Rachel's out tonight, all the boys are asleep and I'm watching one of my favourite films on DVD - Layer Cake - and necking a bottle of Amarone. It's a brilliant film, full of great dialogue, imposing performances and has a sense of humour. It was also a real milestone in Daniel Craig's career, propelling him to the Bond role. Or so his Dad told me over lunch on Wednesday. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Director Mathew Vaughn was inspired by another multi-layered crime epic - Heat - which I also never tire of.
When I do an event I always tuck myself away for five minutes and listen to Michael Gambon's speech at the climax of the film, followed by Lisa Gerrard's soaring Aria.
You're born, you take shit.
Get out in the world,
you take more shit.
Climb a little higher,
you take less shit.
Until one day, you're up
in the rarefied atmosphere...
...and you've forgotten
what shit even looks like.
Welcome to the layer cake, son.
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