Not listening to me.
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Racism and bigotry.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗
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Wow! Like, the way people mess up language. I mean, it makes me crazy, y’know?
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Dishonesty. It destroys relationships. It’s something celebrities especially have to guard against because people are prone to tell you what they think you want to hear rather than the truth.
People who speak with heavy American accents. I can barely understand them. No, seriously, dishonesty.
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If I could change one thing about myself, it would be to change the idea that I should change something about myself.
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