“If I'm a lush at anything, it's food and drink. I'm not materialistic in any way, but I value food.”
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I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people.
Both my parents are English and came out to Australia in 1967. I was born the following year. My parents, and immigrants like them, were known as '£10 poms.' Back then, the Australian government was trying to get educated British people and Canadians - to be honest, educated white people - to come and live in Australia.
My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense.
By nature I'm not a brooder.