Earning a living as an actor for 40 years.
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Ed Harris
American actor and director
Other than being a decent father, Pollock.
Everest the hard way in 1975: leading the expedition that succeeded where so many people had tried and failed. That was the most complex mountaineering challenge I ever faced. I spent hours at night in a little tent thinking about what the next problem would be and how to solve it.
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Giving DJ culture more respect.
Robert Glenister
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That I’m still here.
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Playing a pregnant woman, and not being able to find the padding - I shoved a cardie under my dress, and spent the whole play walking around with a sleeve dragging along the floor.
I once bought the most expensive moisturiser in the shop and it brought me out in spots. Lesson learned.
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