Burt Reynolds
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I wouldn’t have done the naked centrefold in Cosmopolitan magazine in 1972.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I would take things a little slower.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗
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Suzanne Vega
American singer-songwriter
I would have tried to meet Lou Reed backstage. I went to see him for years, and never tried to meet him. Eventually we met at award shows and did become friends.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2017 source ↗
I would tell myself to stop being such a worrier.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2023 source ↗
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View profile →I consider myself quite a happy person. One of the most exciting times was when Sarah was born.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗
I’ve been lucky enough to act for 35 years. The only other job I had was as a cook at a drive-in restaurant, and I enjoyed that as well.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗
There have been moments when I’d want to say sorry to both my parents for some of the stuff I’ve done.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗
The easiest thing for me to say would be comfort and at ease.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗
Some of my choices were mistakes, so I’d have to say myself.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗
Aside from a car, it would be a guitar. I used to have almost 100, but now I am down to 22.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗
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