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Probably my wife, because sometimes I do crazy things.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2019 source ↗
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The people I worked with when I was in the final two years of my drinking.
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My dad’s family, for fake drowning when I was 12 on holiday in France – it caused such embarrassment that we had to leave. All because I wanted to get the inflatable ring off my brother. It still haunts me. I guess acting was always going to be my future.
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To strangers. Living in New York, I see individuals every day who are invisible to so many. I want to say sorry that so many of us think their pain and suffering is not our own.
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To the people who, because of my career, I cannot spend time with. I have to be selfish, unfortunately.
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