I get trolled on a daily basis so it probably involved my teeth, but that was until I learned to love my teeth.
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John Waters
American filmmaker
'Do you have a hobby?' It was a journalist. I went into a tirade: 'How dare you presume I'm a dabbler!'
Somebody wrote that my voice was more numbing than novocaine.
It would be a racist comment.
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View profile →I had an opportunity many years ago to move to America and be given a daytime TV show. The kids were quite young and I decided not to, but looking back I wish I had done it.
Years ago in a safari park in South Africa, and getting all dressed up for dinner. Walking across the lawn, I didn’t realise there was a swimming pool that hadn’t been lit and walked straight into the shallow end fully clothed. It still haunts me. I remember trying to get out as if no one would notice.
A travel agent.
Fear of flying.
Living life to the full, not having regrets and not trying to plan your future too much. Just enjoy every minute.
Nothing: I live in the now.
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