Adrian Scarborough
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The first 12 years of school. I was very unhappy. I was not academic, so I played the fool till I was 16.
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My financial incompetence.
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Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
I would have honoured my body, I would have lived inside it, cherished it and protected it.
I’d drink less alcohol in the 90s.
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.
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