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A mum, an airline stewardess or an artist.
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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Ann Dowd
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A surgeon. I studied pre-med in Holy Cross College for four years and then I went to acting school.
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Andrew O'Hagan
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Most days, I wanted to be Albrecht in the classical ballet Giselle, dancing until I dropped dead.
Riz Ahmed
British actor and rapper
I wanted to perform in some way, but I didn’t think it was viable. Teachers told me I should be a barrister, because I was always arguing with them.
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