I hate rich people that feel a need to tell you how hard they had it (“We had the smallest pool on the block”). And I hate poor people that feel a need to puff up their bios so they can better fit in with the rich—you meet a lot of Talented Mr. Ripleys in showbiz.
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Needless aggression and bullying.
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The inability to listen.
After the third time someone’s late, we can’t be friends any more.
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Being a bit mean now and again, too impetuous, snappy, bit of a temper.
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My first year of drama school: a sense of freedom, doing something I wanted to do and being with lovely people.
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