Adam Lambert
American singer
I don’t embarrass easily: I’m kinda shameless.
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Being on the cover of a magazine at 18 with the slogan: “Did she ruin The Godfather?”
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2023 source ↗
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Bryn Terfel
Welsh bass-baritone singer
One horrible afternoon in Chicago when I forgot my words in The Marriage of Figaro, in a role I’d sung hundreds of times.
Accidentally walking on to set naked for a scene where I wasn’t actually supposed to be naked.
I don’t get embarrassed.
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Being hard on myself. I don’t want to pass that on to my daughters, so I’m trying to stop.
Making films exactly how I wanted.
An Elizabeth Peyton painting.
To a girl we were mean to in first grade.
To follow your path and not worry about what to do too much; one thing leads to the next, and you wind up where you’re meant to be.
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