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In my first job in film, a giant bloke dressed like a sumo wrestler asked me to get his G-string out of his arse. He said he couldn’t reach it.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 October 2020 source ↗
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John Waters
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I worked in a unisex clothes store for three days. Girls would say, 'Do I look fat in this?' I'd say, 'Yes.' I was fired.
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Digging foundations in the freezing-cold Chicago winters.
Francesca Martinez
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I’ve liked all my jobs, amazingly.
Working in farming in Somerset at 18, there were elements that were awful, and they were all really edifying. I mean, feeding chickens in sleet was hard work but I am so glad I did it.
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It’s like digging a field together: it’s hard work, not very glamorous, but you can stand back and think, “We did that.”
I had no female role models growing up. I lived an incredibly sheltered life: there was no TV at home and we had no visitors. It wasn’t until rock and pop came into my life that I concocted myself as a role model.
I am going straight to cremation like David Bowie, so there would be no funeral.
The moment my daughter was born in 1999, because it took me seven years to conceive.
Romantic love – what a con. (I do still believe in it.)
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