The
Hollywood star recalls his childhood in San Jose,
Sydney and Walton-on-Thames, falling for Grease and Macbeth – and his enduring love for The Young Ones
I saw Rocky at the Century 21 theatre in San Jose,
California, when I was 11 and your mom still had to take you to the movies. Everybody wanted to be a boxer; everybody ran up the stairs; everyone did the impression: “Adrian!” It’s still one of the greatest movies of all time. I recently spoke to Stallone on the phone and had to tell him: “Man, you changed every kid’s life.”