Martin Sheen
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1 May 1981 in Paris, because that’s the day I was reconverted to Catholicism.
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In my mid- to late-20s, in London, beginning to publish, living hand to mouth, having fun. Also now, when love and life and work have finally cohered.
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Gino D'Acampo
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I am always very happy in Sardinia with my family; I spend at least six months of the year there. Six months working and six months relaxing – I think that is a great balance.
When: I finish a good scene. Where: looking back, in the navy.
Five to 10, when I was just playing out and I didn’t realise I was a girl. Before my boobs came in, basically.
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Having a gun held to my head at a May Day rally during the revolution in Grenada. I was mistaken for a CIA agent.
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