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“Not interested.” Who? Many people.
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What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?Originally asked
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Alison Steadman
British actress
A critic once said she wanted to lift a carpet, put me under it and hold it down until I stopped moving.
They tend to say it behind my back.
As a young actor, again at the Citizens theatre, I was making an exit and a theatregoer leaned over the balcony and said, “You’re terrible!”
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View profile →A car accident in British Columbia 35-40 years ago. I was driving too quickly on a dirt road and lost control of the car, and it went off a cliff and got stuck in some treetops. We were not at all hurt; we actually just climbed out.
Acting – it’s also the best, though.
I thought I’d be smarter by now.
An elevator operator.
My father – I think he doubted our closeness.
Watching the Olympics.
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