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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- 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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- Anonymous User
- 04-06-23
A truly talented actor, writer and winer!
A joy to listen to. Great stories, talented storyteller and less dinosaurs than anticipated. 10/10
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- Susan Watson
- 05-05-23
Thank you Sam!
A wonderful book narrated by a wonderful actor & the news now is that you’ve gone into remission - excellent news!
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- balzar
- 05-06-23
So entertaining!
This is so well written - and a most interesting story. The format is that of a conversation with a new friend, so not drearily chronological and interspersed with sundry reflections and anecdotes. - I particularly liked the one about Michael Caine and Cary Grant.
The fact that Sam Neill is the narrator really adds to the enjoyment.
Delighted with the good news at the end!
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- MnM
- 09-06-23
A fantastic listen. Beautifully narrated.
I don't think I have ever gotten through an audible book so quickly. Sam Neil's voice just sucks you in like chocolate syrup, and I didn't want to stop listening. Full of great anecdotes about the people who have touched his life in so many ways, both good and bad, and long term and fleeting. He doesn't hold back with compliments or criticism and is the most modest self-deprecating 'star' I have heard. some laugh out loud moments and some very sad recollections too.
I am so happy he is in remission and hope he has many more years ahead of him to enjoy his wine and his chosen lifestyle, and hopefully perhaps write another Audio book.
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- Rich
- 06-05-23
Loved his voice and enjoyed hearing about his life
An enjoyable listen. Remember him from Jurassic Park and a few documentaries but will look for his other films.
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- angela
- 28-10-23
Superb
A genuine pleasure from start to finish. Sam’s tales are interesting, funny and he comes across as a normal down to earth person, despite the film star life. Loved it.
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- Martin Snow
- 20-02-24
A honest, amusing and sometimes funny annidocal tale.
A brilliantly read tale of "jobbing" actor Sam Neill. Funny, interesting and sometimes touching, fully recommended.
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-04-25
Honest, inspiring, refreshing.
Narration is, of course, superb. Fascinating stories about a fascinating life and so refreshing to hear about other aspects of his life - not just the big films.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-02-24
Calming
I chose this book to stay calm... not to learn something, not to entertain myself... just enjoy being. It worked. I loved the tone of voice, I slept deeply during some chapters, I laughed about some stories... I stayed calm and enjoyed listening it.
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