Rose McGowan
American actress and activist
A mortician – I worked in a funeral home when I was 14.
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I dreamed of being an artistic skater. And a nursery nurse.
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Felicity Jones
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A magazine editor.
James Blunt
Singer, songwriter and musician
A lawyer. I did work experience and was sent to the public gallery at the high court. The man in the dock was a 50-year-old accused of buggering a cat on the Metropolitan line. I decided to become a musician instead.
Julia Ormond
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A mum, an airline stewardess or an artist.
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View profile →Fortunately, I’ve often been happy, which you wouldn’t necessarily guess from the roles I play. I’ve always been very happy to have my children with me, particularly on location. My daughter was in in London when I played Mary Stuart at the National Theatre.
A good film, a good book, a good script, a long phone call.
At each of my theatre premieres.
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