Jodie Whittaker
English actress
My friendships.
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That my work has given deaf children more confidence in themselves and a sense of ownership of who they are.
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Ashley Jensen
Scottish actress and narrator
That my son is kind and he loves David Bowie.
Fran Lebowitz
American author and public speaker
That I’ve never killed anyone – and I’ve been tempted numerous times. My other achievement is that I went to Australia, which meant I was on a plane without smoking for almost 24 hours, and I didn’t kill anyone on that flight.
Johanna Konta
British tennis player
Being happy. I think that transcends the results of my matches, the so-called successes or failures. How would you like to be remembered? As someone who dedicated their life to what they were doing at the time. Right now, it’s tennis, but I want to have the same dedication for whatever I do after, whether it be motherhood or another career.
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You have to ride the wave and never wait for it to be calm, because it never will be.
I didn’t email my grandfather enough before he passed away.
If emergency train announcements were written up on the information screen. The times I ended up at the wrong destination could easily have been avoided.
My dad’s family, for fake drowning when I was 12 on holiday in France – it caused such embarrassment that we had to leave. All because I wanted to get the inflatable ring off my brother. It still haunts me. I guess acting was always going to be my future.
Avoidance coping.
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