Ethan Hawke
Actor, director and novelist
Too many things to mention.
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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I would not let Nick Cassavetes direct My Sister’s Keeper, the film. He said [the ending] was going to match what was in the book, then changed it.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 September 2022 source ↗
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Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
I would have honoured my body, I would have lived inside it, cherished it and protected it.
Beverley Knight
Singer and stage actor
Some of the neuroses of my 20s. I knew I had a great talent, but I thought it was unmarketable because I felt ugly.
Steve Pemberton
British actor and comedian
Nothing – haven’t you heard of the butterfly effect? I could find myself still collecting glasses in Charnock Richard while Donald Sutherland would be enjoying my life.
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