Frank Cottrell-Boyce
British screenwriter, novelist and actor
That it’s impossible to persuade other people of the value of the lessons that life has taught you.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
That things change.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis
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You have to ride the wave and never wait for it to be calm, because it never will be.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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To do the very best you can and then let it go.
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Some of those late nights.
A gazillion years ago I was in Gucci with Melanie Blatt, and I attempted to sit down on a chair that wasn’t there. I did a full-on stuntwoman backward roll, landed in a ball of the floor and laughed so hard I wet myself. Everybody in the shop moved to a different section.
When my children were small and used to play together, be creative, and were just in that innocent bubble.
As a great mother, wife and songwriter.
Not scrolling on my phone as much as I do.
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