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Still to come, I think.
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Roger Allam
English actor
I was very proud of doing Falstaff, because it seemed to go well.
Johanna Konta
British tennis player
Being happy. I think that transcends the results of my matches, the so-called successes or failures. How would you like to be remembered? As someone who dedicated their life to what they were doing at the time. Right now, it’s tennis, but I want to have the same dedication for whatever I do after, whether it be motherhood or another career.
Having three great daughters, having been on the radio for nearly 50 years and not being dead.
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As vital as breathing.
“You’ll never do well as an actor unless you change your name.” I’m not going to say who.
To do the very best you can and then let it go.
As an optimist.
At King’s College hospital when I was 16; the job was putting hundreds of pieces of A4 paper into A4 transparent envelopes. I lasted one day.
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