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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2022 source ↗
When I was doing A-levels, I worked in a factory that made homework diaries, which was fine until they banned talking and the radio.
Horrible gigs at the beginning, when no one’s interested.
I worked in a unisex clothes store for three days. Girls would say, 'Do I look fat in this?' I'd say, 'Yes.' I was fired.
I had to clean up the sump pump [toilet system] in my house because my sister and I flushed things we shouldn’t have.
Being a bit mean now and again, too impetuous, snappy, bit of a temper.
If I was 40 again.
Needless aggression and bullying.
My first year of drama school: a sense of freedom, doing something I wanted to do and being with lovely people.
Not having come from a class that understands how the world works.
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