Gina McKee
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As a kid, I conjured up a glorious image of Buckingham Palace. I was totally deflated when I saw it for real.
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Carrie and Aidan not ending up together.
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Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
That most men have not yet come to understand the impact and the devastating consequences of violence against women.
I was very sorry to stop at two children – I would have liked to have had a third – and I am very sorry to have got divorced.
Cuba Gooding Jr
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I wanted to meet Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained but he had Jamie Foxx in mind – that one hurt.
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Several haircuts and my belly-button piercing.
Many things. I remember wanting to be a vet, a ballet dancer and a hairdresser.
A teacher at my secondary school. We used to write and sing songs about him. Sorry, Sir! You were a great teacher.
Watching Big Little Lies season 2. Shailene Woodley made me bawl.
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