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What was it like working with big names like Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, and John Rhys-Davies?

Goss: Especially Omar and Peter; it's a wonderful moment of movie history because they haven't been together since Lawrence of Arabia. When we were filming in India, I was galloping to my mark on a white stallion in the desert. I stopped, delivered my line, and I look over at Omar Sharif and I'm thinking, How did I get here? I'm thinking Ashton Kutcher [host of Punk'd who pulls practical jokes on celebrities] is going to jump out and punk me any second. It was just a surreal, wonderful experience.

Omar and I became friends. We'd often unwind with a glass of wine together. He's a wonderful guy, a lot of fun. He has a great sense of humor; he's crazy.

Any funny stories from the set?

Goss: Mostly just fun evenings together, all of us. We'd have drinks, and seeing Omar getting a little tipsy and hearing some of the stories he would tell, especially about working with Peter on Lawrence of Arabia.

I read that Omar and John Noble got into a fight one night after they had been drinking?

Goss: Yeah they did. It was a little heated thing. It made me laugh in one sense, because it wasn't like two young bucks on the film where there's egos flying around and they could bang chests. It was the two older chaps. Boys will be boys for the rest of time.

Esther (Tiffany Dupont) and Xerxes share a kiss

This was Tiffany Dupont's first major role. What was it like working with her?

Goss: It was sweet. You could see she was learning on the move, and I think everybody just wanted to make sure she felt protected. I think she found it a little hard to be in India at first; she was finding her feet, I think. I'd look after her, on an acting level and also as a colleague, because making a movie can be quite a daunting project.

What are your best memories of your days with Bros?

Goss: Playing Wembley Stadium was a big deal, because we were the youngest men at that point to play it. I was 20, and there were 70,000 people in there. It was our second world tour, and the show sold out in about an hour. I think touring was probably the best thing, because you see the world and get all the life lessons you need. You see so many different colors, sizes and races, beliefs, languages and idiosyncrasies—sometimes crazy, sometimes annoying, sometimes sweet.

So why did Bros call it quits when you were so popular?

Luke and his brother in their days with Bros

Goss: It was me, actually. When our third album came out, it went straight to the Top Ten, but one reviewer said the music was too progressive for our fans. I remember thinking that creativity should be fueled by the individual, and the fans can either stick around or go and do their thing. I thought, That's it. I'm primarily a slave to the rhythm—a slave to the fans. So I'm going to get on with being an individual.

I called my brother and said, "I can't do this anymore. I'm done." The next day it was on the front page of the newspapers, in the news all over the world. Fans were mad at me and crying and all that stuff.

So how'd you get into acting after that?

Goss: I got asked to do a show in theater; the director said, "I've seen you on TV, and you have a great energy and I think you'd be right for a part." It was a comedy, and I was terrified about it. Long story short, I went into the rehearsal room and from day one, I was playing the lead in the show. I fell in love with the theater, and I never did music again from that day.

And you've never looked back?

Goss: No, it's been 21 movies now, and it's moving forward, thankfully. So far it's been a fun journey. I actually feel that acting was what I was meant to do.

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