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A stuntman. Evel Knievel was an icon.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A man. I have always fought against being gender specific. I just don’t like being identified as female: I’m a person.
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Floella Benjamin
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A teacher. Teachers can change lives.
Hayley Squires
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I wanted my own ice-cream van and to be a lollipop lady.
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View profile →Between 2007 and 2016, I had a large white rabbit called WillyFred. I was happiest pressing my ear to his fur and hearing his heart beat.
Everyone comes to me for advice, and I wish they didn’t. I negotiate fees for other artists, give advice on property, on food, on clothes, on pensions. I can be standing on a corner in another country and someone will approach me for help.
The world doesn’t reward talent, it mostly rewards those who are connected.
For winning that elusive Oscar.
Staying sane in a career path that tries endlessly to unnerve you.
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