Theres always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is … - Stephen Mangan

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Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry.

Stephen Mangan

Theres always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is that you can create your own vision of things.

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I dont like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a little Donkey from Shrek about me.

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I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.

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I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times.

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I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldnt dignify it with the term band - get together and play.

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I'm a massive sucker for music documentaries.

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