Martin Sheen: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded Martin Sheen said elsewhere, not written here

Shares in The Way, which turned out to be the best movie I have done. Written and directed by my son Emilio, it’s a father-son story about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗

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Edward Fox British actor

Probably a suit. If you buy a good suit, it lasts beyond your lifetime.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2017 source ↗

Gloria Estefan Cuban-American singer and songwriter

Art. We have some Picassos and Diego Riveras.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗

Martin Clunes English actor

A bespoke wagonette I had made in Germany; I drive a pair of Clydesdale horses called Ronnie and Bruce.What do you most dislike about your appearance? The lot.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 September 2018 source ↗

Sheena Easton Scottish singer

I decided I wanted a red convertible Jaguar, because I thought I would look the bee’s knees in it. The first time I drove it with the top down, it scared the shit out of me. After that, I only bought “mom” cars.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2017 source ↗

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Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

1 May 1981 in Paris, because that’s the day I was reconverted to Catholicism.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗

Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains

Making Apocalypse Now. I had a close call with a heart ailment due to anxiety, fear and physical abuse: I was not taking care of myself.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work

That would have to be a film called Pickup On 101. It was a very interesting story, about a wandering musician and an old guy on his way back to his home town to spend his last days, but they made it into a pile of dishonest trash.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗