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Still being here, aged 60. If I thought I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.
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The contentment I have now.
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My marriage and my sobriety. The sobriety makes the marriage possible.
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My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
I have a great family, great friends, and a fantastic career. But I'm also really proud of the work I do for kids—like the Special Olympics, promoting health and fitness for youngsters, and working on afterschool programs, such as the Inner City Games and Arnold's All-Stars.
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Rolf Harris – he let us all down.
In my first bedsit when I went to art college in Leeds. It was a hideous basement, but I loved the freedom.
A black Mercedes 500 coupé in the mid-1980s. I thought it was one of the most beautiful things I’d seen. (I had been clubbing the night before.) And I can’t drive.
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