Forgetfulness. I leave valuable possessions scattered around the globe.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2011 source ↗
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Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
Overeating when stressed.
I don’t deplore anything about myself, but I am a perfectionist.
I lose bank cards, I’m untidy, I get bored very quickly.
When I ruin someone else’s story because I think mine is better, so butt in before they’ve finished theirs.
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At school, a careers adviser asked me what I wanted to be and I said fashion journalist, so writing for Vogue has provided me with the opportunity to fulfil a dream.
I'd need a great business partner. I'm glad we're talking about it because it's been a great frustration in my life. I can't seem to find the right person to help me do that.
I didn’t listen to my instincts, essentially, and I presumed other people knew more than me, and actually, nobody knows more about you than you.
I don't ever want to stop learning. And I really want to learn French fluently.
I don't want to look sexy in photographs. I think it's an easy option. I'm so sick of girls pushing their boobs up in Myspace photographs. I hate the way women want to be "hot" all the time.
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