Optimistic, creative, resilient.
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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What is your greatest fear?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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Friendly, opinionated, hilarious.
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Not being able to work.
Learning lines.
I didn’t get a part in a TV series for a writer that I’ve always wanted to work with, but I wasn’t right for it, if I’m truly honest.
My parents, because I rather slipped from their standards on more than one occasion. And when they got older, I wish I’d been kinder and more tolerant with them.
Insurance – it’s such a scam.
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