Anna Paquin
New Zealand actress
I already had a career when I was growing up.
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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Failure & regret
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What does love feel like?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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The male Whitney Houston.
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Julie Andrews
English actress, singer and author
A botanist or a florist.
A comedian or the guy who drives the little truck around airports that takes old ladies to their gate.
Johanna Konta
British tennis player
When I was five, I wanted to be a cleaning lady; when I was nine, I wanted to be the world’s number one tennis player.
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View profile →A home. I just bought one on Long Island. My first piece of property.
I bought my BMW in 2014 with cash, because I was bankrupt and had no credit. But I was in Kinky Boots, so I was finally making some money.
The rejection that I have received from my own people.
I’m trying to figure out how to receive unconditional love. That’s hard to do when you’ve never really had it, so I’m trying to navigate that.
Holding on to my sanity.
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