Joseph Fiennes
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Come back to me the night before I pop my clogs.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My dog’s trust in me.
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My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
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Giving people enjoyment.
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Greta Thunberg, a brightly coloured little bird in a coalmine, desperately sounding the alarm for others while laying her childhood to waste.
Myself. I have never been harder on anyone else.
It was such a beautiful summer’s night and I had pink hair and my band was doing really well and my mum was there, my mum was still alive. It was very magical for me and to get the honour of my city, to be blessed by their respect, it was delicious.
I don’t care if I am remembered or not.
A ballerina. I remain rather disappointed that I became a rock star instead.
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