The New Zealand actor shared writing his new biography gave him a reason to live following the discovery of a lump in his neck last year while travelling the world to promote a movie.
The book, titled Did I Ever Tell You This, delves into his career in film and television, as well as his personal life, but it's what is written in the first chapter that shocks readers.New Zealand actor Sam Neill has revealed in a biography he was diagnosed with blood cancer, adding at the time he thought he was"possibly dying". Picture: Foxtel
It then prompted him to write a biography as a distraction and to"give me a reason to get through the day" while receiving treatment."And I'm used to working. I love working. I love going to work. I love being with people every day and enjoying human company and friend and all these things." The actor said he never intended to write a book but it made him think about his personal life and decorated 50-year career in the TV and film industry.
"A year later, not only have I written the book - I didn't have a ghost-writer - but it's come out in record time," he said.
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