Not working. I want to be one of those old actors on the set of Casualty at 95, who quietly passes away in the actual scene rather than at home.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2022 source ↗
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What do you fear most?Originally asked
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Helena Bonham Carter
Actor
The loss of anything, be it a loved one or a faculty—my sight, hearing, or mind.
That we will have waited too long to save the earth from environmental catastrophe.
John Simm
English musician and actor
Outliving my kids – and rats.
Heights. I love being high, but I don’t like being up high.
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As somebody who was hardworking, kind and nice.
Catastrophising.
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.
A personal assistant.
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