Ashley Jensen
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Hollywood Boulevard, it’s grubby, sticky and somehow terribly sad.
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When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗
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After I got arrested, my dad, a lawyer, took me to a QC to try to build a case against the FBI. The dejection on his face when it became obvious that we couldn’t was disappointing.
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When I was 13, I was on a bicycle and got hit by a taxi in New York.
As a citizen, a person involved in my community.
Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
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