Emily Mortimer
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All the things that seem very unimportant and manageable the next morning.
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When were you happiest?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Not reading my bank statements thoroughly enough!
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗
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François Ozon
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I am a good sleeper.
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