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I would try to be a little nicer to my teachers.
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If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?Originally asked
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Steph McGovern
Broadcaster
On BBC Breakfast, I accidentally said “fuck” on air. My microphone had been turned on when I wasn’t in the room. It went out across the telly and they had to apologise.
Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
I'd edit out all the wrong people I surrounded myself with socially and professionally whom I thought I had to tolerate.
Marie Kondo
Japanese organizing consultant, author, and television show host
I don’t have anything that I want to change. I’m sure I did in the past but I can’t recall, which means it wasn’t that big a deal.
Minnie Driver
British and American actress
I’d edit out all the awful men I managed to find who confirmed my worst suspicions about my body and my character.
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Trying to sell frozen food over the phone for a company called American Frozen Foods. It lasted about half an hour. I found myself telling people not to buy too much of it because it could go bad, and my supervisor said, “This job is probably not for you.”
Leading with joy.
My children’s education.
It feels like all is possible.
A surgeon. I studied pre-med in Holy Cross College for four years and then I went to acting school.
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