What did you want to be when you were growing up?

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Recorded Liev Schreiber said elsewhere, not written here
An elevator operator.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2024 source ↗

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Kate Mosse English writer
First I wanted to be in the circus, then a tap dancer, then prime minister. I have failed at all three.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 March 2022 source ↗

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Question Which moment embarrassed you most? Failure & regret
When I was 19 I worked at a gay bar while I was at drama school in London. One of the guys I worked with was Glaswegian and I learned the dialect from him. The acting teacher at the school said, “Liev, you’ve got the region but you’ve missed the character entirely” because I played Jimmy Boyle in a very camp Glaswegian accent.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2024 source ↗

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