‘Dark, dark days’: Sam Neill on his cancer diagnosis

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In his memoir, the actor says although he’s had dark moments in the past year, he is “not afraid to die, but it would annoy me”.

Did I Ever Tell You This?He starts the book: “The thing is, I’m crook. Possibly dying. I may have to speed this up. It gets my mind off things. This book is therefore somewhat flung together. I write in haste.”

but on a day off went to see his GP who assured him it was due to undetected COVID-19. When the lumps got bigger he went to hospital for tests before going home to New Zealand. He is certainly “working”. On Monday, Liane Moriarty arrives for a read-through of her recent bestseller. Neill tells theand I am playing opposite Annette Bening which is a great pleasure.

So, does he feel he needs to be busier or to be putting his feet up? “All of the above, I have always been productive and I love going to work and I love being with other actors. At the same time my happy place is back on the farm with my animals and producing great wine, so I am always slightly torn about where I want to be because they are both good places.

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