MY LIFE OF 24,012 MOVIES.
FILM buff Gwilym Hughes, who has seen 24,012 pictures, hopes to win a place in the Guinness Book of Records.Gwilym, 53, has been a movie addict since he spent two years in hospital as a child and a visiting show screened King Solomon's Mines.
He watches two films a day during the week, four at weekends and hopes to see his 25,000th a year from now.
"But I don't glue myself to the set," he said.
The retired decorator, of Dolgellau, Gwynneth, once watched films at eight cinemas in Coventry in one day.
Gwilym has seen Zulu 16 times but his all time favourite is Lawrence of Arabia.
He added: "My taste is a bit old fashioned and I wouldn't cross the road to see some of today's movies.
"I've never been bored or fed up - I still watch every film with great keenness.
"Once the titles start rolling I'm completely hooked.
"I've seen more of life than most people even though I have not travelled very far."
"For me watching films is pure enjoyment - provided it doesn't take over your life," he said.
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| Author: | Savage, Richard |
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| Publication: | The Mirror (London, England) |
| Date: | Mar 18, 1999 |
| Words: | 187 |
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