Sandy Powell
British costume designer
Coffee, which is why I’ve given it up.
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My job. I want to get it right.
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The fact that there are not enough hours in the day and I’ve taken on too much.
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Almost anything seems super urgent to deal with at 4am. Then I can't remember it in the morning.
Nish Kumar
British stand-up comedian and presenter
Anything from the concept of human mortality to a faux pas I made at a party in 2005.
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My daughter, Lael. She’s fearless and fun. In her eight years, she’s had traumatic events, but still gives hugs.
But it was really – it came across sinister. And for me, I really did listen to it. I accepted it. I tried to implement that. The reason why I say it’s the worst advice I ever received was that it was damaging to me because she was totally wrong. ... And so, when somebody who is successful tells you to do something, you try to do it, even when it damages you.
On Friday: my daughter won her volleyball game and my mom sent me videos, because I couldn’t be there. I cried wishing I’d been there to cheer her on.
As the biggest, brightest, most bodacious badass that ever lived.
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