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Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
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Bringing up my three sons.
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Raising awareness of ethical and environmental issues in the clothing industry. I think I was the original whistleblower within fashion.
Daniel Mays
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Bringing two kids into the world, but my interrogation scene in Line Of Duty comes a close second. It was 12 minutes long and, without question, the hardest passage of dialogue I’ve had to learn.
Watching all of Fellini’s movies one summer.
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Losing my family in some way.
I was on a plane in India and I thought it was going to crash. It was an old, rickety thing. It was pre-children - I wouldn't do it now.
To John, a really close friend who died last year. I'd love to see him one more time and say, 'Look, I'm sorry I wasn't around enough during your life.'
On Angela's Ashes, Alan Parker said to me, 'You've got the Bafta, just get in the door.' I was walking along the street to go into a shop and he saw me milking it a bit. It was a really good piece of advice.
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