A Feurich piano: one of the first things I bought when I could afford it.
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A Feurich piano: one of the first things I bought when I could afford it.
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A Cessna Golden Eagle eight-seater aircraft. I flew it across the Atlantic both ways and did two US tours and two European tours in it. I finally sold it and got a job as an airline pilot in which I was paid to fly, rather than the other way round.
When I was 24 or 25, I bought a Warhol canvas. It was a lot of money to throw down on a little painting, but I’ve always loved art.
Shares in The Way, which turned out to be the best movie I have done. Written and directed by my son Emilio, it’s a father-son story about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.
My short film, Scrubber, in 2011. At that time in my life it seemed easier to pay for it myself than to apply for funds.
On a camping holiday in Scotland when I was nine: I was in an inflatable dinghy that drifted out to sea. A lifeboat had to come.
Freedom: it’s euphoric.
I was a perfume girl at a department store in Aberdeen. I was so bad at it, I didn’t make it to the end of the day.
I would instil confidence in my younger self.
Last night, on stage in New York.
Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder: it would leave everyone feeling good.
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