Laurence Fox
English actor and activist
Not being Bond.
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Not being a scratch golfer.
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Losing my mum when I was 28.
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Worry about the things you can control and don’t worry about the things you can’t.
Self-flagellation.
By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.
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