DEATH WISH director MICHAEL WINNER is refusing to curb his lavish spending habits even though he is $13.5 million (?9 million) in debt.
The British moviemaker admits he spends $142,500 (?95,000) on holidays every year, and wracks up massive bills by chartering private jets - because he can't bear to travel on commercial flights.
And although he has been forced to take out a loan to help cover his expenditure, the 74 year old has no plans to cut back on his extravagances.
He tells Piers Morgan's Life Stories, "It costs ?1.5 million to be me every year. I'm less rich than I was because I'm ?9 million in debt. I have assets but I have borrowed against them.
"I like spending. It's fun. Anybody likes the ability to spend money and enjoy it. I feel very happy about it. I'm a bargain! I'm a national treasure. It's very vulgar to say the exact amount (of my fortune) but I'm worth more than ?79 million but less than ?150 million." (LR/WNSNE/MJ)
- WENN.com