Chiwetel Ejiofor
English actor
Still to come, I think.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What most recently made you cry?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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I’ve helped create a path for young black actors. When I go to swanky Hollywood dos, it’s great to see more and more young black British faces. I can remember a time when I was the only one there.
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Martin Sheen
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That I was partially responsible for bringing some extraordinary human beings into the world, and they responded to me as a loving father.
Zandra Rhodes
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Founding the Fashion and Textile Museum.
Michael Flatley
American step dancer
Aside from the night that my wife said yes, creating Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, and employing thousands of dancers for the last 30 years.
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I had no idea. When I was a week away from leaving school, a teacher said, “We’ve been talking in the staffroom and we all think you should be an actor.” I thought, “That’s exactly what I want.” The rest is history.
I would have had a bit more belief in myself: I would have reached for America sooner.
After my documentary aired. I suddenly had a bit of panic, because it’s very personal. I couldn’t watch it on the night, I was so scared. The next day people were walking up to me on the street and telling me their life story. It was extraordinary.
I was a bailiff for half a morning. I couldn’t stand it.
A warm knowing.
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