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Right, well...

If this is more career guidance,

I'm not changing my mind.

No, I don't want you to change your

mind.

I just, you know, want you to think

hard about it.

And then change my mind.

Well, it's not exactly vocational,

is it, Adam? I mean, you know,

Theatre Arts, it's...

Couldn't you just

do your acting as a hobby?

It's brutal out there, Adam.

You know, I see it every day.

I see 50 guys chasing the same job.

Graduates as well.

You know, and it's not cheap...

If you don't want to contribute...

No, I don't mind that,

as long as there's a decent

job at the end of it.

Like yours, you mean?

No, not like mine.

And don't be...

I'm trying here, mate.

I know.

But it's what I want to do.

We've got electricity now you know,

Shakespeare.

You just flick this switch...

Look at that.

Just don't burn the house down,

that's all.

'Theatre Arts. '

I've got this waking nightmare that

I'm going to walk across

Covent Garden one afternoon

and there he is, painted silver.

Standing very, very still.

I love him as well, you know...

He's just a...

pretentious little sod.

He's just going through an arty

phase. We all have an arty phase.

I didn't.

I had a home-computing phase.

I always wanted to be a dancer.

Really.

Contemporary, ballet, tap, modern.

I was barely out of a leotard

until I was 19.

So what happened?

Real life.

I always wanted to be a chef.

I mean...

Not a cheffy-chef, you know?

Just someone who could cook really,

really good chips.

Maggie and I used to talk about it.

Getting a little restaurant or a pub

outside of London.

Well, what stopped you?

Kids, money, fear.

You know, same thing, real life.

I still can't believe you're old

enough to have a 17-year-old son.

Well we started early, you know?

Don't know why I'm surprised.

It's a lot less weird than me

having a fiance at my age.

I thought someone would have snatched

you up a long time ago, that's all.

Snatched up then put back

down again.

I was a divorcee, now I'm a fiancee.

What happened?

If it's not too personal a question.

Another time.

So, what? We must be

near neighbours.

Erm, no, I'm in that direction

actually.

About a mile.

Hey, here... Mint for the booze.

It's an old commuters' trick.

I'll see you tomorrow.

You know, actually I was going to...

Go on.

You'd say if it was inappropriate,

wouldn't you?

Yes, I will.

It's just this gym of yours. You

know...

all the booze and crisps and sitting

on my arse,

it's taken its toll, so...

I just want a bit of life back.

Unless you think that's a bad idea?

No.

No, we're always happy to welcome

new members. Great.

I'll fix you an evaluation.

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