Adeel Akhtar
British actor
I fell off a ladder, landed on my back, got up and was fine.
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Near head-on collision driving from Oklahoma to California back in the 70s.
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Rory Kinnear
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I inadvertently rubbed the milky residue of a toxic cactus plant into my eye while filming Women In Love in the desert in Namibia, and my body went into anaphylactic shock as the producer sped me to a clinic 50 miles away.
When I got hit by a car in my home town.
Brendan Gleeson
Irish actor and director
Getting knocked down by a bus. The experience left me with the exhilaration of life enhanced.
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Greed and stupidity.
My father. He has treated every person he has met with kindness and respect.
Couple of days ago, reading a thank-you note my parents had left after we celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Wyoming.
Don't let MGM distribute a film you care about.
Other than being a decent father, Pollock.
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