Sofia Coppola
American filmmaker and actress
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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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Choose your friends wisely.
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Jason Manford
English comedian and singer
That there are more important things than being right.
Jane Asher
English actress and author
Not to take anything for granted.
Worry about the things you can control and don’t worry about the things you can’t.
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View profile →The pope. I was brought up in the Catholic religion, and I think he is trying to make the church more accepting of all. He’s got a very hard job because the church is very stuck in its rightwing conservative ways.
Losing my family.
Not being truthful to everyone from an earlier age.
At the birth of my children; when Lennox Lewis was crowned undisputed world heavyweight champion; and the day I had my final gender reassignment operation.
In my early days of transitioning, I used to come to London and meet for a drink with a group going through the same thing. I used to wear a full wig, and one night I’d drunk too much and fell asleep on the train, and my wig slipped off.
Being two-faced.
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