Felicity Jones
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A magazine editor.
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A tennis player.
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Most days, I wanted to be Albrecht in the classical ballet Giselle, dancing until I dropped dead.
A ballet dancer.
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I wanted to be a prosthetic makeup artist after watching A Nightmare On Elm Street.
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Be kind and do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
The usual racist shit.
Being called upon by President Bush to ask him a question at a press conference when I wasn’t there. He called my name … and there was no response!
Watching the South Korean film Past Lives. I was on a plane and weeping uncontrollably.
Coming under attack while reporting in Iraq.
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