Greed, lack of empathy. Same thing.
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Careless cruelty.
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The inability to stop talking about themselves when they’re not being interviewed.
False humility.
People who do not love. If you are not loving, you are not living. Why wouldn’t you love? What’s the problem?
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Being accepted for who you are but also being encouraged to continue to grow.
Driven, sensitive and playful.
On one of my first jobs, Cold Mountain, I got a wasp in my ear in front of Jude Law. He couldn’t see the wasp so just saw me freak out.
On Monday in therapy.
Obsequiousness.
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