My mother, because when I’m stressed, I can be really horrible to her.
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Lee Warburton. He had just left drama school and was doing the Alexander technique in the Corrie green room. I hadn’t been to drama school, and really took the piss out of him.
To my cousin P, who was one of my best mates growing up. We lost him when we were in our 20s and, before he passed away, I was so busy with this stupid thing called life and a brand new kid. He called me and said: “Bro, I’m not feeling right.” And I said: “Bro, you’ve never been feeling right.” And it always sits on my head that if me or somebody else had been paying more attention maybe things would have worked out different. He had extremely rare bowel cancer and died five weeks later at 27.
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With time and experience you figure stuff out, so I am happiest right now.
David Bowie’s Life On Mars.
This morning: I lost a couple of friends recently and it’s been tough.
When I was young, selling maps to stars’ homes in Hollywood, somebody flashed their wiener at me. It was traumatising.
I collect old costumes: I have one of Johnny Cash’s, and Liberace’s shoes.
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