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A vet, but then I discovered you needed qualifications.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2017 source ↗
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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An actor or stuntman: I loved Lee Majors in The Fall Guy.
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A sailor. I wanted to be in the Royal Navy like my grandad.
John Lewis
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When I was growing up I wanted to be a minister. I wanted to preach.
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The motorcycle crash, but also when a neon sign fell on my head in Soho in the 90s.
In my first bedsit when I went to art college in Leeds. It was a hideous basement, but I loved the freedom.
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