Hayley Atwell
British American actress
An adult, as quickly as possible. I wasn’t built for the psychological warfare of the playground.
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
This is a standing question in The Guardian's decades-long The Q&A and also recurs independently in career and life interviews.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A spy, a witch and a nun.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗
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Louis Walsh
Irish music manager and television personality
I just wanted to work in music. I didn’t want a real job.
Dominic Cooper
English actor
A librarian. Or a racing driver for Ferrari F1.
James Blunt
Singer, songwriter and musician
A lawyer. I did work experience and was sent to the public gallery at the high court. The man in the dock was a 50-year-old accused of buggering a cat on the Metropolitan line. I decided to become a musician instead.
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In my teens, peeling garlic to make pie filling in a butcher’s shop.
To my brother. When he was a small boy, I made him urinate on an electric fence to see if liquid could really transmit electricity.
I think you can be happy every day, if you are in the flow.
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