Julia Ormond
English actress
A mum, an airline stewardess or an artist.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 March 2021 source ↗
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Time & hindsight
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Failure & regret
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Something in comedy. It was either this or Jimi Hendrix.
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Jennifer Hudson
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I always wanted to be a singer.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗
Clive Myrie
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A tennis player.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗
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View profile →Worryingly close to absolute panic.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
I learned how to play The Wind Cries Mary guitar solo.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
Right now. I think I was born in my early 30s and I am finally catching up to my age. It’s fine to be a bit like Frasier now, but it’s probably not ideal when you are 12.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
In the last couple of years, Britain.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
Most of the people that saw me do comedy between the years 2007 and 2012.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
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