Dominic West
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To Mark Smith, a boy we bullied at primary school. I’ve always felt terrible about it.
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My dad’s family, for fake drowning when I was 12 on holiday in France – it caused such embarrassment that we had to leave. All because I wanted to get the inflatable ring off my brother. It still haunts me. I guess acting was always going to be my future.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2024 source ↗
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My younger self for not believing in her.
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Myself. I have never been harder on anyone else.
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Helen Edmundson, because I wasn’t able to be a better friend at school.
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