Nineteen Eighty-Four. I always meant to read it before 1984, and once 1984 had passed I didn’t see the point.
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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What scares you about getting older?
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I’ve been lugging around Doris Lessing’s books, which I have yet to read.
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I’ve never read Proust.
I’m not really ashamed, but I haven’t read Lord of the Rings.
Probably all of them because I am not big into English literature. I read a lot of self-improvement books.
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I always thought I would be a terrible driver because I’m sort of a wafty person, but it turns out I am very good at staying in between the lines. I passed my test last year.
I would have been OK with feeling shy. In my teenage years, I thought being an actor meant that you had to be a little more performative.
People give me a hard time about my hats. Over Christmas, this drunk woman shouted something about me having a shit hat because I had a red beanie on. Last week at a party, someone gave me a hard time for wearing a cap. I just think about melting ice caps when this happens.
I’m actually looking forward to getting older.
Completely nuts.
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