Courteney Cox
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Safe and peaceful. It gives you a sense of ease.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2019 source ↗
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Openness, curiosity and compassion.
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Like intoxication, sometimes followed by a hangover.
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A warm blanket.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
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View profile →I would care less about what people think.
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Less admin, emails, phone calls; more space to think, read and sleep.
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Some of my teachers. I was a bit of a handful as a kid. They were just trying to do their job and I made it very difficult.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗
Preparing for Sound Of Metal. Feeling challenged and overwhelmed and lost in something is very fulfilling.
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I wanted to perform in some way, but I didn’t think it was viable. Teachers told me I should be a barrister, because I was always arguing with them.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗
The thought that I could be doing more: being more productive, doing more of the things that matter, and less of the things that don’t.
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