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I haven’t grown up.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗
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Olivia Williams
British actress
My mother says I had a plan to be a farmer’s wife and a violinist, going to concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in my tractor.
A drunk woman who threw epic dinner parties.
First, I wanted to be a historian, then a drummer, and after that I just wanted to be employed. And I still do.
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View profile →Maybe in the 1990s, but I was so selfish at the time, I wouldn’t really have noticed what was going on.
I got seduced by being a pop star, and why wouldn’t I? I think I could have made a few more career moves with films. But I was nervous. How do you move forward as an actor creatively if you are just appealing to teenage girls?
Looking down at other people. I was brought up to treat people as you treat yourself, with respect. The people you meet on the way up are the people you meet on the way down.
My relationship with drugs.
I don’t know and I don’t really care – I’ll be dead.
Hardworking, authentic and honest.
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