Catch of the Day... ; As These Exclusive Pictures Show, Albert Finney's Role in Tim Burton's Critically Acclaimed Big Fish Is the Strangest of His 40- Year Career.

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Despite his status as one of Britain's best-loved and most accomplished actors, Albert Finney isn't one to stand on his dignity. Take his account of the moment when he realised that he was a star. 'It was after I had made Tom Jones. I went around the world by myself I just wanted to travel and I was in Hawaii.

And I'd caught body lice.

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Catch of the Day... ; As These Exclusive Pictures Show, Albert Finney's Role in Tim Burton's Critically Acclaimed Big Fish Is the Strangest of His 40- Year Career.

'So I went into a chemist and said very quietly, "Have you got anything for lice?"

The assistant shouted back, "Mr Finney, we sure have." That's when I realised that I was famous at the wrong time.' It's a typical Finney anecdote, recounted with relish in his deep, resonant voice and with no trace of embarrassment. He is, though, long past the stage when he worries about his public image.

Nor is he the type of person who gets a kick out of recalling past glories.

'I prefer to live in the present,' he says.

'Peopl...

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