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I’ve been lucky enough to act for 35 years. The only other job I had was as a cook at a drive-in restaurant, and I enjoyed that as well.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗
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Robert Glenister
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The back end of a horse in panto in Newcastle in 1979.
Aidan Gillen
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Cleaning around the feet of John Malkovich with industrial carpet cleaner while he was trying to learn lines in the foyer of a theatre.
Tim Rice
English lyricist and author
I worked in a petrol station on the A1 one summer. I enjoyed it except when I was on latrine duty.
Tess Daly
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Serving bar snacks in a pub in my teens. Once I spilled an entire family’s Sunday lunch into the dad’s lap.
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