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I only ever wanted to be Barbra Streisand. I probably still do.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 December 2020 source ↗
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Martin Freeman
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I wanted to be a footballer and then a squash player – I was in with a chance because I was very good. But I fell out of love with that by 14 or 15 and joined a youth theatre.
Most days, I wanted to be Albrecht in the classical ballet Giselle, dancing until I dropped dead.
Paterson Joseph
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