Did I Ever Tell You This?
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Sam Neill
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Sam Neill
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tells the story of how he became one of the world's most celebrated actors, who has worked with everyone from Meryl Streep to Isabel Adjani, from Jeff Goldblum to Sean Connery, from Steven Spielberg to Jane Campion.
By his own account, his career has been a series of unpredictable turns of fortune. Born in 1947 in Northern Ireland, he emigrated to New Zealand at the age of seven. His family settled in Dunedin on the South Island, but young Sam was sent away to boarding school in Christchurch, where he was hopeless at sports and discovered he enjoyed acting.
But how did you become an actor in New Zealand in the 1960 and 1970s where there was no film industry? After university he made documentary films while also appearing in occasional amateur productions of Shakespeare. In 1977 he took the lead in Sleeping Dogs, the first feature made in New Zealand in more than a decade, a project that led to a major role in Gillian Armstrong's celebrated My Brilliant Career.
And after that Sam Neill found his way, sometimes by accident, into his own brilliant career. He has worked around the world, an actor who has moved effortlessly from blockbuster to art house to TV, from Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park movies to The Piano and Peaky Blinders.
Did I Ever Tell You This? is a joy to listen to, a marvellous and often very funny book, the work of a natural storyteller who is a superb observer of other people, and who writes with love and warmth about his family. It is also his account of his life outside film, especially in Central Otago where he established Two Paddocks, his vineyard famous for its pinot noir.
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Critic reviews
"Sam Neill is a legend, and in this magnificent book he shares his stories of family, friends and film with delicious irreverence, compassion and grace." (Laura Dern)
"Just wonderful, so funny and charming and sharp. Sam Neill's lively, lovely book made me laugh out loud." (Meryl Streep)
"A fabulously entertaining, insanely readable memoir of a life richly, royally, rambunctiously and righteously lived." (Stephen Fry)
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- Arnaud Stephenson
- 03-04-23
Totally superb.
Throughly enjoyed this. Sam is a great storyteller, with fascinating and hilarious anecdotes. Highly recommend.
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- Andy
- 03-04-23
MEMORIES OF A DECENT HONORABLE MAN
Sam I have really enjoyed your book. it is the story of a totally decent and honorable man who travels from the UK to NZ,. places I know. I have enjoyed your films and also your book with you reading it. I am sorry it comes at a time when you are fighting illness but it sounds like you are positive and getting better. I wish you a happy and healthy 2023 Andrew.
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- Cj Rutter
- 09-04-23
Sam..ah bless him
Did I Ever Tell You This? is a superb autobiography.
Told largely chronologically this highly enjoyable book is told with Sam's self effacing dry wit and wry observations. From childhood, through his early career to him recounting funny tales from his best known movies such as Jurassic Park, Event Horizon etc.. The book offers a very interesting insight into Sam's career and personal life.
What's also tackled head on is his on going battle with cancer, he pulls no punches on giving you a first hand account of what it is like to live with the terrible illness. But Sam's light and humorous narration together with a steady stream of amusing anecdotes saves the book from ever getting depressing in him dealing with cancer.
So, if you are a fan of Nigel (read the book to find out) then I highly recommend you check this one out.
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- Ken P
- 20-07-23
A great reminisensce by Sam neill
Great narration funnily spoken by Sam Neill which covers an eclectic story of Sam's life to date.
I particularly enjoyed his the book jumps from one era in his life to another era without any explanation, but isn't that how are memories work, mine do as I'm sure everyone's does and it is absolutely captivating.
Can't put any part of it before any other part, but
it I particularly enjoyed the early years of Sam's life in Ireland.
I hope that Sam's cancer doesn't return, he has a lot to offer the acting fraternity, and wish him well in all the years to come.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-08-23
Sam Neill tells a good story
Warm and funny bloke. Enjoyable listen. Amusing recollections of his life, career and people he has met. Would recommend.
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- Colin Roberts
- 11-07-23
A wonderful slice of life and maybe death too
Great anecdotes, wonderful history and a good glimpse behind the curtain. A well told tale of a very likeable guy.
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- J Maye
- 24-06-23
Entertaining curate’s egg
This audiobook has been a great companion on long car journeys, especially as it’s narrated so well by the author. I loved Neil’s engaging, conversational, self-deprecating style, and the book is informative about Neil’s Irish and NZ background, certain family relationships, his farm and vineyards, and of course his film career. However, I found the narrative over-long and shapeless - with anecdotes appearing random, in a first-draft kind of way. And while the author is honest about areas such as his health and career moves, his reluctance to speak about his personal life and beliefs - or to reflect on life’s lessons - invites many further questions.
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- Steven Bennett
- 04-10-23
Sam Neil
Great Book-Listen Highly Recommend. Read by Sam Neil himself A++++ Kept my interest from start to finish
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- VNHSUMMERS
- 08-11-23
A blooming good performance
I first saw Sam Neill on TV as a student when they televised “Reilly Ace of Spies”. I thought his performance was wonderful and have since watched numerous films with him in and have always enjoyed them hugely. A first class actor. His reading of his book shows him to be a very good, engaging writer and, no surprise, a fine, very understated narrator. If he will forgive me, a very British approach and execution, underplaying his life in an admirable way. I wish you all the best, Sam and thank you for all the pleasure you have given us all these years.
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- David
- 07-04-23
Authentic
Sam states right upfront this book is written for him and it’s better for it. Too often you read biographies that shout, look how awesome I am, this, on the other hand is authentic, warm, sometimes funny and as much a big thank you letter to the wonderful people Sam has encountered in his life, as it is a biography.
I’m not sure I’ve heard a better narration on audible, which was helped, I’m sure, by the personal nature book. This combined with content made it hard to put down.
I’m a little bias as I’m Kiwi, and as such consider Sam Neil to be a national treasure. It’s comforting to hear that despite his success and access to Hollywood Sam is still a Kiwi we can be proud of.
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