I quoted David Hare one of his lines the other day to illuminate whatever point we were trying … - Bill Nighy

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Food for thought, eat my words with your mind: Emcees are grapes, and grapes are crushed to wine.

Bill Nighy

I quoted David Hare one of his lines the other day to illuminate whatever point we were trying to make in the conversation, and I said 'What play was that?' and he said 'It was your line, you said it about a hundred and fifty times in The Vertical Hour. '

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