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The5-minute Interview: Paul Michael Glaser, Actor

'My life's been a parade of surprises'

Monday 17 December 2007 01:00 GMT
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Best known as Starsky in "Starsky and Hutch", Paul Michael Glaser has also starred in a string of TV shows and films. He is now playing Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" at Bromley's Churchill Theatre.

If I weren't talking to you right now I'd be...

Talking to myself. I'm one of the few people I know who will listen to me.

A common misperception of me is ....

That I'm taller than I am.

I wish that people would take more notice of...

Each other's struggle. We are all in this together.

A phrase I use far too often is...

"Do you know what I mean?"

The most surprising thing that happened to me was...

My life. In fact it has been an unending parade of surprises.

I am not a politician but...

I'd sure like to be a fly on the wall to hear and see what makes these people tick.

I'm good at...

Breathing. Sometimes thinking. Always yearning.

I'm very bad at...

Greed. This is why I'm not a politician.

The ideal night out is ...

When the moon is full and I'm in good voice.

In moments of weakness I...

Eat too much.

The best age to be is...

What you are now.

In a nutshell, my philosophy is...

Love yourself and your neighbour equally. Give as much as you receive, don't take anything at face value, and don't judge.

Alice-Azania Jarvis

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