Tracy-Ann Oberman
Actor and writer
I am a living self-help book – I’ve managed to train myself to never regret anything.
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What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?
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What is your favourite side project?
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What is the part of your job that people would be surprised is most of your job?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What are you still hoping to finish?
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Not reading medicine.
Rob McGibbon, The Definite Article, Rob McGibbon, 27 August 2011 source ↗
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The years of self-doubt.
Jodie Whittaker
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Getting my tongue pierced aged 15, when I had train-track braces on both my top and bottom teeth. Huge error.
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I’ve become fonder and fonder of Brian Friel and Faith Healer has sort of become my favourite play.
I would like to write a play which doesn’t disappoint me 20 years later.
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