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Control freakery in the kitchen.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2022 source ↗
The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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Julian Lennon
English musician, photographer, and philanthropist
Fear, anxiety and panic attacks.
Bruno Tonioli
Italian choreographer
I don’t think anyone should deplore anything about themselves. You can always improve things, but by deploring you’re putting yourself on a losing streak.
Thinking that I am less-than. That thinking is cunning, baffling, and insidious, and I must guard against it every hour of every day.
Impatience married with being very quick to judge.
More from Johnny Flynn
View profile →When I was about eight, by a river waiting for my dad to finish fishing, eating a Mars bar, drinking a can of Coke and listening to Beat It by Michael Jackson on my Walkman. I remember feeling I couldn’t be happier.
I’ve got vertigo, so anything to do with heights.
Not feeling like you have to be anywhere else.
When I left drama school, I thought I was going to work at the Royal Court and tell stories about political injustice. I got cast in ITV murder mysteries.
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