Kiefer Sutherland
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Aside from a car, it would be a guitar. I used to have almost 100, but now I am down to 22.
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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A Henry Darger painting. Sadly, I lost it in the divorce, but it was a great parting gift.
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Olivia de Havilland
Film actress; twice winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress
Champagne.
Nish Kumar
British stand-up comedian and presenter
I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.
Scott Mills
English radio DJ and television presenter
I splash out on holidays and scented candles – I’ve got one that my fiancee won’t let me light, so it’s just for show.
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It would definitely involve lots of sex. I would spend the afternoon having some crazy passionate declarative sex with my husband.
The realisation that I am no longer young.
To the Scissor Sisters. Back in the day, I could be an absolute monster; I was a real asshole.
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