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To me, England is past its sell-by date. It's not the country I grew up in.

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Vinnie Jones
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 5
Actor
Association Football Player
Film Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Vincent Peter Jones
Vincent Peter Vinnie Jones
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If all else fails, you could wait for the first corner and tie his dreadlocks to the goalpost.
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After 'Big Brother,' people came up to me in the street shouting, 'You woz robbed!'
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I was offered 'I'm A Celebrity...' for a lot of money, but I don't like the level of degradation.
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Film is like football - you join a team, get close to one or two people, then never hear from them again. I don't get emotionally involved. Do one, move on.
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I'm lucky in that I travel a lot for work. I also manage several holidays a year. I'm not someone who sits in the sun or goes sightseeing, though. If I go away, it will be for fishing or something like that.
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I always went to Ireland as a child. I remember trips to Dundalk, Wexford, Cork and Dublin. My gran was born in Dublin, and we had a lot of Irish friends, so we'd stay on their farms and go fishing. They were fantastic holidays - being outdoors all day and coming home to a really warm welcome in the evenings.
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I always want to try new things, and 'Mean Machine' has given me that chance. I have got plans to carry on acting and would love to play all sorts of roles - you'll see that there's more strings to my bow!
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My parents split when I was 13. For a youngster, it's quite devastating. One minute you're all happy families, then everything changes.
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I've always had my ear pierced with a diamond stud. I did it myself when I was 16.
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Egil Olsen should have gone six games ago. He was totally useless. I'd like to give him a right-hander!
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The FA have given me a pat on the back. I've taken violence off the terracing and onto the pitch.
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I got into moisturiser when I played football. If you're out in all weathers you have to take care of your face.
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