Clive Myrie
British journalist, newsreader, and presenter
Surviving this world.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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Making films exactly how I wanted.
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That I turned a broken heart into a career. That I hit rock bottom and bounced back up a lot higher.
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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.
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.
Being stuck in a project that’s not challenging me, or true to my nature.
Being on the cover of a magazine at 18 with the slogan: “Did she ruin The Godfather?”
Driving my convertible over the Bay Bridge when I was 18, listening to Thinking of You by Sister Sledge.
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