David Schwimmer
American actor
The lack of role models in leadership in the US, in particular our government.
What has been your biggest disappointment?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
Identity & self
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What scares you about getting older?
Time & hindsight
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What happens when we die?
Death & what remains
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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I spent about five years living in Paris thinking I would become Kristin Scott Thomas, and it didn’t happen.
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Corbyn losing the 2019 election.
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That my baseball team, Baltimore Orioles, is always in the basement.
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I woke up this morning thinking maybe I don’t want to be an actor any more, then I had breakfast and I thought: actually, no, I really like being an actor.
Ponderous, over thinking.
A receding hairline.
I think we go back into the earth.
I would try and get to being comfortable with myself quicker.
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