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The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 March 2026 source ↗
I hate it when my little brothers don't close their mouths when they're eating.
Laziness, lack of empathy, lack of humour.
Three versions of the same trait: deceit, hypocrisy, and manipulativeness.
When people are disingenuous.
Impatience. I’m not very good at waiting around or dealing with things that aren’t moving at a pace that I want them to.
I assumed that once I reached some level of achievement, I would feel fixed.
Picking myself back up after very tricky times and trying again.
The more you face shame and stare it in the eyes and talk about it, the less potent it is.
On radio, I once said “anal” instead of “angel”.
People have said, “I wish you would die.” That’s the stark truth of being in the public eye – people dehumanise you and say ghastly things.
Michael Flatley, Mike Skinner, John Malkovich, Bear Grylls, Ed Harris, Meghann Fahy
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