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MacKenzie Crook: "At 16 I I had no chance of getting a girlfriend"
TV

MacKenzie Crook: "At 16 I I had no chance of getting a girlfriend"

Sir Ian McKellen: 'The Oscars do not represent gay people'
Film

Sir Ian McKellen: 'The Oscars do not represent gay people'

David Bowie: "I'm easygoing about death - it'll happen when it happens"
David Bowie
Music

David Bowie: "I'm easygoing about death - it'll happen when it happens"

Clarke Peters: "I don’t feel safe walking or driving in the States"
TV

Clarke Peters: "I don’t feel safe walking or driving in the States"

Stan Lee interview: "The world always needs heroes"
Film

Stan Lee interview: "The world always needs heroes"

Jools Holland: "I was always a bit of a show-off"
Music

Jools Holland: "I was always a bit of a show-off"

John Torode: "Finally the British are not ashamed of their food"
TV

John Torode: "Finally the British are not ashamed of their food"

David McCallum: "Donald Trump is telling it how it is"
TV

David McCallum: "Donald Trump is telling it how it is"

Richard Dreyfuss: "Donald Trump? He's just a comedy television series"
Film

Richard Dreyfuss: "Donald Trump? He's just a comedy television series"

War and Peace writer Andrew Davies: Bringing Tolstoy back to life
Books

War and Peace writer Andrew Davies: Bringing Tolstoy back to life

Rory Maclean: "Bowie wanted to initiate me in the ways of the city..."
Music

Rory Maclean: "Bowie wanted to initiate me in the ways of the city..."

Stan Lee: “Imagine Spider-Man saying: 'May the force be with you'!"
Film

Stan Lee: “Imagine Spider-Man saying: 'May the force be with you'!"

Roger Allam: "The arts have become elitist"
TV

Roger Allam: "The arts have become elitist"

Lily James: "There is only so much I can give..."
Film

Lily James: "There is only so much I can give..."

Jimmy Carr: "My mum showed me the power of comedy. I owe her everything"
TV

Jimmy Carr: "My mum showed me the power of comedy. I owe her everything"

Amanda Abbington: "Sherlock is like Beatlemania"
TV

Amanda Abbington: "Sherlock is like Beatlemania"

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James Corden interview: "It is insane that this is my life"
James Corden
TV

James Corden interview: "It is insane that this is my life"

Alexander Dreymon: "I have so much respect for girls with long hair now"
TV

Alexander Dreymon: "I have so much respect for girls with long hair now"

Ken Loach: "Housing in this country is a disaster"
Ken Loach
Film

Ken Loach: "Housing in this country is a disaster"

Daisy Ridley: "Japan is way ahead of the curve in terms of gender in cinema"
Film

Daisy Ridley: "Japan is way ahead of the curve in terms of gender in cinema"