 years, I’ve never once seen in a bad mood.
To be getting paid for doing something I love.
A daily massage.
Coffee, which is why I’ve given it up.
Not meeting David Bowie, but then they say it’s best not to meet your heroes.
Andrea Bocelli, Robert Carlyle, Olivia Williams, Rosanna Arquette, Louis Theroux, Paapa Essiedu
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