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What do you consider your greatest achievement?Originally asked
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Salman Rushdie
Indian-British-American novelist
Nineteen books. Twenty next year…
Bryn Terfel
Welsh bass-baritone singer
I loved my 1 minute 40 seconds singing at the coronation of King Charles. I was the most nervous I’ve been.
Being able to paint the way I do.
Joanna Scanlan
British actress and writer
Having someone to love.
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Falling down a mine shaft in New Mexico while filming.
I wouldn’t have taken that meeting [with Weinstein in 1997].
A mortician – I worked in a funeral home when I was 14.
The trans community because I didn’t use the correct words, but I’ve learned from my mistake.
When I was 15, I conned my way into an office job at a company that represented makers of breast implants. The manager had a wart on the end of her tongue that she’d push against her teeth, making a very specific sound.
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