Edward Fox
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To be able to play the piano like Artur Schnabel.
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I had no idea. When I was a week away from leaving school, a teacher said, “We’ve been talking in the staffroom and we all think you should be an actor.” I thought, “That’s exactly what I want.” The rest is history.
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Joanna Scanlan
British actress and writer
An actor or a nun.
A teacher and a nightclub singer.
John Prescott
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
A trade union official.
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I was a bailiff for half a morning. I couldn’t stand it.
Having my family closer.
After my documentary aired. I suddenly had a bit of panic, because it’s very personal. I couldn’t watch it on the night, I was so scared. The next day people were walking up to me on the street and telling me their life story. It was extraordinary.
In New York, I once went shopping and spent something like $7,000 on a couple of shirts, trousers and a jacket. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it was ridiculous.
My first girlfriend when I left drama school. I was a bit of tart.
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