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Geoffrey Rush: "I foolishly thought I wanted to be an astronomer"
Film

Geoffrey Rush: "I foolishly thought I wanted to be an astronomer"

Ed Skrein: Deadpool's very British villain
Film

Ed Skrein: Deadpool's very British villain

Ewan McGregor: "We should all pay tax because those are society's rules"
Film

Ewan McGregor: "We should all pay tax because those are society's rules"

Dolph Lundgren: "Computer games and movies may contribute towards violence"
Film

Dolph Lundgren: "Computer games and movies may contribute towards violence"

Nick Knowles: "I had an affair, and hate it that I hurt people emotionally"
TV

Nick Knowles: "I had an affair, and hate it that I hurt people emotionally"

Mark Hamill interviews Dave Davies: 'How The Kinks feel the Force!'
Music

Mark Hamill interviews Dave Davies: 'How The Kinks feel the Force!'

Laurie Anderson: "I didn’t love my mother - but I did admire her"
TV

Laurie Anderson: "I didn’t love my mother - but I did admire her"

Leah Moore: John Waters was the man who taught me to be a woman
Culture

Leah Moore: John Waters was the man who taught me to be a woman

Mark Hamill interviews Ray Davies: 'Luke, I am your modfather...'
Music

Mark Hamill interviews Ray Davies: 'Luke, I am your modfather...'

Temptation and truth: An exclusive short story by Frankie Boyle
Culture

Temptation and truth: An exclusive short story by Frankie Boyle

Neil Dudgeon: Lead piping, Latin and death by cheese
TV

Neil Dudgeon: Lead piping, Latin and death by cheese

Cyndi Lauper: "I did crazy things to scare people"
Music

Cyndi Lauper: "I did crazy things to scare people"

Todd Haynes: 'Cinema still has a problem with women'
Film

Todd Haynes: 'Cinema still has a problem with women'

Rufus Wainwright: "My dad was tremendously jealous of me"
Music

Rufus Wainwright: "My dad was tremendously jealous of me"

The A Word's Peter Bowker: "I hope we've hit some emotional truths"
Culture

The A Word's Peter Bowker: "I hope we've hit some emotional truths"

Martin Compston: "Whoever thought this would happen to me?"
TV

Martin Compston: "Whoever thought this would happen to me?"

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Richard Gere: "I was always looking for a sense of home"
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Richard Gere: "I was always looking for a sense of home"

From the streets to the stage with Streetwise Opera and The Sixteen
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From the streets to the stage with Streetwise Opera and The Sixteen

Ben Wheatley: "London will become a dead museum"
Film

Ben Wheatley: "London will become a dead museum"

Paul Merton: "I wanted my dad to be a hero, but he was very distant"
Culture

Paul Merton: "I wanted my dad to be a hero, but he was very distant"

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