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Article: 'I do know I always craved love and attention' Kevin Bacon From the day his father appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Kevin Bacon wanted to be famous. He has since made so many films it's become something of a Hollywood joke - and even inspired a board game. He talks to Nigel Farndale about ambition, reputation and wanting to kick Bacon Snr's 'ass'
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
- Article date:
- January 11, 2009
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There is an etiquette to meeting a Hollywood star for breakfast.
Certain do's and don'ts. Do be on time. Don't be late. That's about
it, really...
Unless the Hollywood star is Kevin Bacon. Here you have some
latitude, as I discover when I arrive a little late for breakfast
with him because my train has broken down. My grovelling apologies
are met with a friendly: "Hey, no worries, man. It happens. What you
going to have? Think I'm going for the vegetarian with poached egg
and wheat toast."
He looks like he could do with a square meal. He is a knife-thin
5ft 11in, and the black shirt he is wearing open down to his ribs
makes him look hungry and lupine, an impression compounded by the
tufty ...