Eleanor Tomlinson
English actress
“You were amazing in Game of Thrones.” I say it’s the worst thing – it’s also the best!
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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Any time I’ve been racially profiled. The words might be different, but the feeling is the same.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2022 source ↗
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Ed Harris
American actor and director
'You're not free.'
When I was a child, a member of staff at Wood End Assessment Centre [a former children’s home in Wigan] bellowed: “He copies them poems off of Bob Marley records.”
Bruce Dickinson
English heavy metal singer
“What makes you think you are so special?”
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When my trousers nearly fell down at Buckingham Palace. I was there to collect my OBE, and the suspenders for the beautiful Alexander McQueen suit I’d had made for the occasion went missing. Naomi Campbell was with me and we had a good laugh about it.
A shoot with a showbusiness icon who I’d loved all my life and shall remain nameless. She walked into the room and immediately said she hated everything. Things went downhill from there. Rough day.
In African families, you can be one of three things: a doctor, a lawyer or a failure. I wanted to be an Egyptologist, but things worked out in the end.
The ability to teleport. I’d be unstoppable.Would you rather have more sex, money or fame? More than those, I’d like more time.
That there is no ideal life. Disappointments sit around every corner, so enjoy the here and now.
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