David Arquette: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

The question

Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

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

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David Arquette

American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I collect old costumes: I have one of Johnny Cash’s, and Liberace’s shoes.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗

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Jenny Agutter English actress

A £400 Zandra Rhodes dress for the royal premiere of The Railway Children. More recently, a Wurlitzer jukebox for my husband’s birthday.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2018 source ↗

Victoria Pendleton British cyclist

A horse. I have two: Vesperal Dream and According To Sarah.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2017 source ↗

Suzanne Vega American singer-songwriter

The most extravagant thing was a bottle of 1904 armagnac for $1,000. I spent $10,000 on a Martin guitar in the 90s. I also spent $100,000 on a Fairlight keyboard and I ended up giving it away. Oh well.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2017 source ↗

Julie Andrews English actress, singer and author

I saw a very expensive painting by a wonderful American painter called Charles Burchfield. I really loved it – it hit me in the solar plexus – and I thought if I did three extra concerts on tour, I might be able to afford it. And I did.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗

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I got stabbed in the neck with a light tube during a wrestling “death match” two years ago. It was scary. I thought I was dying: your life does flash before your eyes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗