Niamh Cusack
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I would have gone to my singing lessons at Guildhall.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A few of my exes.
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I wouldn’t care so much what people thought.
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I would have tried to meet Lou Reed backstage. I went to see him for years, and never tried to meet him. Eventually we met at award shows and did become friends.
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Losing out on a role, any role. I get so invested. I can take rejection, but only when useful feedback is given.
I’m terrified of time. The people I love are getting older and time seems to be going faster and faster. It’s scary. I’d like it to slow down, please.
Relief and an achy feeling in your cheeks from smiling.
A horse-riding accident when I was about 15.
“You were amazing in Game of Thrones.” I say it’s the worst thing – it’s also the best!
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