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Repeated verbatim in The Guardian's long-running Saturday Q&A; two publisher-hosted examples establish recurrence.
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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2024 source ↗
My all-girls’ high school. I hated it. Large groups of teenage girls aren’t known for their empathy and kindness. It was a shock to realise that people viewed me as uncool because of the way my body worked.
I would have thought more about exercise and a healthy lifestyle in my 20s, 30s and 40s.
Trusting some men.
I wouldn’t because everything is connected with everything else.
A horse-riding accident when I was about 15.
Endless acting jobs.
Talk to people. Learn from them. And put your phone away.
I’ve never seen Star Wars (I know!) and on my first day of a recent job, I’m sitting next to this very friendly actor. I ask if he has much experience with motion capture. He says, “Yes.” I say “Oh great! What have you worked on?” He says, “I’m Mark Hamill.”
I wanted to be a vet, and then realised it’s only really dogs that I adore, and if someone had a poorly mouse, I would be the one needing medical assistance.
“You were amazing in Game of Thrones.” I say it’s the worst thing – it’s also the best!
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