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So this is it, this is the year I turn 30<\/a>. And, despite common discourse and how hard it\u2019s tried to influence my attitude, I feel great. I\u2019m ready to bid farewell to my insecure 20s and wholly accept this new decade. A new decade laced with more assurance, more wisdom and perhaps most importantly, a willing acceptance that going to bed at 10pm is just fine. <\/p>\n In fact, I am just three years shy of the age Michael Caine was when he played London-dwelling lothario Alfie and a further five years short of the age he was when he played Charlie Croker in The Italian Job<\/a>. You see, as clich\u00e9 as it sounds, both mine and Caine\u2019s existence goes to prove that life only starts once you\u2019ve turned the corner of 30. Yes, I did just compare my life to Michael Caine\u2019s, and in this instance, it\u2019s fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s fine because I hope that in 30 years time, when I turn 60, my birthday celebrations will match the opulence of his. While my growing age has developed a heightened sense of cynicism and I am quick to dismiss Hollywood glamour as a complete fad, the tales of Caine\u2019s elderly birthdays seem to go against every grain of that idea, and upon hearing of them, well, my cynicism has quickly turned into jealousy.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTwo of the most star-studded events of my life must have been my 60th and 80th birthday parties,\u201d the British actor explained. \u201cBoth shared with my \u2018celestial twin\u2019 (we were born at the same time on the same day, me in London and him in Chicago), Quincy Jones<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cFor our 60th birthdays in 1993 we took over a club on Beverly Drive and it was wonderful to see so many family and friends from past and present all gathered together\u2014from John Barry and Sidney Furie of my Ipcress File days to Oprah Winfrey and Jack Nicholson. The highlight of the night was rapping with Ice-T. I thought I was actually pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n Makes my plans of washing down a double cheeseburger and chips with a pint of Guinness seem a little but underwhelming, but fair play, that was Caine celebrating what is double the age of mine. So maybe I will get there. And when I do, I can only hope that I can enjoy it, and look forward to an even more excessive 80th birthday party.\u00a0<\/p>\n