Jess Phillips
British politician
The prime minister.
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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Time & hindsight
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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An actor – that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I went to stage school when I was 13.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2019 source ↗
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Olivia Williams
British actress
My mother says I had a plan to be a farmer’s wife and a violinist, going to concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in my tractor.
Sofia Coppola
American filmmaker and actress
A magazine editor like Diana Vreeland.
Anna Paquin
New Zealand actress
I already had a career when I was growing up.
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View profile →I was in a car crash when I was 16, and I have a little scar on my face from smashing the passenger window with my head. If the car had rolled, I would have been dead.
Being a decent person.
Scraping plates in a fish and chip cafe in Whitby.
On my wedding day in Oxfordshire, six years ago.
I’d change my mindset and not be so hard on myself, and impart the knowledge that other people’s intentions aren’t always as well-meaning as my own.
Kind, fun and that I cared.
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