Home feels like an early morning walk by the river.
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Home → feel → river
I’m an early riser and if I can get out before anyone else and have a minute by the river, that’s perfect.
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that → ’m → river
So I’d say home is an early morning somewhere along the Thames.
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home → say → Thames
I grew up in Hammersmith, but when I first moved out there was a bunch of actors living in north London who I got to know on jobs.
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I → grow → jobs
Having grown up west, I thought I’d try north, and I have such fond memories of Kentish Town.
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I → grow → Town
I was only 10 when I got my first film role, in Peter Pan.
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I → get → Pan
A casting lady came around to my school looking for lost boys and I guess a bunch of us looked lost.
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bunch → come → us
Suddenly we were embedded in an audition process and that’s how I got my first job that started me on the path.
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that → embed → path
We shot in Australia, we went away for a long time on this mad adventure, eight months.
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we → shoot → adventure
When I came back, I thought, I’d like to try that again — pirate ships, bows and arrows, I’ll have a bit more of that, please.
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I → come → that
Where would you recommend for a first date?
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you → recommend → date
It’s a vibey spot and you can’t use your phone in there, which I think is helpful for a first date.
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I → ’ → date
It’s a good way to get to know someone if you can squeeze into a spot by the bar or at a table.
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you → ’ → table
And if it goes well, you’re surrounded by other spots to move onto.
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you → go → spots
Which shops do you rely on?
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you → rely → shops
I’m not a big shopper, to be honest.
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I → ’m → ?
That’s the honest answer.
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That → ’ → ?
What’s the best meal you’ve had in London?
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you → ’ → London
The Bull & Last in Kentish Town does a really good Sunday roast.
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Bull → do → roast
What would you do if you were Mayor for the day?
I’d make all public transport free.
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transport → make → day
He very sadly died not too far from where I grew up in west London.
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I → die → London
I love T-Rex, but I
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I → love → Rex
watched a documentary about him and was surprised when I found out he was a hippie and a mod before that.
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he → watch → that
He went through all those iconic London style tribes.
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He → go → tribes
Where do you go to have fun?
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you → go → fun
Honestly, just being with my kids, they make me laugh so much.
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me → make → kids
What’s the best thing a cabbie’s ever said to you?
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cabbie → ’ → you
A guy once told me there’s only one road in the W1 postcode.
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guy → tell → postcode
This might have to be fact-checked.
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This → have → ?
Do I ever get recognised?
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I → recognise → ?
What’s your favourite work of art?
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work → ’ → art
I love the National Theatre as a building.
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I → love → building
I love the Brutalist style.
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I → love → style
I would consider those buildings as works of art.
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I → consider → art
Where do you exercise?
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you → exercise → ?
That way you can go anywhere.
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you → go → ?
For actors, there’s something about staying in the middle of being in shape then you can kind of go up or down into whatever a role asks for.
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role → ’ → whatever
What’s your biggest extravagance?
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extravagance → ’ → ?
A Sunday roast is not to be sniffed at.
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roast → sniff → ?
I’m in The Animals, a short film which is premiering at London Film Festival.
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which → ’m → Festival
…and 10 more, not listed.