Louis Theroux
British and American journalist and author
There was a period in the early 2000s when I had been doing celebrity profiles and thought I’d lost my way creatively.
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So after they left, I had to clean all the bathrooms.…you can’t unsee that kind of stuff. But that was my job and so I did it delightfully.
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Alison Moyet
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A 12-hour nightshift at a toy factory in Southend.
Charlotte Church
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It was a double-edged sword, but being a major-label artist, I felt like a commodity, a thing to be sold.
Joseph Fiennes
English actor
Several: cutting the local vicar's lawn, shovelling shit from a stable, waiting tables, picking up and washing actors' smelly pants and socks.
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I love that there is no privileged access to information. I love that we’re able to all contribute to solving a problem.
I’d rather be a market maker, market creator than a market taker. You know, to create something new that never existed before versus thinking about share.
I begin each morning, I do every single morning exactly the same way, I begin each morning by doing my highest priority work first. I have a very clear priority list and I start from the highest priority work first. Before I even get to work, my day is already a success. I've already completed my most important work and can dedicate my day to helping others.
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I try really hard not to have Outlook manage my life.
Well, I work from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed. And I work seven days a week.
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