Actor Sam Neill, who dies at 78, discusses several personal topics in an interview conducted shortly before his death. Across multiple reports, Neill speaks about completing around five years of chemotherapy and how he approaches life afterwards, including expressing a renewed appreciation for food. The outlets also say the interview touches on his work as a villain in the TV series “Peaky Blinders,” describing what he enjoyed about playing a “baddie.” While the reports focus on the reflections he shared, they do not present new details about the cause of death. The coverage emphasizes that the interview was among his final public comments and that it was circulated after news of his death was announced. All sources agree that the same themes—his experience with chemotherapy, his love of food after treatment, and his perspective on his “Peaky Blinders” character—are central to the material being reported.