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'Lost' star enjoyed life as a binman
Published Saturday, May 27 2006, 09:55 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly
Lost star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has admitted that he sometimes misses his job as a binman.
The actor, who plays Mr Eko on the desert island series, revealed that working on the show is far more tiring than collecting rubbish.
"Doing the bins was a hustle but it was a good job because I had a 3am start and finished early enough to go to college lectures in the afternoon," he told The Mirror. "It was a peaceful job. You'd get up early in the morning with no one around but the foxes.
"You did stink but in a weird way you were very much at one with humanity. I wouldn't say it was fun exactly, not all the time anyway, but it paid well."
On his role in Lost, he added, "We are quite literally stuck in the jungle much of the time. It's very hard with long hours over six-day weeks for three months at a time. It's not easy - but it is a beach and that has its fun moments."
The actor, who plays Mr Eko on the desert island series, revealed that working on the show is far more tiring than collecting rubbish.
"Doing the bins was a hustle but it was a good job because I had a 3am start and finished early enough to go to college lectures in the afternoon," he told The Mirror. "It was a peaceful job. You'd get up early in the morning with no one around but the foxes.
"You did stink but in a weird way you were very much at one with humanity. I wouldn't say it was fun exactly, not all the time anyway, but it paid well."
On his role in Lost, he added, "We are quite literally stuck in the jungle much of the time. It's very hard with long hours over six-day weeks for three months at a time. It's not easy - but it is a beach and that has its fun moments."
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