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When were you most embarrassed?Originally asked
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Missing a cue on stage. I had to come on and move a piece of furniture with another actor and I completely forgot. I looked at the monitor and said, “Why is he standing on his own?” And somebody said, “Aren’t you meant to help him?”
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗
Giving a speech in high school at a pep rally that wasn’t going so well and the dean unplugged the mic. Apparently, I was rambling and the spirit of the cafeteria was being weighed down.
On stage in Tasmania, I tripped over a floor monitor and landed on my back like a turtle, kicking my legs in the air trying to get back on my feet in front of about 5,000 people. But when I got on my feet, the whole crowd roared in triumph.
An earthquake in Peru forced me and a young man into the street, where he had to introduce me to his family at three in the morning.
Fainting as a chorister in Winchester Cathedral in the middle of a service.
I once had to dress up as [fast food chain] Supermac’s bunny during a St Patrick’s Day parade and shake people’s hands. Kids kept trying to take off my gloves and punching my bunny head. It was awful.
To trust in the process.
A sense of home.
For being joyful.
Not actualising my full potential.
Weirdly, sometimes exhaustion keeps me awake. If I am really tired, I won’t sleep well.
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