Jackie Chan
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Wow, so many – Robert De Niro, James Cameron, Will Smith.
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Barack Obama. On a daily basis he faced racism, and I admire him for trying to push through that to better his nation.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 September 2021 source ↗
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Isla Fisher
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David Walliams, for making the transition from comic actor to bestselling kids’ author. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do the same.
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When I was 17, I worked in a warehouse in Rotherham doing an audit of truck parts. I counted nuts and bolts all day long.
Every time I let my wife drive.
Every job I don’t get.
Airline tickets. I spend a lot on flying because I’ve three kids in the UK.What would your superpower be?To drink as much beer as I can without putting on weight.
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