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Because of my love for sports, and the nature of my job, it was pretty intense for 30 years, and you have to be sure. I would take it home. My wife would know when things were tight, and she would hear me get up in the night, and walk around and sit and think. It’s not something you can leave at the office.
At 3am, worry seems to be my default mode.
The third or fourth glass of wine.
This administration.
A personal assistant.
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.
As somebody who was hardworking, kind and nice.
People who are not self-aware.
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.
During the first week or two of lockdown. We didn’t know what was coming and it didn’t feel dangerous at that point; there was just a real sense of family and hunkering down.
Michelle Dockery, Sadie Frost, Paapa Essiedu, Abigail Breslin, Ethan Hawke, Imelda Staunton
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