"The measure of a man is what's left when the fame falls away...."

"The measure of a man is what's left when the fame falls away...."

Those were the actor's words in his very last film scene before he died from cancer this year. He was described by Steven Spielberg as the ‘best actor in the world’, but at the age of 64 Pete Postlethwaite’s life was tragically cut short. In his final weeks he wrote a deeply moving account of his battle against the disease. Here, we print an exclusive extract...

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"I know my family will miss me, and I will miss them. And that, in the end, is all that matters."
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Pete Postlethwaite's moving memoir: The measure of a man is what's left when the fame falls away | Mail Online
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