Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
I would have honoured my body, I would have lived inside it, cherished it and protected it.
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I wouldn’t live so long in France. After eight years, I came back to London.
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Adam Kay
British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician
I could have done without being sexually assaulted, or having an eating disorder, or pushing myself to breaking point, but every chapter of my life brought me here.
Katherine Parkinson
English actor
I wish I hadn’t been a heavy smoker for so many years.
Aidan Gillen
Irish actor
The floral waistcoat and shocking-pink shirt combo I wore on my 21st.
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Pressing uniforms in a laundry. I was 14. I lied about my age and said I was 16, even though I probably looked about 12.
When my son was about three years old and I was working at the National Theatre. I remember cycling from Twickenham, and thinking, “This is the golden age: I’ll never be happier or more content than this.”
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